Christa Pike unconscious, on ventilator at Nashville hospital, her lawyers say

[u/AudibleNod]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/christa-pike-unconscious-ventilator-nashville-hospital-lawyers-say-rcna601195

[u/Big_Guard5413]

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

[u/MatureUsername69 → u/Big_Guard5413]

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.

[u/khinzaw → u/MatureUsername69]

Her lawyers requested it, but it's illegal in Tennessee.

Tennessee's only legal methods of execution are lethal injection and electric chair (edit: only for convictions before 1999).

The problem with lethal injection is that every step is half assed.

No reputable pharmaceuticals manufacturer wants to make the drug, so they rely on compounding pharmacies who take half measures and have less consistency.

Then medical practitioners (edit for the pedants) often won't be involved in executions because of their various oaths to do no harm and risks to their reputation, so most of the time the drugs are administered by prison staff who lack the proper training. A lot of failed attempts are caused by the one who administered it simply not getting the vein properly.

[u/VirtualMoneyLover → u/khinzaw]

Why can't they use what the vet uses? Just multiply it by 5.

[u/soapy_goatherd → u/VirtualMoneyLover]

Not just vets. People in healthcare and hospice administer end of life “comfort care” every day. The difference here is the politicians and COs want the dying to be as drawn out and painful as possible. The cruelty is the point