Lawyers for Pike filed an emergency motion to the Tennessee supreme court after the second pentobarbital dose was administered asking to halt and stay the execution, saying she was in “unnecessary agony”, and that the state was violating her right to be executed free of cruel and unusual punishment.
In a later statement, they said: “Tonight the State of Tennessee once again failed to carry out a lawful execution.
“We take no pleasure in being right, but the concerns raised by Ms Pike proved to be true: difficult vein access, blown veins, degraded pentobarbital, no emergency medical care available when things inevitably go wrong, all under a protocol that remains veiled in secrecy,” the statement said.
“Christa is being treated at a nearby hospital. We have not been informed as to her condition.”
Wow. The worst possible outcome. Incompetence and Evil Complete. Trump will be jealous.
I seem to remember something about a failed execution being considered an “Act of God”, and the person subject of this to be pardoned at least from further executions. Is that still valid?
i vaguely recall that happening with a man who was set to be hanged. one rope broke and another stretched until his feet were touching the ground. after 2 or 3 tries they gave up and said it was divine intervention.
only source on that is my spotty memory
I am not a fan of this murderer, but with decades of delays and untold millions wasted on her death penalty, it’s time to allow her to serve life in prison without fear of an execution. Even the most fervent death penalty supporters should be able to admit that this has been a colossal bungle; if you can’t manage to kill her TWICE, it’s time to let it go.
Side note: Tennessee is a perfect example of the decline of America. Absolutely full of strip malls and churches, and the most obese population that I’ve personally ever seen in my long life. How are all of these churches able to keep their doors open? There’s something rotten in Tennessee.
“Your honor, my sentence was carried out. Now you have to let me go.”
Holy shit, it failed? After her attorney fought like hell for her to avoid this exact scenario? Forcing her to relive the trauma of being repeatedly raped throughout her childhood?
What a shocker. This is disgusting.
It failed twice, it’s inhumane
Despite claims, execution has never been about making it painless, or being just. It’s about exacting revenge, pure and simple, and the suffering, as always, is the point.
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