.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Johnson became the very first person anywhere to become put to death through nitrogen hypoxia. He was actually sentenced in 1989 of slaughtering Elizabeth Sennett, the other half of a preacher from Alabama, on her husband's orders. The state possessed initial made an effort to execute him, by lethal treatment, in Nov 2022, but messed up the operation. After that, Mr Johnson decided on to be killed through novel means. His punishment has actually induced outrage: Alabama claims nitrogen hypoxia is a quick, easy fatality yet lots of medical experts differ. Some have likened it to abuse. Why did Alabama authorise this untested technique?