# Why don't states use nitrogen chambers for the death penalty?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-states-use-nitrogen-chambers-for-the-death-penalty/960698
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [March 8, 2022, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-states-use-nitrogen-chambers-for-the-death-penalty/960698 "2022-03-08T20:23:35Z")
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### Author: ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2024, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-states-use-nitrogen-chambers-for-the-death-penalty/960698/59 "2024-01-27T00:49:27Z")

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Active discussion here:

> [@Alabama retries failed execution with untried method (nitrogen)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-retries-failed-execution-with-untried-method-nitrogen/996572/243):
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> That last sentence is generally true of capitalism. The main ways that surplus population is dealt with are incarceration and death, either by neglect or judicial murder.

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