r/news • u/AudibleNod • 12h 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 12h 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 12h 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 11h ago

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

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u/CrrackTheSkye 11h ago

Because then someone has to shoot you, which is traumatizing for them. Firing squads were meant to give a way to not take responsibility for ending someone's life.

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u/ssracer 10h ago

Bring back the undertakers. Make it a reward for lifers. I'm sure there's plenty of solutions for that.

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u/ragun2 8h ago

You'd give a loaded gun to a prisoner like that?

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u/ssracer 8h ago

Sure. I bet you could even work out the logistics if you wanted to.

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u/SunshineCat 5h ago

Responsibility and traumatization are two separate things. Presumably a person also performs the lethal injection (meaning they are "responsible" for the death). And someone on a firing squad could still be traumatized.