Death penalty in the US: awake after a botched execution, Christa Pike reignites the lethal injection debate
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United StatesThe United States takes a stance on legal grounds: the American press is following the controversy opened by the botched execution of Christa Pike, between preservation of evidence and appeals of other convicts.
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SwitzerlandBern notes, through the German-speaking and French-speaking press, that Christa Pike's failure does not interrupt the American machine: a Texan is executed a week later, while Tennessee suspends its own.
- United States
Relies on defense
the account of Pike's condition is based on statements from his lawyer, with no other medical or official source cited.
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SwitzerlandPolitical
the narrative focuses on the decisions of the governors and the president rather than the method of execution.
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Switzerland onlySwitzerlandReliance on lawyers
the condition of the condemned is reported based on the sole statement of the defense.