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[–]SpeakEasy 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Whenever I see someone just kinda waiting to get executed with a knife or a machete or some other primitive instrument, it always amazes me that they don't choose to run. They'll most likely get shot, but surely that's a much better death than being slowly decapitated?

[–]ScruffyMuff 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

To speak a little more on your question, they do mock executions. They will get everyone together and pretend they are going to kill them. Eventually they follow through. But that can go on for months even. That also plays a role in how passive the reactions are to these prisoners. They don't do mock executions everytime, but it's something that they do often enough to break them down.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I didn't watch it (because I don't think that would be good for me) but I assume they killed one after another? Did they see eachother and reacted to it?

I mean if it was mock before they would react to the real deal ... I think? But what do I know, I'm not in this situation after all

[–]ScruffyMuff 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I do not think what you said is incorrect. One would think your reaction to seeing others killed like that would be more radical than calmly accepting your fate. Too many methods of making someone as numb as these prisoners to speculate a specific method used. The more likely scenario (imo) is mock executions are more common with single prisoner execution. Sometimes knowing your fate, is major freedom from the horrible parts of ones mind as well. Knowing you are about to die can put you in a euphoric state if you do not fight it. I only know this from multiple books from authors who's lives have been spent curious and looking for answers on death. If you ever get a chance and are not familiar with alan watts, you should check out his books. Great reads and some describe acceptance and death in great detail.

[–]Noshoes 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Idk, a clean IS style decapitation seems like a fairly okay way to go for me. I'd pick IS over the fucking zetas any day. Most of the IS executions are very quick. I mean, getting flattened by a tank is brutal, but there's no way your brain functions for more than a split second.

But for the slower executions... I fully agree, wtf don't they run. That said, IS' most painful executions seem to keep the victim in a cage, like the drowning vid or the Jordanian pilot getting burned.

[–]voidful 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Could be that they fear of not being shot to death as a result, but tortured instead. Or they are threatened that any resistance will have their relatives share their fate. If it's not a captured soldier or tourist, it likely is a civilian they dragged off from the town, as they 'weed out' the heretics.

Elsewhere I've read once that the feeling of absolute defeat will make them accept the end, thus some don't even scream anymore.

[–]HammerWillis 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Ok. Is anyone dumbfounded on how well this video is edited together? WTF Isis has production budgets??!!

[–]MuricaPersonified 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Armed and funded by CIA and Mossad. So yes, they did have the budget for high quality propaganda.

[–]ArdRiAlban 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You should see their online magazine. Very slick, clean. It’s a surprisingly good looking magazine. Very well designed.

[–]Sydia 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Ok two questions... Where the fuck is that park they are filming in? There are random cars driving by, park benches, trees... Looks like it could be right down the street from my house. And two- who is the little white boy?

[–]Racist 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Kids with blond hair are swedish?

[–]tdpl24 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Probably Uzbeki or something.

On a side note, anyone has a link to that Russian nasheed?