[US] Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years

Sounds like the prison staff were completely unprepared for what actually happened:
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US emergency call records reveal confusion after failed execution of Christa Pike

The killer of Colleen Slemmer was ultimately taken to hospital after two doses of lethal injection did not kill her.
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The sequence of events on the evening of 30 September was pieced together by US media using a combination of emergency call recordings and transcripts. The records were published in full by the Nashville Banner news outlet.

The initial call made from Riverbend Prison - which was reportedly made at 20:40 local time - was considered to have been false by first responders, after the caller was unable to verify themselves using a code.
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That person seems to have been in a part of the prison where the injections were taking place. They said: "We've been carrying out an execution tonight. We've administered 10 grams of pentobarbital. The person is not yet deceased. That started approximately one hour ago. And we're calling for an ambulance."

The Nashville Department of Emergency Communications released records of its conversations with other local agencies as it tried to confirm whether the call was genuine.

The confusion appears to have been compounded by other prison staff, from the institution's central command, who said at 21:07 that they "would have been the ones to call in" and that they "did not make that call".
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It was not until about 21:11 that prison officials verified that the initial call, made about half an hour previously, had in fact been genuine. At that point, the emergency responders were allowed through the prison gates.

A later call acknowledged that the situation had been chaotic. At 21:34, as Pike was being taken to hospital, one medic asked a colleague to ensure the prison knew where Pike was being taken, "just 'cause there's been so much other confusion".
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vigras rojara said:
A live streamed firing squad may be next.
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Maybe not live-streamed, but a firing squad is literally what her lawyers requested.

Her lawyers said she faced related risks because of a blood disorder and that her small veins would create a heightened risk of complications during lethal injection, as well as the possibility of extreme pain and bleeding. They requested the state consider alternative methods of execution, namely a firing squad or hanging
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...pital-10-days-after-failed-execution-attempt/
 
PlanesTrainsAutomobiles said:
Legally, what happens to her now? Do they try again?
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They probably can, but they would have to change the method.

The governor however should commute the sentence to life imprisonment without parole and just end all legal proceedings on this matter.

It is unclear whether or when the state will try again to execute Pike. Some state Republicans have called for a new method to be attempted. Pike's legal team, meanwhile, are calling on Tennessee Governor Bill Lee to commute her punishment to the lesser sentence of life in prison without parole.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ck1exg6qjdz3o

It functionally makes little difference whether she dies in another 5 years after endless legal battles or in 30 years of old age in a dirty prison cell.
 
vigras rojara said:
Funny old place, Yanksville.

Although, we can be grateful that Jesus was crucified; I can only imagine what Christians would be wearing around their necks today had he been born later in America.
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That assumes he would have been born at all. A speculum and a vacuum cleaner don't exactly inspire much.
 
Heisenborg said:
My god. Just shoot the murderer
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The executioners if using guns -

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¯\_(ツ)_/¯ said:
Colleen Slemmer's folks must be going through hell. This has been going on for far too long.
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It is one of the numerous reasons why I am against the death penalty as well. Were a life sentence without parole have been given in its stead, the family of the victim would have gotten closure 31 years ago. (Which is the only real justice they can get if you think about it).
 
konfab said:
It is one of the numerous reasons why I am against the death penalty as well. Were a life sentence without parole have been given in its stead, the family of the victim would have gotten closure 31 years ago. (Which is the only real justice they can get if you think about it).
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That is a very good point.
 
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