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Authorities undecided on retrying execution of Pike

Original: Morning, all, "Authorities have not yet said whether they will try again to execute Pike." It is curious that legal syst

Authorities have not yet said whether they will attempt again to execute Pike after a previous effort did not proceed. Commenters are questioning how legal systems, including America's and Britain's, ban double jeopardy in criminal trials yet impose no equivalent prohibition on repeated attempts to carry out an execution once a procedure fails.

Why now: A failed or stayed execution and the broader debate over repeated execution attempts have drawn fresh attention to US capital punishment practices.

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• Morning, all, "Authorities have not yet said whether they will try again to execute Pike." It is curious that legal systems like America's (and ours) have rules about Double Jeopardy; prohibitions on trying someone for the same alleged crime twice, but no such rules against… · PhilipCJames@mas.to · 12

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