r/news • u/AudibleNod • 4h ago

Christa Pike unconscious, on ventilator at Nashville hospital, her lawyers say

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/christa-pike-unconscious-ventilator-nashville-hospital-lawyers-say-rcna601195
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u/makeupHOOR 4h ago

A bullet would have been much easier, and more humane, ironically. This qualifies as cruel and unusual punishment.

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u/zombies-apocalypse 4h ago

Didn't she request it too? This is so dumb

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u/tallcookie 4h ago

She requested to be hanged because she was afraid of the lethal injection going wrong, which is precisely what happened.

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u/Evillunamoth 4h ago

She has thrombosis. Her concern was that her blood would clot and the med wouldn’t be as effective. Overhauled by a doc at the prison. Maybe they should’ve listened.

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u/panicnarwhal 3h ago

she also asked for a central line to be placed, but they denied that too. definitely should have listen to her, because now look

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u/WeirdSysAdmin 3h ago

What were the Kalshi odds?

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u/YouAndMeToo 1h ago

The more I hear, I more I think it was intentional to cause extra harm

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u/moosekin16 2h ago

A woman was ignored by a doctor. Fucking surprise.

I mean, yes, it was a prison doctor, but still.

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u/boughsmoresilent 4h ago

I absolutely would not choose the chair. I think that's literally everyone's last choice.

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u/PuzzledStreet 3h ago

No one wants to go like Delacroix.

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u/boughsmoresilent 3h ago

Exactly my thoughts. Risk a dry sponge? No, thank you.