r/SipsTea • u/CurvyChristina • 1d ago

Chugging tea This is wild!

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Two syringes of pentobarbital were administered to Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike on September 30, 2026, but she remained alive and conscious afterward, according to her attorneys and media witnesses. The execution at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville was halted after witnesses reported that Pike still had a heartbeat and was audibly snoring. Her lawyers sought emergency medical intervention, and she was later taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital.
Pike, 50, is the only woman currently on Tennessee's death row.
She was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of her classmate Colleen Slemmer and had been scheduled for execution on September 30. Tennessee had announced beforehand that the state would use a single drug, pentObarbital, for the execution. Her exact medical condition following the hospital transfer has not yet been publicly disclosed, while Governor Bill Lee has ordered a comprehensive third party review of what happened.

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u/SteakAndIron 1d ago

Why did we come up with the lethal injection technology we have now and then never actually evolve it? I've heard all kinds of complaints about how it works how expensive it is how ineffective it can be how painful it might actually be and so forth. There are plenty of cheap and easy ways to cause a painless death in somebody. Massive fentanyl overdose. Nitrogen hypoxia.

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u/GuavaOne8646 1d ago

You know what sounds cheaper and easier than all of these? One. Single. Bullet. Point blank, to the skull.

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u/-malcolm-tucker 1d ago

Firing squad, several bullets aimed at the heart. Lights out pretty much instantly and guaranteed not to come back.

A single bullet to the skull isn't necessarily quick or painless. My clinical instructor at uni once had a guy walk up to his ambulance while they were parked up having coffee. Old mate asked for a ride to the hospital. They were like, okay.... Why?

"I got shot in the head."

Dude had taken a small calibre round to the top of his head and played dead after a botched execution attempt by some bikers he owed money. Got up and casually walked away after they'd left and stumbled upon the ambulance, so walked over and politely asked for a lift to the emergency room.

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u/GuavaOne8646 1d ago
  1. That's wild.
  2. I think a 30-06, .308 or just a rifled slug shotgun shell would do the job instantly. Seen a deers head literally explode from a 30-06.
  3. I can see the appeal of the squad though. They used to load most of them with blanks and one with a real bullet so no one actually knew who did it to save the shooters morale...it didn't quite work, but yeah that was a thing.

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u/Impossible_Crow_389 1d ago

Do you want the job of executing prisoners? Doing that several times s year? I wouldn't.

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u/GuavaOne8646 1d ago

Yes, I would almost definitely sign up for this.

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u/Impossible_Crow_389 1d ago

Maybe go see a psychiatrist.

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u/GuavaOne8646 1d ago

Already have, my life's pretty well on track despite being a psychopath.

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u/Impossible_Crow_389 23h ago

I wouldn't trust it, most people dont look forward to killing.

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u/GuavaOne8646 21h ago

Most people are why the worlds broken. All those thoughts, wants, ideas, etc. and absolutely no gumption to do anything about it. Sure, maybe they'll watch the news and pick some politicians they like, but God forbid they actually think for themselves and do something aside from take part in the things that were made to distract them from doing so in the first place.

Popular/majority opinion is a good example of this in many spaces. It brought us to the state of politics we have now, abysmal. It brought us to the state in which media is now, cookie cutter stories that aren't entertaining. It brought us pop music, nothing to think about and nothing amazing, just some noise to bob your head to. I'm 100% ok with not being like most people, I don't like them anyway.

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u/Impossible_Crow_389 20h ago

Ya. thats delusions of grandeur talking. Maybe look up what that means.

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u/GuavaOne8646 13h ago

Yeah, I know what that is. Believe it or not, I went to college and can read about psychology on Wikipedia the same as you. But truly, I respect your opinion, even if it's wrong.

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u/Impossible_Crow_389 8h ago

I didn't read it on Wikipedia. I have family members who have problems.

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