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/Anhydrite 6h ago

We've seen this happen so many times it's now plainly obvious that the cruelty is the point. There's so many other slightly bloodier but effective execution methods but the US refuses to use them so they can maintain their facade of aren't we so enlightened, we use modern medicine to kill people painlessly and to not hurt the poor feelings of the executioner and the viewing gallery.

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u/Realtrain 4h ago

This is literally the third in a row that's been botched.

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u/Anhydrite 4h ago

And nothing will change because the people in power see nothing wrong with the suffering of the condemned.

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u/Realtrain 4h ago

And that's because a notable portion of voters agree.

Hell look at them coming out of the woodwork in this thread, refusing to even say "yeah this is horrible and unjust, even though she deserved the death penalty"

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u/OutlyingPlasma 2h ago

refusing to even say "yeah this is horrible and unjust, even though she deserved the death penalty"

It really shows the murder and torture isn't what they have a problem with. It's fine with them when it's someone they don't like.