monkeyinheaven t1_iyhed1k wrote
When I first heard this I thought there may be more to the story, like maybe she was terminally ill. 3 shots would argue against that though. Curious to hear more details.
thread100 t1_iyigpx8 wrote
3 sounds like a good way to insure she wouldn’t suffer.
DOCoSPADEo t1_iyih5jr wrote
If it was any kind of euthanasia, 1 shot to the head would have been enough.
nhfirefighter13 t1_iyjfs1d wrote
If he truly loved her and was familiar with firearms, that’s the last place he’d have shot her. He wouldn’t want anyone to see the resulting damage to her face.
DOCoSPADEo t1_iyjgi9a wrote
What? Death isn't about looking pretty, it's about the end of things.
A headshot is the least painful way to go out. If I wanted to die I'd want my head blown off
mmirate t1_iyjmdo4 wrote
A headshot is only quick and painless if it destroys the brainstem. That is a relatively small target that is easily missed. (And hollow-point bullets don't make the task any easier because the brainstem is not surrounded by enough tissue to make an incoming hollow-point bullet expand significantly.)
If the brainstem is missed...
Without the frontal lobes the brain can still survive; ask Phineas Gage.
Without the upper respiratory tract, there is the risk that the body (and brain) can still survive via artificial life support if the EMTs' attention is drawn too quickly.
Esy158 t1_iyjejv8 wrote
As someone who knows the family I can confirm that she sadly had rapidly progressing dementia and was likely to pass soon anyways
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