Botched Execution Denies Justice For Victim
After the embarrassment of Christa Pike’s failed execution, lethal injections should be discontinued in exchange for other methods. There also must be an end to the practice of keeping prisoners on death row for so many years;By Jeff Crouere
On Wednesday, the state of Tennessee botched the execution of convicted first-degree murderer Christa Pike. After several attempts to administer an injection of lethal pentobarbital failed, Pike was taken to a hospital, where she remains unconscious and on a ventilator.
The attempted execution was delayed for more than eight hours “as the U.S. Supreme Court considered, and ultimately overturned, a federal appeals court ruling to halt her lethal injection.”
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