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00:00:00The bacteria of the plague, often called the Black Death, are carried by
00:00:03fleas that infest rats. The fleas bite
00:00:06rats, and when these bite a human, they transmit
00:00:09the bacteria. Inhaling the pathogen would also coincide with the theory
00:00:13that researchers, while conducting experiments, could have broken a test tube and thus
00:00:16become infected, and later died. However, Shipilova's mother, who gave an interview to
00:00:20local media, claims that only fools believe such
00:00:23claims, that she knows what really happened, but does not say so publicly.
00:00:27Nevertheless, the biggest concern is that pneumonic
00:00:30plague is the only form that a human can transmit to another
00:00:33person. It progresses extremely rapidly; from onset to death
00:00:37can pass in just one or a few days, and the initial symptoms
00:00:41resemble a common flu, so recognizing the disease immediately is difficult.
00:00:44The fact that Shipilova was admitted to the hospital on September 29th, and died
00:00:48on October 1st, is part of the evidence that it is indeed about
00:00:52a possible case of pneumonic plague. Nevertheless, it is emphasized
00:00:55that the disease is easily curable, although action needs to be taken
00:00:58quickly. Small and mass
00:01:02Since the infection is in the lungs, pneumonic plague can spread
00:01:05by coughing, but the infection does not spread very far, so
00:01:09direct close contact with a person suffering from pneumonic plague
00:01:13is necessary for infection. However, measures are said to have been taken. Local
00:01:16media claims that about 200 people from the same plague
00:01:20institute and the deceased's environment were quarantined.
00:01:24Reportedly, institute employees were not allowed to leave the building; they were forced to sleep
00:01:27in the institution's cafeteria.
00:01:30True, it is claimed that most of them have already been released, almost
00:01:33500 laboratory tests have been performed and nothing has been found.
00:01:36Reportedly, the pathogen was not detected. It is also claimed
00:01:39that a special cleaning team visited where the women lived, and
00:01:43when residents asked what was being sprayed, they were reportedly assured
00:01:46that they were fighting cockroaches. My
00:01:49brother attends elementary school, and mandatory mask wearing has already been introduced
00:01:53there. They are even allowed not to attend school. I have a friend
00:01:56in Irkutsk who studies at a medical college. It is also
00:02:00now strictly required to wear masks all the time.
00:02:04The Russian authorities repeat that no case of plague has been identified and emphasize
00:02:08that Shipilova was vaccinated against the disease, but at the same time
00:02:10did not deny that the plague version was considered and investigated.
00:02:14Accusations are nevertheless leveled at the media, reportedly that it is causing
00:02:17panic. Residents are urged to trust only official
00:02:20sources, but they are not necessarily transparent. The World
00:02:23Health Organization, to which Russia belongs, claims not to have received
00:02:27detailed information about a possible case of plague. This would help
00:02:30form a comprehensive picture, and there have also been reports of
00:02:34a possible second infection.
00:02:38In the past few years, we have experienced a pandemic that claimed
00:02:41many lives. I believe preparation for future
00:02:44biological threats should be one of the most important
00:02:48issues for the global health community.
00:02:51Preparation and transparency of information, according to experts, is as important in the case of dangerous diseases
00:02:55as the treatment itself. However, it remains
00:02:59unclear how the war research institute employee fell ill, and if it
00:03:02was simply lung burn, why it claimed the life of a young
00:03:06and seemingly healthy woman so
00:03:08quickly.
00:03:11In December, the United States may surpass Iran,
00:03:14North Korea, and Afghanistan in carrying out public
00:03:17death sentences. The Pentagon plans to publicly broadcast
00:03:21the execution by firing squad of the Islamist who killed 13 soldiers 15 years ago.
00:03:24This comes just as America is already inflamed by discussions
00:03:27about the death penalty. Krista Pike, sentenced
00:03:31for a brutal murder, survived the execution and even two lethal
00:03:34injections. This is the first such case, potentially changing the procedure
00:03:38for carrying out sentences that the majority of Americans still
00:03:41support.
00:03:43Former Associated Press
00:03:49journalist Michael Gracyk has observed over 400 death
00:03:52sentences since 1984. Journalists are invited
00:03:56to executions of condemned prisoners in the United States as
00:04:00witnesses. There were a couple of cases, many
00:04:02years ago, before Pentobarbital was used,
00:04:06where the needle came out twice. Then the curtains
00:04:09of the execution room were closed so that we, the
00:04:11witnesses, would not see how the needles were reinserted and
00:04:15the injection administered. When the curtain reopened,
00:04:18the death penalty was completed. Journalists witnessed
00:04:21a different ending last week
00:04:24in a prison in Tennessee State.
00:04:27"26 minutes to 8," she said, "My arms feel like they're going
00:04:31to explode." Krista Pike was sentenced to death three
00:04:35decades ago. A photo of her victim is behind the journalists – the
00:04:38brutally murdered 19-year-old Colleen Lemer.
00:04:42The curtains of the execution chamber closed for the first time at 14
00:04:46minutes to 8, but at 11 minutes to 8 they reopened
00:04:50again. And according to witnesses, the fate of the
00:04:54condemned woman was unclear.
00:04:56When we left seven minutes to 9,
00:05:00Pike was still breathing. They injected pentobarbital twice. I had
00:05:03never seen that.
