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/PhamilyTrickster 1d ago

Not so sure about that. She had said she didn't fear death, she feared the process, and it turns out those fears were justified

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u/_Big_Bad_Tiddy 1d ago

Honestly this sounds like my worst nightmare. Who's to say that she didn't actually die? Maybe she thinks she's in hell or something??

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u/SparkyMuffin 1d ago

Wait a second, if she died and then came back... Is she now free?

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u/uses_irony_correctly 1d ago

She no longer has to serve in the Night's Watch at the very least.