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Mazzatello (abbreviated mazza) was a method of capital punis...
pungent flesh set
  03/24/18
Doesn't seem that bad compared to breaking on the wheel or a...
Histrionic yarmulke philosopher-king
  03/24/18
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shimmering odious abode
  03/25/18
every form of execution seems barbaric and cruel compared to...
Titillating bat shit crazy orchestra pit preventive strike
  03/24/18
I thought guillotine was supposed to be the most humane
low-t concupiscible public bath
  03/24/18
can you explain the biological effects on your brain and con...
aphrodisiac milk
  03/25/18
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aqua gas station
  03/25/18
spin, ratfucks
fragrant disturbing halford
  03/25/18
Jesus they were still doing this in 1870? Loll
comical persian
  03/25/18
They respect tradition
diverse crotch
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comical persian
  03/25/18
spin, ratfucks
fragrant disturbing halford
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Appetizing slap-happy death wish
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shimmering odious abode
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spin, ratfucks
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Date: March 24th, 2018 10:54 PM
Author: pungent flesh set

Mazzatello (abbreviated mazza) was a method of capital punishment used by the Papal States from the late 18th century to 1870 involving the infliction of head trauma.[1][2] The method was named after the implement used in the execution: a large, long-handled mallet or pollaxe.[1] According to Abbott, mazzatello constituted "one of the most brutal methods of execution ever devised, requiring minimal skill on the part of the executioner and superhuman acquiescence by the victim".[2] Megivern cites mazzatello as one example of an execution method devised by the Papal States that "competed with and in some instances surpassed those of other regimes for cruelty".[1]

The condemned would be led to a scaffold in a public square of Rome, accompanied by a priest (the confessor of the condemned[2]); the platform also contained a coffin and the masked executioner, dressed in black.[1] A prayer would first be said for the condemned's soul.[2] Then, the mallet would be raised, swung through the air to gain momentum, and then brought down on the head of the prisoner, similar to a contemporary method of slaughtering cattle in stockyards.[1] The condemned was usually knocked unconscious[3] rather than being killed instantly, so the throat of the prisoner would then be slit with a knife.[1][4]

Along with drawing and quartering (sometimes, but not always, after a hanging), mazzatello was reserved for crimes that were considered "especially loathsome".[5]

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

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Date: March 24th, 2018 11:19 PM
Author: Histrionic yarmulke philosopher-king

Doesn't seem that bad compared to breaking on the wheel or anything involving hot pincers. Remember, history and especially acts of barbarism are graded on a curve.

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Date: March 25th, 2018 2:50 AM
Author: shimmering odious abode



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Date: March 24th, 2018 11:20 PM
Author: Titillating bat shit crazy orchestra pit preventive strike

every form of execution seems barbaric and cruel compared to the simplicity of a firing squad

fuck libs for eliminating the firing squad

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Date: March 24th, 2018 11:26 PM
Author: low-t concupiscible public bath

I thought guillotine was supposed to be the most humane

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Date: March 25th, 2018 12:24 AM
Author: aphrodisiac milk

can you explain the biological effects on your brain and consciousness of having your heart blown open? like i assume if you can handle a chokehold for 5 seconds, your brain will remain alive for the same amount of time after losing all blood pressure.



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Date: March 25th, 2018 1:49 AM
Author: aqua gas station



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Date: March 25th, 2018 12:25 AM
Author: fragrant disturbing halford

spin, ratfucks

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Date: March 25th, 2018 1:55 AM
Author: comical persian

Jesus they were still doing this in 1870? Loll

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Date: March 25th, 2018 2:10 AM
Author: diverse crotch

They respect tradition

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Date: March 25th, 2018 2:17 AM
Author: comical persian



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Date: March 25th, 2018 2:45 AM
Author: fragrant disturbing halford

spin, ratfucks

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Date: March 25th, 2018 2:46 AM
Author: Appetizing slap-happy death wish



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Date: March 25th, 2018 2:53 AM
Author: shimmering odious abode



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Date: March 25th, 2018 2:55 AM
Author: fragrant disturbing halford

spin, ratfucks

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