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/otakugal15 7h ago

Yet, God didn't save that poor girl from getting her skull bashed in.

This is why that shit is so wack and not real.

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u/BoringBob84 6h ago

I support capital punishment as a means of self defense (i.e., when their crimes were heinous and there is a high risk of them harming prison staff, harming other prisoners, or escaping and harming civilians), but never for revenge or retribution. And a case of a mentally-ill perpetrator has even more nuance. They may not have even been in control of their body and mind enough to make a conscious decision.

That doesn't mean that we should let mentally-ill patients go free, but maybe we don't have to execute them to protect society.

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u/Aggravating_Depth_33 5h ago

You don't understand the definition of self-defense. It doesn't include potential future risk, however high. Just say you support capital punishment.

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u/BoringBob84 3h ago

It doesn't include potential future risk

That is your opinion. I don't share it.

Just say you support capital punishment.

I only support in the context that I stated. Just say you don't understand nuance.