Death by sodium nitrate doesn’t sound pleasant. Ya’ll don’t sell the helium party balloon filling kits in Canada?
Most helium now has oxygen in it precisely to prevent this.
escMode also sold kits that had everything but inert gas, which is widely available legally.
So they take away the peaceful methods of checking out and then wonder why people choose firearms.
Most helium now has oxygen in it precisely to prevent this.
What a shitty thing to do! Inhaling an inert gas is apparently one of the least stressful ways to go, as CO2 buildup is what triggers the asphixiation response rather than the lack of oxygen.
I’m upset that they make it hard to commit suicide in a fairly bombproof painless way. Motherfuckers.
What this article isn’t mentioning is that these weren’t sent to random people like anthrax, it was likely purchased explicitly to commit suicide.
I learned that was even a thing the other week on Lemmy.
If it’s so bad…
used as a food additive and typically found in processed meats
GO AFTER THE DAMN COMPANIES ADDING THIS SHIT TO OUR FOOD
Once again, rules for thee but not for multi billionaires and their companies of destruction
You know that it’s baking soda right ? A totally normal thing everyone has in their house. But too much of anything can be toxic. This in particular.
The chemical isn’t the problem, it’s the dose. For instance, people have died from drinking too much water.
Sodium nitrite is used in cured meats to prevent botulism. I use half a teaspoon for 10 pounds of meat when I make sausage. It’s safe enough, at least, safer than botulism. Those people ingested way more to kill themselves, fully aware of the consequences.
It’s a tool. Like any tool, it can be used to harm, like knives, hammers or ropes. If we had to outlaw everything that could kill us, we wouldn’t have much left … Including water.
Those people ingested way more to kill themselves, fully aware of the consequences.
No harm done then.
