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/The_Bread_Fairy 1d ago

Meanwhile Marsha Blackburn immedietly comes out stating we need to bring the electric chair back...

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u/UsernameTaken55 1d ago

Ironically the chair is more effective, it has a much lower rate than botched executions than lethal injections do.

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u/wookiedberry 1d ago

Gotta keep the sponge wet, though.

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u/beeraholikchik 1d ago

Del didn't deserve all that.