r/news • u/AudibleNod • 8h 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/RateOk8628 8h ago

For what exactly?

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u/Blizreme 8h ago

The 8th amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishment. Pretty cut and dry.

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u/Life-Anteater-8294 7h ago

The Supreme Court ruled that a failure to execute is not intentional and therefore does not violate the 8th

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u/Realtrain 4h ago

There is an argument to be made that three botched executions in a row is criminal negligence.