Execution by Cannon (1 Viewer)

[nasirkasmani]

Its not even remotely funny.

The guys who invented this method of execution, probably was/were trying to outdo Romania's Vlad Drakula.

The British Empire at its peak, were ruling 1/4 of the world's population, and coming from a faroff island nation, i guess they have to find 'creative' and decisive ways to cower those pesky rebellious natives.

Maybe this shows for all the so called "Impecable Gentleman" image, no Imperial forces are too morally high to stoop that barbaric level.

 

[thebritfarmer]

I realise this is barbaric by today's standards but there have been many barbaric ways to kill someone over the years by many different nations. One church in Germany used to but people in cages, torture them with hot tongs and then hoist the cages to the top of the tower and let them die an agonizing death for the inflicted wounds. Not that one method is better than the other but I think I would be prefer the cannon method as it would be instantaneous.

 

[Rob]

Lets not bring this down to insulting or stereotyping groups/nations.Some of the 'Impeccable gentlemen' also fought to remove Nazi scum from the face of the earth.

Rob

 

[Canadian Samurai]

Its not even remotely funny.

Ron's post was kinda funny. It was also kinda sick. That's the dual nature of the human mind - capable of both great compassion and great cruelty, sometimes at the same time.

Just remember guys, you can make the same joke about 9/11 or IED or landmine victims: "at least they went out with a bang". I don't think anyone would laugh at that though.

 

[Spitfrnd]

Lets not bring this down to insulting or stereotyping groups/nations.Some of the 'Impeccable gentlemen' also fought to remove Nazi scum from the face of the earth.

Rob

Good advice Rob but I don't think we are in danger of that here yet. I certainly hope we are all intelligent enough to differentiate the good from the bad. Some of colonial Britain's conduct, such as the cannon example, was less than good and some, such as your example was much better than good. All countries have similar examples and I don't think anyone here is about to renounce their British ancestory over a few excesses from the colonial period; I know I'm certainly not.

 

[Spitfrnd]

I realise this is barbaric by today's standards but there have been many barbaric ways to kill someone over the years by many different nations. One church in Germany used to but people in cages, torture them with hot tongs and then hoist the cages to the top of the tower and let them die an agonizing death for the inflicted wounds. Not that one method is better than the other but I think I would be prefer the cannon method as it would be instantaneous.

I don't think there can be much disagreement with that. No doubt there a untold thousands of more painful and hence inhumane forms of execution. I think the notable barbarism in this practice is from the sheer extravagance of carnage in the action or the impact on the witnesses rather than the victims. Now of course there were much worse examples of very similar carnage on the battlefields of that period but still, to intentionally scatter the entrails of your enemies all over your parade ground lacks a certain sense of fundamental civility.

 

[glossman]

As long as Mankind exists, there will be wars.

Long after we have debated this issue, acts of brutality will still be committed by waring peoples (civilised or otherwise).

At the end of it all, war nearly always degenerates into senseless carnage with innocent people dying.

 

[PolarBear]

As long as Mankind exists, there will be wars.

Long after we have debated this issue, acts of brutality will still be committed by waring peoples (civilised or otherwise).

At the end of it all, war nearly always degenerates into senseless carnage with innocent people dying.

Very well put Raymond!

Randy

 

[nasirkasmani]

Rob, I don't mean to offend my British and Commonwealth friends here, and my apologies if i do.

As i remarked, ALL imperial forces were guilty of this at one point or another.

I'm mentioning the Brits here as the example here happened to be British India.

The impeccable gentleman remark was to highlight that even the most reputable people were susceptible to such tactics.

for all my misgivings with the British Empire during its iron rule of my country and the rest of Asia, i respect most its strict morality code, and liberal press.

If this was some other Imperial force (especially Imperial Japan), the incident might have been simply been whitewashed or grotesquely spinned.

If this example was even modern examples such as Mai Lai Village massacre during Vietnam War, or the Kaminski brigade slaughter feast in Warsaw during the WW2 Polish uprising, i would have reacted exactly the same.

sincerely,

nasir kasmani.

 

[Canadian Samurai]

Well said Nasir.