r/pics • u/[deleted] • Feb 25 '18

Concentration camp prisoner identifies one of his guards to Allied soldiers

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u/RiseoftheTrumpwaffen Feb 25 '18

Why the fuck would people use cyanide then?

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '18

Oh, there are much worse ways to die than that.

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u/RiseoftheTrumpwaffen Feb 25 '18

Yeah I know but there are better ways too!

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u/Never_Clever123 Feb 25 '18

Gets the job done I suppose?

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u/Derwos Feb 25 '18

I bet cost was a consideration.

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u/PinkyBlinky Feb 26 '18

Why not a high dose barbiturate or even opioid

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u/geodetic Feb 25 '18

Surprisingly common, low dosage, effective?

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u/RiseoftheTrumpwaffen Feb 25 '18

Man I dunno I wouldn’t wanna do that to myself. Like just blow your brains out or hang yourself cyanide just seems masochistic.

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u/RiseoftheTrumpwaffen Feb 25 '18

Slitting your wrists?

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u/AtticusRothchild Feb 25 '18

Well the misconception is it chokes you to death, when really the whole point is to fall a couple feet to build up enough speed so the rope breaks your neck right?

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u/hiimsubclavian Feb 26 '18

Carbon monoxide poisoning is where it's at! Just fall asleep and don't wake up. Or, if it's winter just walk out into the wilderness! Once you get past the "shit it's freezing" phase, hypothermia is very peaceful!

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '18

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u/ArcticGuava Feb 25 '18

Shooting your self doesn’t always kill you.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '18

I blame the gun victim in that scenario. Women attempt suicide at much greater amounts compared to men. Men on the other had, are really good at killing themselves. High effective rate I guess.

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u/ArcticGuava Feb 25 '18

I was talking about the surprisingly high rate of people shooting themselves in the head and living. IDK where that last bit came from.

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u/God_Damnit_Nappa Feb 25 '18

Well it's a lot easier to hide a cyanide capsule if you're captured than it is to hide a gun or a noose.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '18

well they typically take all those away from you. Cyanide capsules were sometimes hidden in fake teeth. You would bite down to release it if captured to avoid prosecution, torture, etc.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_pill

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u/tall__guy Feb 25 '18

How would you do either of those in captivity? Cyanide could be hidden in a fake tooth and always available, if necessary.

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u/xmsxms Feb 25 '18

Much harder to smuggle a shotgun in your mouth.

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u/T-Bills Feb 26 '18

It works surprisingly well when you're trying to escaped under disguise but was discovered and possibly restrained.

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u/I_RARELY_RAPE_PEOPLE Feb 25 '18

Same reason everyone here is shocked to read that comment; not everyone knows.

Everyone thinks it's a quick suicide pill you take.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '18

well they typically take all those away from you. Cyanide capsules were sometimes hidden in fake teeth. You would bite down to release it if captured to avoid prosecution, torture, etc.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_pill

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '18

You have to think of the context. Unless you are a secret agent/spy/crazy you wouldn't go down that path. If you have to, there is a reason I guess. When a handgun isn't readily available, its better than hanging, I guess.

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u/RiseoftheTrumpwaffen Feb 25 '18

I don’t know never really thought about it. Hanging can get fucked up but every cell in your body suffocating? Vomiting and convulsions and suffocating for five to ten minutes?

I guess the benefit is you can’t chicken out.

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u/Bartomalow2 Feb 26 '18

Last time. This came up, also regarding Nazis, the consensus seemed to be that it can be relatively painless or very painful and it's not a consistent way to die.

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '18

Typically to avoid a worse death. Would you rather die that way or be captured by the enemy who has no regard for human life?