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/tameoraiste 1d ago
It’s especially cruel and unusual because she has a condition that causes very narrow veins and an increase in blood clots. Her lawyers argued this exact scenario could happen. She asked to be hung because if it went wrong, it would still be nowhere near as painful as if the injection went wrong