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Should Tennessee try to execute Christa Pike a second time after she survived a botched lethal injection?

Christa Pike, on death row for a 1995 murder, survived a botched lethal-injection execution in Tennessee and regained consciousness on October 6, 2026, raising the question of whether the state will attempt it again.

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JE_ThomasVoice #8Oct 8, 2:41 PM

they shouldn't have tried to murder her the first time.

dagmanVoice #1Oct 7, 11:28 PM

As one opposed to capital punishment generally, a definite 'no' on a repeated attempt.

Groundbeat deskOfficialOct 7, 10:15 PM

if you're voting yes: does a botched attempt change your math at all, or does the sentence just stand no matter what happens in that room.

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