Pike’s lawyers said she is back in same prison she’s lived in for last 30 years and will continue to receive medical care
Christa Pike has been discharged from the hospital after surviving Tennessee’s botched 30 September attempt to execute her by lethal injection and is back in prison, her lawyers said on Saturday.
Saturday’s update about Pike came 10 days after the death row prisoner was given two doses of pentobarbital, a lethal injection drug, in what proved to be a failed execution attempt. She was hospitalized after surviving the botched execution and was declared brain dead on Monday.
But in a shocking turnaround, on Thursday her lawyer said that she was “up and walking” – though she remained “somewhat foggy” and wasn’t able to use her arms very much.
Pike said that her arms were burning during the failed execution and asked if it was supposed to feel that way. Witnesses present in the chamber said that “nothing was normal” while officials have maintained that they followed every step of Tennessee’s approved execution protocol.
First of all, the fact that American prisoners have it better than poor in your society speaks volumes about how fucked up your society is. This shouldn’t be the case in the first place and has nothing to do with Death Row.
Secondly, you cannot take back a murder. Simple as that. Innocent people will get executed.
Thirdly, Anders Breivik in Norway will not be executed and he shouldn’t be. He should be left to rot without ever being freedom again. Just killing someone just lets them off easily.