00:05:06While the press conference was still ongoing near the prison, ambulances
00:05:09appeared. It became clear that the execution with
00:05:13two doses of pentobarbital, a central nervous system sedative, had failed. Krista
00:05:16Pike survived. A week later, her lawyers announced that
00:05:19their client had woken up and started talking. She has a blood clot in one
00:05:23hand, suffers from pneumonia, currently cannot swallow,
00:05:27eat, or move her arms. Lawyers
00:05:30say Pike is angry. She
00:05:33was kind and polite until they pricked her arm with needles
00:05:36for an hour. Then she felt the sting of
00:05:39pentobarbital. She woke up in the
00:05:42hospital, surrounded by strangers, with a tube
00:05:46in her throat. Doctors speculate that the substance likely did not enter
00:05:49her bloodstream. I believe
00:05:52the reason this didn't work was that the veins where the
00:05:55catheters were inserted simply collapsed, burst, and the pentobarbital
00:05:59began circulating not in the blood, but concentrated at the injection site and
00:06:03started burning her arm. The condemned woman's lawyers warned
00:06:07the state about possible complications. Plaintiff
00:06:09Pike previously had trouble with blood draws or needle
00:06:13insertions. The Eighth Amendment to the Constitution,
00:06:16which prohibits cruel and unusual punishments, can now help
00:06:19lawyers prevent the punishment from being repeated.
00:06:23It would be argued that, at least in her case, the execution would be cruel because
00:06:27her body does not react to a lethal injection. This was
00:06:30supposed to be the first death penalty for a woman in Tennessee in 200 years,
00:06:34when the Supreme Court upheld the 1996
00:06:37verdict. Lawyers tried to argue that the sentence did not
00:06:40take into account that the accused, Pike, who brutally murdered 19-year-old Lemer
00:06:44with the child, had herself experienced violence growing up.
00:06:48The governor also disregarded the plea for mercy. Now the woman
00:06:51has been returned to prison for treatment, and death penalties in the state
00:06:55are suspended. Residents of Tennessee hope that
00:06:58sentences will be implemented not only legally and
00:07:01constitutionally, but also effectively. This was
00:07:03not the case. Opponents of the death penalty
00:07:07emphasized that such cases are not uncommon. In 2022,
00:07:10one-third of executions failed.
00:07:13"As terrible and astonishing as it may be, it's not surprising. Back in
00:07:17May, another death penalty in Tennessee
00:07:19failed.
00:07:22And most often, executions fail due to
00:07:24injection. It's often difficult to obtain medication because
00:07:28manufacturers, often in Europe, do not want their drugs to be used for that purpose,
00:07:32so other avenues must be sought, as well as other specialists
00:07:35to carry out death sentences. 27 out of
00:07:3950 states have them, although some have halted executions due to a lack
00:07:43of drugs. Last year, South Carolina changed execution by injection to
00:07:46firing squad, when the number of executions increased. Last year,
00:07:5047 executions were carried out, the most in 15
00:07:53years. I think Americans can theoretically support the death penalty,
00:07:56but when faced with it up close, it becomes
00:07:59uncomfortable. Krista Spike's case is already causing
00:08:02controversy. All attention is focused on Krista; she has become
00:08:06a celebrity, and that's terrible. We must remember Colleen, her terrible
00:08:10death. I believe the death penalty is simply
00:08:13immoral. We shouldn't do that as a society. Violence
00:08:17should not lead to even more violence. Among the supporters
00:08:20of the death penalty is the president. On his first day back in the White House,
00:08:24Donald Trump ended the federal moratorium on punishment,
00:08:27promising aid to the states. In December, by his
00:08:30order, an unprecedented punishment is planned to be carried out. The Pentagon
00:08:33chief promises that in 2009, the Islamist who killed 13 soldiers at the base,
00:08:37Nidal Malik Hasan, who worked as a military psychologist, will be executed by firing squad.
00:08:40And even more,
00:08:43we will ensure that people can watch this publicly, because people need
00:08:47to understand that such things have serious consequences.
00:08:51A firing squad execution at Fort Hood, where the attack took place, would be the military's
00:08:55first death penalty since 1961, and the first
00:08:57firing squad execution since World War II. Although United States
00:09:01laws prohibit broadcasting death penalties, military rules
00:09:05do not prohibit it.
00:09:07200-300 years ago, public executions were a spectacle.
00:09:10For people, it was like a picnic, but this is ending.
00:09:14There are exceptions, but most countries do not carry out public
00:09:17death penalties. We find ourselves in terrible company. North
00:09:21Korea and Iran carry out public executions, but
00:09:25do not broadcast them. Experts warn that the convicted attacker will gain
00:09:28a platform for publicity; he has shown in every possible way
00:09:31that he seeks martyrdom. Trump repeats that the punishment
00:09:35will deter. Today you can do anything and nothing will happen, but
00:09:38we are changing that. This would contradict international
00:09:42norms and violate the absolute prohibition of
00:09:45torture, but it is not enshrined in law, and the administration's
00:09:48conflict with international law is deepening. Due to alleged persecution
00:09:52of Americans, Washington this week announced sanctions against the International
00:09:55Criminal Court. On Friday, just a few
00:09:59hours after the Nobel Peace Prize laureate was announced, his former
00:10:02judge Navanethem Pillay warned that in a world where
00:10:06international law is under attack, the law of the strong returns.
00:10:09That's all for this week, thank you for