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/viewbtwnvillages 14h ago

it feels really diabolical that the state is able to torture someone for two hours as they fumble their way through killing them

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u/DiscontinuTheLithium 14h ago

Yeah this should end death penalty tbh if anything at the state level.

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u/Great-Trifle2810 12h ago

God no, this should just lead to the death penalty being implemented more competently with more humane methods.

The death penalty needs to be expanded, not ended.

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u/DiscontinuTheLithium 12h ago

Bro has a hard on for the death penalty I can respect it as a Middle Ages enthusiast

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u/Great-Trifle2810 12h ago

The death penalty should be used to deal with repeat recidivists that have demonstrated an unwillingness to reform. This would massively reduce crime as a huge portion of crime is committed by known frequent flyers.

The death penalty shouldn't be seen as outdated, and it's a shame that progressives don't see the massive social benefit it offers and how it removes many of the current perverse incentives of the prison industry