In a case that has shocked the world, death row inmate Christa Pike is now conscious and speaking at a hospital after surviving Tennessee's failed execution attempt. Pike’s is the only person in modern U.S. history known to have survived a complete execution attempt after receiving two full doses of lethal injection drugs. Her legal team described her survival as "medically unprecedented". As she continues receiving critical care, her attorneys are actively renewing calls for Governor Bill Lee to commute her sentence to life imprisonment without parole.
Professor at The Colleges of Law in Ventura an Santa Barbara, Justin Tuttle, goes over the full details of this case. Petrie then asks you, do you feel like the death penalty is ever justifiable?
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