Does It Take Longer to Burn a Man to Death or Gas His Killer?

Before every execution of a killer, the Left, anti-death penalty activists, and the media (but I repeat myself) go wild with claims that the monster currently being put down will suffer horribly.

It rarely pans out, but with Anthony Boyd, they seem to have gotten what they wanted, while pretending not to want it.

Tortured to Death in Alabama – The Atlantic

Lengthy Execution by Nitrogen Gas in Alabama Renews Concern – New York Times

Man Executed in Alabama Took At Least 15 Minutes to Die – Sky News

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In reality, the execution probably took a good deal less than 15 minutes. That was just the point at which he stopped breathing and probably lost conscious awareness a whole lot sooner than that.

But let’s say it took 15 minutes. What takes longer? The ‘gas chamber’ or burning a man to death?

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey issued a statement just after 6:30 p.m., confirming the execution had taken place. She had earlier informed the prison commissioner she would not grant clemency.

“On the evening of July 31, 1993, Anthony Boyd and three other men kidnapped Gregory Huguley at gunpoint in Anniston over a $200 drug debt,” Ivey stated. “Mr. Huguley was taken to a baseball field in nearby Munford where he was duct-taped to a park bench, doused with gasoline, and set on fire. All four co-conspirators watched as the victim perished from the flames. After trial, the court found Anthony Boyd to have been an ‘active and full participant’ in Mr. Huguley’s horrific death, noting that he bound the victim’s feet as the group prepared to burn him alive. After 30 years on death row, Anthony Boyd’s death sentence has been carried out, and his victim’s family has finally received justice.”