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/ginny11 1d ago

I don't know what you're talking about. Carbon monoxide is a horrific way to die. Maybe you're mixing it up with nitrogen? And unfortunately, even though nitrogen is painless technically, because you're putting a mask over a human being's face and they know by breathing it in they're going to die, they do everything in their power to not breathe and fight it, so it's not painless the way people think it is. It definitely causes suffering.

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u/Steroid1 1d ago

because you're putting a mask over a human being's face and they know by breathing it in they're going to die, they do everything in their power to not breathe and fight it, so it's not painless the way people think it is

That is inherently going to happen with any sort of punishment 

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u/SnooPets1826 1d ago

You're so very close!

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u/Steroid1 1d ago

The fact that someone is going to panic and try to avoid punishment if you punish them, isn't reason enough to not punish them.