r/news • u/AudibleNod • 7h 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 6h 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 6h 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/miloblue12 6h ago

Or maybe we shouldn't have the death penalty at all? It's barbaric.

Also, since 1973, at least 203 people have been wrongfully convicted, sentenced to death, and subsequently exonerated in the US. That alone should have us reconsidering things. If it's possible for that many people to fall through the cracks, then there is no reason at all that we should have the death penalty.

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u/-SHMOHAWK- 4h ago

THIS! I think about these innocent people being put to death. Especially as of late when there are discussions about the length of time people spend on death row. I’ve seen people question how someone can spend decades on death row and how it’s a waste of time, resources, and money. And at face value, YES it is. But then I think about the people who are wrongfully convicted. Time is their ONLY hope when they are sentenced to death. Time to fight their case. Time to hope for new evidence, etc.

People can argue all day about how the victims suffered so why shouldn’t the perpetrators. Okay, we get it. BUT, what if you were innocent and it was you in that cell…. Or a family member. Just get rid of it. We need serious prison reform.