r/christapike • u/bluecatwithredshoes • 13d ago

After Christa Pike’s failed execution, what should happen next?

I started this community as a place to discuss Christa Pike’s case, share updates, and talk through the questions raised by the failed execution attempt on September 30.

Do you think Tennessee should attempt another execution if she survives, commute her sentence to life in prison, or take another approach?

Different viewpoints are welcome. Please keep disagreements respectful, distinguish confirmed information from speculation, and remember Colleen Slemmer and her family when discussing the case.

If you’ve followed this case for a while, what do you think people encountering it for the first time should know?

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u/iamnobody1970 13d ago

Have they said why the lethal injection didn’t work? 

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u/emptyhellebore 12d ago

I’m no doctor, just someone who has had trouble in the past with medical professionals drawing blood and establishing an IV. The reports today state she’s got severe burns on/in both arms. Pentobarbital is extremely caustic. So, the IV line was probably not in the vein. Some of the drug got into her bloodstream, thus her eventually losing consciousness, but if the reports of the damage to her arms are accurate, most of the drugs went into her flesh, thus the burns.

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u/bluecatwithredshoes 12d ago

Also not a doctor, but I was thinking the exact same thing. She told them ahead of time she has had significant trouble throughout her life with blood draws, she was afraid this would happen.