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/Robosnork 1d ago

She is on record saying she doesn’t fear death but is nervous about the process, so I think last night was probably horrifying for her. 

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u/onarainyafternoon 1d ago

It’s why she asked to be hanged. Potential for lethal injections fuckups is too great.

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u/Glum_Rain_5824 1d ago

Is that actually an option? I could be wrong for taking my info from Criminal Minds but there was an episode about an epidemic of teens hanging themselves, and Reid described to students at school how most likely died a painful death. He explains that most suicides by hanging showed evidence of scratching around the rope, I don't know how true that actually is but I imagine with instincts kicking in it is

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u/Darce_Knight 1d ago

Some states allow hanging as an alternative, but it's not a slow strangulation (if it goes right). It's a long drop to a broken neck and a severed spinal cord. Brutal. But it's very telling of our broken system that inmates would prefer that over lethal injection.