Capital punishment in US: Elected judges, prosecutors seek 'results', 'not interested in the truth'

Home Shows Spotlight To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: © France 24 09:19 Issued on: 12/10/2026 - 15:27Modified: 12/10/2026 - 15:33 From the show François Picard is pleased to welcome Sandrine Ageorges-Skinner, author, advocate against the death penalty and member of the association "Ensemble contre la peine de mort": Together Against the Death Penalty. She asserts that capital [punishment is “really a political agenda, especially in electoral times.” Ageorges-Skinner examines how electoral pressures, judicial shortcomings and medical ethics shape capital punishment in the United States. Discussing Christa Pike's case, botched executions and the risk of wrongful convictions, she challenges the legitimacy of a system in which political ambition outweighs justice. Contrasting American practices with France's abolitionist commitment, she raises fundamental questions about human rights and absolute power. Video by: