Oh.
Hardly an unhealthy interest- I clicked the link to see what it was and got something loudly playing an ad or something. I asked if there was a better link to see what it was.

Beheading, huh? Nasty. Not terribly surprised, though- there's a lot of really horrid violence going on in that area of the world. I have heard firsthand testimony from people from Guatemala of things that gave me the jibblies for days.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Mon 11 Apr 2011, 0:25, 1 reply)

Well, it did say 'decapita' in the link text, which was largely what inclined me to translate the rest before watching the thing. Beheading vids are the absolute worst - horrible things made by horrible people, who somehow manage to make the death penalty look far too lenient.
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 0:34, closed)

the death penalthy is a tough one
it's all very well to say "he/she killed soeone in th most horribl;e way, they deserve the death penalty!"
but if it was you pulling that lever or administering that lethal injection, could you do it and justify your actions?
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 0:39, closed)

Obviously, this is entirely theoritical, asI've never been and will never be in that position - but if they were on video, cutting the head from another human being, with no shadow of a doubt that it was them? Yes, absolutely, and it would trouble me no more than a vet is troubled by putting down a rabid dog.
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 0:56, closed)

i just don't know if i could

( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 17:45, closed)

I didn't catch it at the time.
I agree, beheading is pretty heinous, and I didn't realize that that was what the video was of. My Spanish is minimal at best, so I didn't look that closely at what the page said- especially when it tried to install something on my machine. I just closed the window.

In any case, rest easy- I don't enjoy reading about grisly stuff or watching such vids. I've already seen enough of that sort of thing as it is, and having talked to a few people who are professional experts on the violence in Central America I know more than I want to.

Fish, on the other hand, is so egregious that he's entered the popular culture along with Gein and the rest. Kinda hard to avoid some knowledge of him.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Mon 11 Apr 2011, 0:43, closed)

Fair enough. Sorry for being an arse about it.
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 0:57, closed)

It's all good.
It's very grim stuff. I don't like snuff films myself- the fact that "Faces of Death" is being sold in multiple editions is horrifying in itself. I can't get my head around those who enjoy watching that stuff.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Mon 11 Apr 2011, 1:17, closed)

Faces of Death
is mostly poorly faked footage. The beheading vids on YNC.com are gruesome, especially the one where they taser the bloke before commencing the decapitation. They get half way, his head flops back but there's a large heaving flap of skin over his windpipe. The gurgling and rasping death rattle is unforgettable.
It's surprising how quickly the Chechens and Taliban can get through a sinewy neck with a bread knife, the Mexicans in the film above were hopeless, it took ages. Points for effort and the deterrent effect (ie. don't grass on drug dealers) but nil points for technique.
(Rsoles, Mon 11 Apr 2011, 10:32, closed)