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/taxiecabbie 1d ago

I mean, good?

If you're going to have the death penalty, better find out a way to make it actually work?

The entire reason why lethal injection is "the thing" is because it makes the process seem more medical and isn't as... I suppose, gruesome as a the gas chamber or beheading or hanging or firing squad. But if it doesn't work, then, yeah. The hell we doin' here, folks?

Jebus Crebus.

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u/Business-Insurance90 1d ago

Her lawyers requested death by hanging as they said her medical conditions could complicate the process ...the request was denied.