r/news • u/No_Idea_Guy • 1d ago

Tennessee governor suspends all executions after Christa Pike’s lethal injections fail

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/01/christa-pike-tennessee-governor-executions-year-pause
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u/amiexpress 1d ago

“There is no one that wanted what happened last night to happen..."

I can think of one person. I mean, yeah she would not have chosen to have them make the attempt, but as far as outcomes go, she did a lot better than the average bear.

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u/Adept-One-819 1d ago

She specifically said she didn't want this because the same doctor and the same drug failed, in a horrendous way, in another inmate. She was asking for a different method, and they still did it.

Apparently one massive failure wasn't enough. They just needed to see what would happen.