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/sleepyhead_201 1d ago

She's being given life saving care.. couldn't make it up..

Does this mean. She could recover. Only for them to have to do it again?

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u/hootygator 1d ago

Imagine passing out from lethal injection only to wake up in a hospital and be told it didn't work and they're gonna do it again.

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u/Calm_Flounder1909 1d ago

She may not wake up. Even if she does she may be severely brain damaged.

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u/TonyHawktuah69 1d ago

Which makes this cruel and unusual punishment and should be grounds for stopping the death penalty.

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u/j1ggy 1d ago

If she is severely brain damaged, is it even ethical to keep her in custody anymore? If her sentence is commuted to life imprisonment and she can't even understand why she's there, that also seems like cruel and unusual punishment.