On April 25, 1792, the guillotine was served its first victim. Meant to be a humane form of capital punishment, other modern forms have also attempted to achieve a quick and painless death for the condemned. Other methods have been purposely designed to cause pain and terror, both to the condemned and to potential violators. H ere are 10 methods of execution that are not very humane, even if they were intended to be. Obviously, there are many more interesting methods of execution, so stay tuned for a sequel list on this website. How do you think people should be executed? (If at all.)
10. Smashing the Head.
Brutally simple, Native-Americans would have the condemned person lay their head on a flat tree stump and give it a good smash with a war club, hopefully killing the person quickly. Undoubtedly some victims required more than one blow, and in any case, it had to be a gruesome sight. This method of execution was what Pocahontas saved John Smith from in Virginia.
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