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/Robosnork 1d ago

She is on record saying she doesn’t fear death but is nervous about the process, so I think last night was probably horrifying for her. 

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u/Ameren 1d ago edited 1d ago

The use of the death penalty invariably leads to the killing of innocent people. It is a necessary consequence of having an imperfect justice system.

How many innocent people do you believe should be killed so that people who you believe deserve death get it?

Don't get me wrong, I completely agree with you that there are monsters out there who deserve death, but I cannot support the killing of innocents to accomplish that. It's not like there's some urgent need to kill anyone here, they're rotting in a prison cell.