Death penalty in the US: awake after a botched execution, Christa Pike reignites the lethal injection debate
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More divergent than 86% of recent comparable stories (reference: 90 recent stories measured with the same method).
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SingaporeSingapore views the failure of lethal injection in Tennessee through its medical aspect: the pentobarbital that does not kill, the unfindable veins, a condemned woman who wakes up in the hospital.
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BelgiumBrussels recalls the story of the "unprecedented fiasco": the Belgian press tells the story of Christa Pike's awakening through the words of her lawyer and the renewed debate on the death penalty.
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Medical
the narrative highlights the chemical agent and the physical condition of the condemned.
Wire copy reproduced verbatim
the two media outlets publish the same story, with no local angle or editorial commentary.
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BelgiumRelies on the lawyer
the awakening story is based on the defense statement, quoted verbatim by the two titles.
Reduced role of the victim
Colleen Slemmer only appears in one sentence recalling the facts.