Oh very true. But of the currently available methods I think I’d prefer decapitation to anything else except nitrogen or similar inert gas
Look into the recent gas executions in America, they are horribly botched. People writhing and coughing for minutes before dying.
Beheading sounds solid, living for a moment as just a head seems more interesting than suffocating for minutes.
Might I suggest some alternatives?
Perhaps being tied to a lightning rod on a blimp as you sail through a storm cloud? Or maybe a forced march through a minefield? Polevault into a volcano? MMA match against a bear, with winner gaining their freedom?
I’m still so confused about those botched gas ones. That should be an effective and painless method. I’m really not sure what happened.
From what I’ve read, it’s due to the fact that they’re strapping a mask to their faces. The exhaled gasses have nowhere to go, it mixes with the inert gas, and doesn’t cause a loss of consciousness as quickly as intended.
They would need to place the condemned in a chamber that fills with the inert, heavier than air, gas quickly, with a relief valve at the highest point to release breathable oxygen. If they flood the chamber quickly enough, the victim will barely be conscious long enough to wonder why the air is a little colder before they black out.
I think they should use a helmet, and give the condemned a choice between motorcycle, astronaut, or old timey diving helm. Make the execution a little more fun, ya know?
I don’t get it. Why not just get shot to the back of the head, quick and simple? It’s always been the most humanitarian and simple solution for fascists, and I feel like it’s probably not a bad way to go for myself.
My honest reaction to that information:
But for real there’s a surprising amount of room for error with guns. Guillotine is incredibly reliable as far as executions go
There is a lot of room for error, but I’d still rather take the 5% chance of a botched death by a shot to the back of the head than the much more stress inducing process of being put into a guillotine.
