Morbid Fact Du Jour For March 7, 2010
Today’s Common Yet Truly Morbid Fact!
Execution by shooting is the most common method of execution in the world, used in over 70 countries. Whilst most of these countries use the firing squad, single person shooting is still found. In Soviet Russia, a single bullet to the back of the head was the most frequently used method of execution for military and non-military alike. This is still the main method of execution in Communist China though the gunshot can be to either the neck or head. In the past, the Chinese government would ask the family of the executed person to pay the price of the bullet. In Taiwan, the prisoner is first injected with a strong anesthetic to render him senseless and then a bullet is fired in to his heart.
Culled from: ListVerse.Com
Generously submitted by: Jason T.
Hmmmm… The Taiwanese method seems like a waste of ammo to me. Or a waste of drugs. I mean, why not just drug them to death and skip the bullet, or shoot them in the heart and skip the drugs? Oh, there I go thinking like a greedy American again…
