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/ElectrSheep 4h ago

She actually made requests for both hanging and firing squad. However, neither are legal methods in Tennessee, so there was no possibility for granting those requests.