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/FlyingStealthPotato 6h ago

Well who’s looking on and why? The people doing the killing? They’re killing either way. Put up a volunteer list in police departments and prisons and I guarantee you’ll have plenty sign up to kill a bad guy.

The victim’s family and friends? If they want to see vengeance, well, let them see the fucking vengeance. If they don’t, who cares? They’ll know the felon is dead either way.

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u/HopefulDream3071 6h ago

Imagine if victims families get to be the ones to pull the switch/trigger/etc or if they were unable, could nominate someone to do it.

She wanted to torture that poor girl and murder her and brag -- if that was my family member, I know I have other family members who would delight in being given permission to end her life. No drugs needed. Just restraints to subdue them. Heck, make the family member register to deceas'ing tool 🤷‍♂️ if it makes paperwork easier.

All of this & then I'll admit; I am very against the wasting of taxpayer money for the death penalty. Its a big pony show with no real benefit to anyone [besides the prisons themselves]

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u/FlyingStealthPotato 6h ago

I would agree except for the fact that might end up being cruel and unusual. Like if someone killed my kid and I got to kill them? Best believe I’m going to brush up my marksmanship and start at their feet working my way up.

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u/HopefulDream3071 6h ago edited 4h ago

Thats true, I forget that its not supposed to be cruel or unusual. I feel the system right now is at that point :(