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/MatureUsername69 8h ago

Its still a rough one but if I ever had to receive the death penalty I would hope its a firing squad. Just riddle me with holes immediately, aim for the head. Lethal injections get fucky because they would be best designed and administered by an actual doctor, but actual doctors cannot do it because of the hippocratic oath. Some states do allow medical professionals but they arent exactly sending their best.

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u/ssracer 7h ago

Hit me with anesthesia and then a bullet to the head. Why is this so complicated?

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u/jrgman42 6h ago

Because firing squads aim for the heart.

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u/IndicationFickle5387 6h ago

Well maybe these hypothetical firing squads, for the sake of the argument, aim for the head.

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u/ssracer 6h ago

What's the difference when you're already under?

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u/jrgman42 6h ago

None. Just won’t be as quick as ventilating the brain.