DOCoSPADEo t1_iyih5jr wrote
Reply to comment by thread100 in Well-known town official kills domestic partner, then himself at home in New London by M0RALVigilance
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.
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