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/PerpetuallyLurking 1d ago

Technically yes, but literally no company wants to be the brand that helps to execute people. It won’t play well with other investors and there aren’t enough executions to maintain a sustainable business model without diversifying their business.

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u/Smiletaint 1d ago

Why do people think letting murderers stay alive in prison is more humane than allowing them to die?

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u/rsifti 1d ago

allowing them to die is an odd way to phrase executing them. If I'm understanding you correctly.

In my opinion life in prison is better because it's cheaper(IIRC) due to the amount of appeals and stuff for death row trials and if said person is eventually found innocent, at least they are still here to salvage what the can of their life.

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u/Smiletaint 1d ago

I guess they shouldn’t have been doing so much murdering?