{"id":"675d7de6-3a59-4695-89e6-54bc38ea3bad","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/01/the-guardian-view-on-the-death-penalty-christa-pikes-execution-was-botched-but-cruelty-is-inherent","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"name":"The Guardian","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true,"owner":"Guardian Media Group"},"title":"The Guardian view on the death penalty: Christa Pike’s execution was botched, but cruelty is inherent | Editorial","plainHeadline":"Guardian: Christa Pike execution was botched; cruelty is inherent to the death penalty","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Tennessee's execution of Christa Pike faced a botched lethal injection after two injections of pentobarbital.","Witnesses reported Pike snoring loudly about 40 minutes post-injection, raising concerns about suffering.","The incident prompted the Tennessee governor to halt further executions amid scrutiny of methods.","The piece argues that lethal injections disguise suffering and reflect broader ethical issues with capital punishment.","It notes a decline in public support for the death penalty and cites international trends toward abolition."],"topics":["Politics","Health","Environment"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-01T18:14:43.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-01T18:22:37.259Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/f4290b00-d391-4b89-bdb4-7e940294bcf0","storyId":"f4290b00-d391-4b89-bdb4-7e940294bcf0","image":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/227c03aebbc9f36ddaf38b05d2dcb2400c072a0b/20_187_4277_3421/master/4277.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=5e6015658818369f85ae1534fe7862ed","author":"Editorial","dek":"Three-quarters of nations have rightly abolished capital punishment in law or practice, but killing by the state has surged in the US"}