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Meditations On The Botched Execution Of Christa Pike "She was physically and sexually abused by her mother’s live-in boyfriend, was raped by a neighbor when she was eleven, and attempted suicide at the age of twelve." Reading by Tim Foley.

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Rob3 days ago

So it gives her a pass to kill?

Caitlin Johnstone3 days ago

She’s been in prison this entire time.

Melissa3 days ago

I appreciate your thoughtful, well-articulated insight. While I wholeheartedly agree with everything you said, I'm not sure if I have as much hope in humanity as you do. I live in the US deep south. I'm surrounded by people who do not want to understand anything or grow 💔

Ki Adel 🔻3 days ago

Americans are barbarians, is time they grow up or they shut down.

electra_highway3 days ago

Being raped, abused continuously, and not shown any love by the people who were supposed to protect her is not an excuse to torture and murder someone.

charles-andré goyette3 days ago

I Agree 100% enough Cruelty.

Tim (Buckshot)3 days ago

Poor murdering criminal

RamenFreak3 days ago

Lol. Asympathy post for the premeditated murderer. Leftists are so predictable it's childish.

qwert3 days ago

is this a universalist philosophy?

BMC Redirect - iOpine & iAveMaria+SalveRegina2 days ago

#ChristaPike was also abused by her "boyfriend" Tadaryl but she kept on keeping on with him. Violence was what she -- and it even seems he -- knew & expected. He got treated as a minor. She got treated as a monster. Abolish the Death Penalty NOW!

Prime News Digest3 days ago

Caitlin, there is ONLY one way for humanity to move into consciousness—you have to abolish money. If we don’t, there is only one place we’ll move to—hell—and then we’ll perish for good.

Paprika 🍉🎒🇨🇩🇸🇩2 days ago

She paid the consequences of her actions while those who abused her were not.

Nathaniel Francesco3 days ago

She was abused by her mother's boyfriend, which is a tragically common storyline. If only there were people out there warning about the dangers of destigmatizing of casual sex and co-habitation. I'm sure liberals wouldn't passionately hate those people.

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A press conference following the attempted execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee was interrupted by the arrival of an ambulance and firetruck behind the speakers. Witnesses to the attempted execution described hearing Pike snoring more than 40 minutes after she received two doses of pentobarbital.

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Christa Pike is scheduled to be executed today. But before you read about the crime that put her on death row, you need to know the story of the girl she was before she became a name on death row. Christa Pike was 18 years old when 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer was murdered in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1995. Today, almost 31 years later, Tennessee is preparing to execute her by lethal injection. If carried out, she would become the first woman Tennessee has executed in more than 200 years. But Christa’s story didn’t begin with murder. According to evidence submitted during her recent clemency effort, Christa had already experienced years of horrific abuse before she was even a teenager. Her attorneys say she was sexually abused as a young child by her grandmother’s boyfriend. When she was 11, she was raped by a neighbor.

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30 years on death row: execution of brutal murderer canceled at the last moment A US court suspended the execution of 50-year-old Christa Pike just hours before the sentence was to be carried out. She was set to become the first woman executed in Tennessee in the past 200 years, The New York Times reports. Pike was sentenced to death for the particularly brutal murder of her classmate. Pike lured the woman into the woods, where she and her boyfriend slashed her with a knife and a cleaver, and then killed her with a piece of asphalt. A pentagram was also carved into the victim’s body. The defense is seeking a review of the sentence. Her attorneys argue that the jury was told almost nothing about Pike’s troubled childhood at trial. According to them, she was sexually abused and attempted to take her own life at the age of 12. Pike spent around 30 years on death row. If the sentence is ultimately carried out, she will have to choose between lethal injection and the electric chair. Archive footage

