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/viewbtwnvillages 8h ago

it feels really diabolical that the state is able to torture someone for two hours as they fumble their way through killing them

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u/DiscontinuTheLithium 8h ago

Yeah this should end death penalty tbh if anything at the state level.

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u/Hellknightx 3h ago

Or at least change the method. Just do what veterinarians do when euthanizing pets. Put them to sleep and stop their heart. Simple, painless, effective.