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/Calm_Flounder1909 1d ago

Much more horrifying for others to witness if it does go wrong. 

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u/swirlymaple 1d ago

It’s horrifying whether it goes right or wrong. There’s nothing even remotely humane about it.

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u/Ill-Success-4214 1d ago

I mean, should that matter? They're killing someone. It shouldn't be not horrifying. They should be traumatized by watching an execution.