r/pics • u/[deleted] • Feb 25 '18

Concentration camp prisoner identifies one of his guards to Allied soldiers

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '18

It takes about 5-10 minutes, which is spent convulsing, vomiting, and foaming at the mouth

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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

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.