nhfirefighter13 t1_iyjfs1d wrote on December 1, 2022 at 9:08 PM

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

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 on December 1, 2022 at 9:12 PM

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 on December 1, 2022 at 9:50 PM

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.