Botched execution exposes flaws in US death penalty system

Christa Pike's execution took over an hour to begin. The execution team struggled to insert two intravenous lines into her body. All the while, Pike tried to help the people attempting to kill her. "Please try here," she said repeatedly to Tennessee's execution team. She pointed to specific parts of her body where she believed they might find a vein. The team stabbed her with needles again and again. "Please try here, I think it will be OK. Please try up on my shoulder, higher." The incident highlights growing concerns about the US death penalty system. President Trump has used the full power of his office to increase executions. But a series of mishaps has exposed serious flaws in how the system works.