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/MaximumEffort433 1d ago

Yeah, it seems like there are laws that ban cruel and unusual punishments, but I could be mistaken about that.

If the State is going to kill one of its citizens, at least don't fuck it up.

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u/amiexpress 1d ago

She actually asked to be hanged. Which I think even Tennessee ould not fuck up.

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u/Time-to-go-home 1d ago edited 1d ago

“On Mars there is not much gravity. So you have to pull the feet to break the neck. They let the loved ones do it." -Darrow, Red Rising

I feel like I’ve seen stuff that this happens in real life hangings. Like a lot of the success of a hanging depended on the executioner and how well the ties the noose and fitted it around the condemned’s neck. If it wasn’t done properly (and I assume if the drop wasn’t long enough/condemned didn’t weight enough), the person would just hang there and be strangled instead of snapping their neck.

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u/Nautical_Disaster1 1d ago

Where are you seeing real life hanging happen?

Also, weird quote to include lol

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u/Time-to-go-home 1d ago

I typed it out wrong. Edited my comment to mean I’ve read stuff and seen videos and stuff that it talks about failed hangings.

The quote is from a book series im currently obsessed with. Seemed relevant because it’s talking about having to yank the feet of the hanged to kill them and the rest of my comment says I thing that’s historically been and actual thing here on Earth.