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This is Christa Pike at 18 years old when she was sentenced to death. She begged for a hug from her mother before she died. She is now 50 and will be executed tonight for the heinous murder she committed with a boyfriend 32 years ago. Christa’s mother drank heavily and used drugs while she was pregnant with Christa resulting in brain damage which caused Christa’s bipolar disorder. Christa was born premature while her mother was drunk and spent weeks in an incubator. Her mother went back to work as a nurse. When Christa was 14 months old, she suffered a seizure. Her mother refused to leave the bar to take her to the hospital. After Christa was born, her mother left Christa and her brother without food, crawling in dog feces, while she drank with her boyfriends. She sent her children away to their grandmother when one of her many husbands didn’t want them around. Her grandmother allowed her boyfriend to orally sexually assault Christa before the child could talk until she began school. He locked her in a dark chicken coop with spiders crawling on her. When Christa’s school became concerned, her mother failed to follow up or prevent further abuse. Christa’s father stole her dog to give to one of his girlfriends when Christa was 6. Her mother allowed her boyfriends to beat Christa and twist her nipples. One beat Christa with a belt and sexually assaulted her. He forced her to watch pornography and look at graphic images. When Christa brought some of the images to school, they called her mother. She did nothing. When the boyfriend was arrested, her mother tried to deny it. When Christa was raped at 11 by a man in the neighborhood, her mother denied it until she developed an infection and the man was arrested. When Christa tried to commit suicide after that, a psychiatrist told her mother Christa was severely depressed and needed help. Her mother denied Christa further help and her bipolar disorder was not treated. Her mother told Christa to have her 20-something year old carnival boyfriend live with them when Christa was 14. She smoked pot with Christa and her boyfriend to bond. When Christa became pregnant by one of her mother’s lovers at 16, her mother convinced her to get an abortion telling her a healthy baby could not be born from rape. When Christa was raped at 17, one year to the day before she committed murder with her boyfriend, Christa’s mother didn’t care. But Christa was happy to see her mother in court during her trial and all she wanted was a hug. When Christa tried to introduce mitigating factors post-conviction, her mother said her daughter told lies and was a problem child since she was 8. Even then, her mother didn’t care about her child who only wanted a hug. Yes, Christa committed an extremely heinous murder at 18 and she will be put to death. But I just wanted to share a little bit of her story with you — especially for all of you rejoicing at her execution. #christapike

This is Christa Pike at 18 years old when she was sentenced to death. She begged for a hug from her mother before she died. She is now 50 and will be executed tonight for the heinous murder she committed with a boyfriend 32 years ago. Christa’s mother drank heavily and used drugs while she was pregnant with Christa resulting in brain damage which caused Christa’s bipolar disorder. Christa was born premature while her mother was drunk and spent weeks in an incubator. Her mother went back to work as a nurse. When Christa was 14 months old, she suffered a seizure. Her mother refused to leave the bar to take her to the hospital. After Christa was born, her mother left Christa and her brother without food, crawling in dog feces, while she drank with her boyfriends. She sent her children away to their grandmother when one of her many husbands didn’t want them around. Her grandmother allowed her boyfriend to orally sexually assault Christa before the child could talk until she began school. He locked her in a dark chicken coop with spiders crawling on her. When Christa’s school became concerned, her mother failed to follow up or prevent further abuse. Christa’s father stole her dog to give to one of his girlfriends when Christa was 6. Her mother allowed her boyfriends to beat Christa and twist her nipples. One beat Christa with a belt and sexually assaulted her. He forced her to watch pornography and look at graphic images. When Christa brought some of the images to school, they called her mother. She did nothing. When the boyfriend was arrested, her mother tried to deny it. When Christa was raped at 11 by a man in the neighborhood, her mother denied it until she developed an infection and the man was arrested. When Christa tried to commit suicide after that, a psychiatrist told her mother Christa was severely depressed and needed help. Her mother denied Christa further help and her bipolar disorder was not treated. Her mother told Christa to have her 20-something year old carnival boyfriend live with them when Christa was 14. She smoked pot with Christa and her boyfriend to bond. When Christa became pregnant by one of her mother’s lovers at 16, her mother convinced her to get an abortion telling her a healthy baby could not be born from rape. When Christa was raped at 17, one year to the day before she committed murder with her boyfriend, Christa’s mother didn’t care. But Christa was happy to see her mother in court during her trial and all she wanted was a hug. When Christa tried to introduce mitigating factors post-conviction, her mother said her daughter told lies and was a problem child since she was 8. Even then, her mother didn’t care about her child who only wanted a hug. Yes, Christa committed an extremely heinous murder at 18 and she will be put to death. But I just wanted to share a little bit of her story with you — especially for all of you rejoicing at her execution. #christapike

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