Tennessee inmate still alive after being administered two lethal injections

xvxvx

“executioners had injected both syringes of lethal injection chemicals” and Christa Pike was “still alive and snoring” 2026 is really something else. 3 months left.

karlgkk

> An ambulance was seen arriving at the prison where Pike was to be executed and then leaving. Medical aid was being administered, according to online federal court records. So they tried to kill her and then provided medical aid? What the fuck are we doing as a country. Goddamn.

sippingabonedry

The Saudis really are the 10x engineers of administering capital punishment.

tombert

Oh yeah, I read about this. I'm pretty against capital punishment in general, so take that for what it is, but executing someone for something they did when they were eighteen really bothers me. I've never been a violent person but I do know that I was even more of an idiot then than I am now.

k310

I recall a sci fi movie about a man who grew stronger with electrical current. Man made monster. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-Made_Monster You KNOW that we are living in the Twilight Zone right now. Plus a bunch of Star Trek's (Return of the Archons) and some Hitchcock. Bang! You're Dead. With Billy Mumy. https://slate.com/culture/2013/05/alfred-hitchcock-gun-contr...

joegibbs

I am very against medicalised punishments like this. It’s bad for medicine as a whole to be associated with it. I also think it prolongs the suffering of the person and often has things like this happen, and is mainly for the benefit of the audience not wanting to see icky blood. What is wrong with firing squads? They have been used longer than lethal injections. If they didn’t succeed the first time they can fire again. There’s no danger of the drugs not working or not being able to find a vein. Also I don’t think it’s right for a prisoner to be on death row for most of their lives. 4-5 years is good enough, but after that it’s cruel.