Why the ‘clean’ execution that was meant for Christa Pike is anything but

Death row inmate Christa Pike has regained consciousness following a failed lethal injection attempt by Tennessee last week. Her attorneys are now heading to court this Wednesday to obtain specific information regarding the causes of the execution failure. While many Americans support the execution of murderers like Christa Pike, there is a noted discrepancy between their support for the death penalty and their discomfort with the actual methods used to carry out such clean executions.