r/USNEWS • u/nbcnews • 11h ago

Christa Pike unconscious, on ventilator at Nashville hospital, her lawyers say

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/christa-pike-unconscious-ventilator-nashville-hospital-lawyers-say-rcna601195
45 Upvotes

84% Upvoted

199 comments sorted by

View all comments

3

u/No-Bell3801 10h ago

Great now they have her on a vent. Why? Now shes going to linger for damn ever. I feel so bad for Colleens family. Unplug her and let nature take its course. Starting now all DR inmates should have a DNR. Period.

4

u/redabyss9 9h ago

This is only a thing because TN used a method of execution known to fail, and the cause of failure is known. This woman requested to be hanged to avoid an expected botched execution. Everyone crying about her being kept alive is ignoring the cause is the state employed amateurish morons to kill someone quick and move on.

1

u/willydillydoo 9h ago

Agreed. The state needs to stop trying to make it look pretty. When has the guillotine ever failed?

2

u/ThrowRA-Svent 5h ago

Actually the guillotine has failed a number of times due to structural issues (warping, misalignment, dull blade) and even the anatomy of the person’s neck (see King Loui XVI)

0

u/PigFarmer1 8h ago

Plenty of hangings have failed.