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OKLAHOMA (USA): GOVERNATRICE RATIFICA LA CAMERA A GAS

April 17, 2015: la governatrice Mary Fallin ha ratificato la legge HB 1879 per l’uso dell’azoto come metodo di riserva per compiere le esecuzioni.
La Fallin, Repubblicana, ha espresso la sua posizione in un comunicato: “L’Oklahoma giustizia le persone che hanno compiuto reati particolarmente efferati. Io sono d’accordo con questa linea di condotta. Credo che la pena capitale debba essere messa in atto in modo efficace, e senza crudeltà. La legge firmata oggi da allo stato dell’Oklahoma un’altra opzione che risponde a questi requisiti”. La nuova legge, presentata dal deputato repubblicano Mike Christian e dal senatore repubblicano Anthony Sykes, era passata alla Camera il 3 marzo e al Senato il 9 aprile.
La legge prevede che il metodo di esecuzione primario rimanga l’iniezione letale, ma nel caso tale metodo venisse dichiarato incostituzionale, o risultasse impossibile reperire i farmaci letali, il metodo “di riserva” sarebbe l’utilizzo della camera a gas ad azoto. Attualmente il metodo di riserva è la sedia elettrica, seguita dalla fucilazione. Questi metodi passerebbero rispettivamente al 3° e 4° posto. L’azoto è il gas inerte, di per se non velenoso, che compone per il 79% l’aria che respiriamo, assieme al 21% di ossigeno. Una camera a gas che venisse riempita di azoto provocherebbe la morte non per “avvelenamento” come avveniva nelle vecchie camere a gas che utilizzavano il cianuro, ma per asfissia per totale mancanza di ossigeno. Secondo i proponenti il nuovo metodo di esecuzione è “umano, veloce e indolore, e non richiede esperienza medica. È a prova di errore”.
Gli oppositori della legge invece notano che un tale metodo di esecuzione non è mai stato usato in nessuna parte del mondo, e non si sa quindi assolutamente niente su come possa funzionare. (Fonti: The Guardian, 17/04/2015)

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OKLAHOMA (USA): GOVERNOR SIGNS NITROGEN GAS EXECUTION METHOD
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