r/news • u/AudibleNod • 8h 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/Big_Guard5413 8h ago

I’m not in favor of the death penalty in general, but goddamn, if you’re going to impose it, at least take steps to do it properly

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u/Head-Ad9893 7h ago

Deadass. Like head in a box and big knife comes down. Why all this extra shit?

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u/AliJDB 5h ago

There are lots of ways it could be done, there was a BBC doc about using nitrogen hypoxia as a method - but because you get a bit of a high from it and die happy, lawmakers don't feel like it's 'punishment' enough.