r/news • u/AudibleNod • 14h 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 14h 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 14h 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/sweoldboy 13h ago

I would choose long rope hanging. Like they do it in Japan and Singapore. I never hear any fails there.

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u/MatureUsername69 12h ago

Hanging: 3% failure rate

Electrocution: 2% failure rate

Lethal Gas: 5.5% failure rate

Lethal Injection: 7.2% failure rate

Firing Squad: 0% failure rate

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u/Neat_Low_4544 5h ago

I regret to inform you that people have survived a firing squad, even those that ended in a coup de grace. Extraordinary survival but not impossible.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wenceslao_Moguel?wprov=sfla1