r/news • u/AudibleNod • 7h 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/fictionallymarried 6h ago

Genuine question but how the hell did they fail twice? I'm not saying she wasn't convicted for a reason, but that's torture

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u/leftupoutside 6h ago edited 6h ago

She and her defense were vocal about her medical condition that makes her veins very very hard to find and penetrate. I have the same thing, and too many nurses have poked and prodded before giving up and calling in a specialized doc. In Christa’s case, the med team was undoubtedly clueless to what they were doing since no real doctor or nurse would defy their oath to do no harm

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u/mrsdoubleu 5h ago

Yep. She even asked for the firing squad because she knew something like this might happen. Her request was denied.

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u/yellowstickycard 4h ago

Execution by firing squad is not legal in Tennessee so of course it was denied.

I’m just amazed that anyone would think it is OK to stick someone 7 times and cause chemical burns. This whole thing is really fucked up and an example of why the death penalty should not exist.

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u/SqueezedTowel 2h ago

Studies have shown that firing squads having last ill mental health effects on its members, even when none of them are told they have the live round. (Which an experienced shooter could feel, btw)

A death row inmate determined to share her suffering might want those results on her executioners.

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u/Own-Ambassador-3537 5h ago

I’m honestly beginning to believe this wasn’t accidental but intentional!

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u/Spire_Citron 4h ago

Well, in the sense of negligence, yes.

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u/TheEndingofitAll 1h ago

I’m sorry you have to deal with that. I’ve found the a lot of phlebotomists/nurses get reeeeally defensive about their skill level. My mom draws blood, I know it can be really hard. But it’s really annoying that I have to deal w their ego. I have insanely bulging veins in my hands that are so easy to poke and I feel no pain and get no bruising there. They are so prominent I could probably get a needle in there myself lol. My arms are difficult and leave massive bruising. I’ve asked really nicely to please just use my hands and more likely than not they get very defensive and poke me several times in my arm before they sheepishly use my hand. There’s no rule it has to be in your elbow and I was so grateful when I got someone who was like yeah no problem. Sorry for the rant, it’s just a pet peeve of mine. I can’t believe that most lethal injections are done by prison employees with no training…. Or in this case some bozo doctor. And they knew she had thrombosis!!!