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François Picard is pleased to welcome Sandrine Ageorges-Skinner, author, advocate against the death penalty and member of the association "Ensemble contre la pe…
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Too bad Christa Pike’s victim isn’t “conscious and speaking.”<br>Don’t feel too bad for her, here’s what she did:<br><br>Christa Pike tortured and murdered her 19-year-old Job Corps classmate, Colleen Slemmer, in Knoxville, Tennessee, in January 1995.<br><br>The Crime<br><br>• The Setup: In January 1995, 18-year-old Pike, her boyfriend Tadaryl Shipp, and an acquaintance named Shadolla Peterson lured Slemmer to an isolated wooded area on the University of Tennessee campus under the pretext of making peace.<br>• The Torture and Murder: Slemmer was beaten, slashed with a box cutter, and had a pentagram carved into her chest. Pike then crushed Slemmer's skull with a large piece of asphalt.<br>• Keepsakes: Pike kept a piece of the victim's skull as a souvenir and showed it to other students.
Just how ruthless and vengeful can a society actually become and still call itself civilized?<br>30 years in prison – attempted execution – admitted for intensive, life-saving treatment – back in prison – likely another attempted execution.<br>I do not weep for Pike, but for American society.
