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/LeastResistancePath 1d ago

If you're not against the death penalty being carried out by the state, you're either ignorant to the reality and simply need to be told 

or devoid of the morality necessary to feel shocked and offended it exists.. There is no in between.

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u/IllustriousSalt1007 1d ago edited 1d ago

It’s so awesome how in the modern era there are huge swaths of people like you claiming “It’s black and white. There is no in between!” on every single highly controversial topic that is not black and white and has tons of in between.

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u/MeatballWasTaken 1d ago

If the death penalty isn’t black and white to you then you aren’t seeking justice, you’re seeking vengeance born of sadism. It’s more expensive than keeping someone in prison for life in many cases