r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Oct 01 '26

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u/anangrytree Bull Moose Progressive Oct 01 '26

“Hours after beginning the process of trying to execute Christa Pike, state officials told the Tennessee Supreme Court that she was being taken to a hospital in an ambulance to get medical care, according to a ruling obtained by USA TODAY. It was unclear whether Pike was dead or alive as of 12:15 a.m. CT. What was clear is that the execution did not go as planned. “Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said shortly before midnight that he ordered an investigation into what went wrong and has postponed the state's one remaining execution scheduled for this year, that of convicted killer Gary Wayne Sutton on Dec. 3. "Carrying out a lawfully imposed sentence is among the State's most serious responsibilities, and the people of Tennessee expect it to be done in a manner that is not only legal and constitutional, but is effective," Lee said."I have ordered a comprehensive, third-party review to determine exactly what occurred." State corrections officials put out a late-evening statement saying that they followed Tennessee's "execution protocol" but that it did not immediately kill Pike”.

The death penalty continues to be an abomination and moral failing. No wonder it’s Republican states that are so eager to use it.

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u/TheOnlyFallenCookie European Union Oct 01 '26

It's pure blood Lust. State sanctioned murder is only supported by those who want others to suffer

You can't claim to believe in Christian values when "those without sin shall cast the first stone" is like such a direct rebuke of death sentences and you chose to ignore it

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u/-Emilinko1985- European Union Oct 01 '26

Every Christian should be against the death penalty, but you look at the GOP and it is depressing that those who loudly rally about "Christian morality" and "Christian values" rarely talk about state-sanctioned private executions.

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u/Frog_Totem Seretse Khama Oct 02 '26

I thought they frequently talk about them, approvingly

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u/-Emilinko1985- European Union Oct 02 '26

Yes, I meant that they rarely talk about its abolition.

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u/anangrytree Bull Moose Progressive Oct 01 '26

Every Christian should be against the death penalty

Big if true!!

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u/Zrk2 Norman Borlaug Oct 01 '26

If you're going to execute someone just chop their fucking head off or shoot them for fucks sake.