2009-12-17, 10:38 | Link #5082 |
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Execution by shooting is usually done by firing a expanding hollow-point bullet into the head. It costs 70 cents to make a bullet like this (a regular 5.56 x 45mm, I heard, costs 45 cents). Fired from a China made Type 76, it would cost $1200.
The entire hanging platform costs $27,000 to build, and a fresh rope is used for every victim. The platform can last for around a few hundred thousand victims. It really depends on how many people you are killing actually. I would say beheading is still the cheapest, a meat cleaver costs $14 last time I went to the supermarket.
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the kind of blades use in beheading is usually a large Ax or a chinese Dao. A well made one probably cost 500-700 hundred dollars.
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2009-12-17, 13:32 | Link #5084 |
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Aye, a meat cleaver won't do it.... unless you're planning on making the execution exceptionally painful. You want to be able to disconnect the nervous system in one blow -- that also means slicing between the vertebrae because even a large axe or dao will bounce off one of those.
Ah, medieval studies..... :P And often.. execution by shooting is done in most countries by a group with heavy hunting rifles and aimed at the heart. One of the group is issued a blank (for traditional reasons). The internal shock waves in the body from several ultra-high velocity slugs almost always kill instantly (even before the tearing damage takes effect). Ah, hunting theory... :P
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2009-12-17, 13:40 | Link #5086 |
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nonono... painLESS. If you want a lot of pain, there are some horribly excruciating methods I won't print here in this forum --- especially for dealing with witches....
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2009-12-17, 13:45 | Link #5087 | |
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the gas chamber is probably the most painless method i can think of. although it is defintly not cheap. for cheap and painless, maybe some sort of poison.
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2009-12-17, 14:02 | Link #5088 | |
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2009-12-17, 14:11 | Link #5089 | |
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US Drone Predator HACKED!
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I think this is why a heavy reliance on unmanned aircraft is a bad idea. and... Now if I were the bad guys and some of my operatives got whacked by a US missile or bomb that was targeted via some mechanism that tracked the downloading of UAV video, I'd use that to my advantage. Like I'd hide an active downloading mechanism in a nursery school or something... another scenario is put the transmitter in a hospital or day care center, a large hotel.... which means you'd have to use eyes and weapons on the ground, probably an hour or two, and in the meantime they've done their damage, dismantled everything and move on.... Last edited by mg1942; 2009-12-17 at 15:21. |
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2009-12-17, 14:55 | Link #5090 |
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I'm not certain, but the enemies these days would use underhanded tactics such as a nursery school to hide fighters or equipment. If this did happen and we know where it is what would we do to stop it?
Would we go into enemy territory and manually get rid of it (putting us or allies in danger) or since the enemy uses innocents as shields like in WW 2, use the same approach and take out anyone or anything that got in the way enemy or innocent. I shouldn't even think of such a thing (I would have no conscience). Then again, very few go into war with a conscience. Just end the war as soon as possible with minimal casualties. (I may have stepped on a few toes, but it happens in war). |
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2009-12-17, 17:17 | Link #5093 |
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"A picture is worth a thousand words." In this case, real-time video is more valuable and accurate than a cameraman sitting in the plane trying to describe everything he sees. The problem is with shitty encryption, not with the concept of drones streaming video.
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2009-12-17, 17:41 | Link #5094 | |
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2009-12-17, 17:47 | Link #5095 |
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From what little I know about the Predators, all flight command data is encrypted and either goes over a satellite network or UHF for local terminal control. Primary video feeds are also sent out via satellite link, but they are also transmitted out on unsecured links for local commanders on the ground to use. The reasoning behind that was because if the signal was encrypted, then every ground unit, right down to individual infantry squads and special forces units out in the boonies would have to carry additional encryption equipment as well as the daily codes needed to intercept the feed. That's not really the kind of information you want floating around on the battlefield, so they use an unsecured feed that anyone can tap into, but it is receive only. There is no unsecured uplink into the system.
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2009-12-17, 17:57 | Link #5096 |
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I think China doing that already.
Anyway I remembered George Carlin 1996 "Back in Town" show. He suggested crucifixion, beheadings (in TV, in slow motion, instant replay), boiling ppl in oil and others. And since we ppl these days is lacking money we should do like George said... market it well to get money. Like he said use capital punishment like ppl in the US use TV and sports to distract ppl. The other idea that had me laughing is his idea of making an entire state into a prison farm with a 10 story electric fence and let the prisoners deal with themselves while broadcasting it in a cable tv. He need 4 states for 4 kinds of criminals
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2009-12-17, 18:13 | Link #5097 | |
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I don't know if this has been posted but its interesting..
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2009-12-17, 19:04 | Link #5098 |
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That Death Note story was just posted today on another site. The fact that these two students mentioned (most likely) are elementary kids could mean Oklahoma city and other places are jumpy over every small detail about killing or fake killing.
However: (1) Who knows if the person or persons who had the book with fake death could end up really killing later in life. (2) Oklahoma City may still not have gotten over the american terrorist bombing back in 1995. These may be totally different issues, but both involve death (real or fake) and should not be taken lightly. |
2009-12-17, 22:00 | Link #5099 |
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TV, sports, video games, and the like, hate them or love them are pretty much the evolved versions of these bloodsports and Colosseum style games of the past. And like you and my favorite comedian George Carlin pointed out the purpose is complete distraction.
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2009-12-17, 22:43 | Link #5100 | |
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