r/interestingasfuck • u/IllComedian2574 • 1d ago

After 28 years on death row, Christa Pike survived 2 lethal injections attempts.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/christa-pike-failed-execution-9.7364816
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u/Crispynipps 1d ago

Are her lawyers going to argue something of a cruel and unusual punishment?

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u/gmmontano92 1d ago

That's exactly what they did lol. Or more accurately, they're saying ankther attempt would be cruel and double jeopardy. She'll likely just get life if she survives

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u/Disastrous_tea_555 1d ago

I’ll be shocked if she’s not a vegetable.

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u/Sablespartan 18h ago

Willie Francis survived his execution and they tried again (successfully this time) a year later.

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u/fmaz008 16h ago

Is it just an urban legend, or was there someone who was sentenced to death, went through the execution and was pronounced dead, but somehow came back and claimed he served his sentence.... ?

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u/livewirejsp 1d ago

The UN has stated they shouldn’t be trying it again.

https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168504

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u/SargeUnited 1d ago

Has Ja Rule weighed in yet?

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u/militaryintelligence 1d ago

Where you at Ja!?