Have you ever watched execution videos?

Johnboner

There is a huge amount of torture and execution videos on the internet such as beheading, hangings, burning, slow slicing, drowning and any other method of death that you can imagine, it just shows what kind of cruelty humans are capable of. Have you ever seen any of these videos or have seen photograps?
One of the most gruesome videos I have watched is where islamic state captured a military base and sticked like 50 heads of the soldiers on the fence.

Esel

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No.

Cartouche

You would want to be really disturbed to enjoy watching an execution

howamidifferent

I'm of the opinion once seen cant be unseen. I dont want to have to deal with a memory of something so unpleasant so I avoid.

Johnboner

Cartouche wrote: »

You would want to be really disturbed to enjoy watching an execution

There seems to be a high amount of people then as during executions in many countries the family of the victim sit down in a private room and watch it, that is in the United States. Iran on the other hand performs hangings in public on cranes usually and they have huge crowds there. Yes human are messed up.

yerwanthere123

Seen a lot of grim stuff online but never an execution video. I feel given the victims have already suffered the indignity of having their last moments broadcast online, the very least I can do is not watch.

Dr Crayfish

I've never seen any thankfully. I remember in about 98 when the internet was relatively new, in college we looked at rotten.com a few times with some morbid fascination. It took me a long time to forget some of those images, Jesus Christ, murder scenes etc. Not pleasant. I would never look at anything like that now.

Johnboner

Even people in Ireland start demanding public executions when they see an article about some guy killing a group of people, most of the humans are messed up around the world and enjoy watching deaths of others.

Gavinz

Yeah, I've seen plenty of them at this stage.

Armchair Andy

Nothing sounds as b b b bbbbboooooring as watching an elecution video.

SEPT 23 1989

Still remember that chechen animal murdering that helpless young Russian soldier

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup

ya i hit up /r/gore every now and then. friends call me a weirdo but i like to be reminded how evil the world really is sometimes. and it ALWAYS reminds me to driver slower and safer!

The_Kew_Tour

Seen couple in real life.

Tehran and Islamabad. Sadly a lot more everyday occourance then we think

fussyonion

I did see one once, Mexican cartel lobbing a fella's head off. I have been disturbed by it ever since.

Stigura

Seen sh!t loads. Don't believe in hiding my head in the sand, personally.

These days, however, I studiously avoid clicking on anything purporting to be the latest from daesh. F**k 'em. Who ever they are. I'll not give them the oxygen of another click.

Cartouche

Johnboner wrote: »

Even people in Ireland start demanding public executions when they see an article about some guy killing a group of people, most of the humans are messed up around the world and enjoy watching deaths of others.

Public executions were once common, as was slavery
society moves on

RobertKK

I only watched one, it was from Benghazi when Gaddafi controlled Libya.
On the news I heard how Gaddafi was going to massacre people in Benghazi, Gaddafi said there was a terrorism problem there. On Liveleak, there was this video from Benghazi, there were Al Qaeda flags up and a very large crowd gathered to witness a black Gaddafi mercenary who was executed and then beheaded.
I lost total faith in the west and the claims the people of Benghazi had to be saved.
Found it sad and ironic when the US consulate was later attacked in Benghazi, given they basically went in to remove Gaddafi and had assisted terrorists in doing so.
The western intervention led to thousands of deaths.

Johnboner

Cartouche wrote: »

Public executions were once common, as was slavery
society moves on

Not in the middle east. Plenty of videos on YouTube of public hangings.

timthumbni

howamidifferent wrote: »

I'm of the opinion once seen cant be unseen. I dont want to have to deal with a memory of something so unpleasant so I avoid.

A mate sent me a link a while back to a gore site. 3 rd picture down was a crime scene where a 8 year old had been shot. That was the end of that.

Why would anyone want to watch or view these sort of things. It took me quite a while to get the image mostly out of my head. So my advice is not to bother.

Johnboner

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Seen couple in real life.

Tehran and Islamabad. Sadly a lot more everyday occourance then we think

Fascinating, care to elaborate?

Satriale

Yea, i've seen a few and while horrified, i'm glad i did. It's shaken me somewhat out of my cosy little candyfloss world where everyone has a smile and a nice word.

I'd guess most people in our little country dont realise or want to know how bad men really can be.

Fleawuss

I think one of the reasons they stopped public executions was the large numbers that wanted to attend. The modern view that people shouldn't look at these is a bit at odds with the experience of humanity. History is steeped in blood.

XsApollo

Watched one of the public beheadings in Saudi Arabia.

Animals.

meeeeh

Satriale wrote: »

Yea, i've seen a few and while horrified, i'm glad i did. It's shaken me somewhat out of my cosy little candyfloss world where everyone has a smile and a nice word.

I'd guess most people in our little country dont realise or want to know how bad men really can be.

You don't need to watch gore to know what is happening around the world. Don't mistake ignorance mixed with a bit of shock entertainment as being aware about what is going on around the world.

Anyway no I don't. I think every time we click on it it's another little win for Isis or whoever else is interested into broadcasting their brutality. They make it and like good little sheep some lap it up.

Turtyturd

Years ago a friend of mine gave me a compilation video of different executions, never watched it. Had never seen anything like that until literally minutes ago I stumbled across a gif of a guy being shot in the back of the head over on Reddit.

Avatar MIA

No, and fcuk no.

MadDog76

I've a fairly strong stomach and I've been no stranger to violence, extreme violence at times, throughout my life but I overheard the audio to one of these videos (brother was watching one) and that alone was enough for me to know I don't need to watch any of this sick material .......... they're filmed for a reason by these animals and, if you're watching them, you're validating those reasons.

Arghus

Nah. Who needs it?

DrumSteve

Seen a few of the Mexican ones. And that one with the Jordanian pilot.

Reinforces to me how lucky I am to live in Ireland.

_Brian

Many years ago guy said "you have to see what happens here" 'twas an execution video of some poor American hostage maybe 10 years ago.
I watched the lads talking their rubbish and really thought maybe someone was going to bust in and stop it or they were just going to scare the guy.

But no, they ran the blade under the guys chin fairly slowly too. The sounds of him bubbling and groanong was horrendous, something that I wish I haddnt seen.

Worried me a bit that the guy I worked with wasn't bothered by it. His logic was that they guy wasn't any more beheaded by him watching it and definitely no less by me not wanting to see it.

The flying mouse

Seen quite a few over the years, It's horrible what us humans can do to one another.

ziggy

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eviltwin

No, just no. I've known therapists who have to treat people with trauma after watching stuff like that. It's almost like a form of PTSD. As others have said once seen its on your brain forever. I can do without that.

Amirani

I saw 1 or 2 when I was younger. Wouldn't recommend it, though at the same time I wouldn't say I regret having seen them - it is reality after all. They do have a lasting memory that probably irreparably changes your view of humanity in certain ways.

The Rape of Lucretia

Cartouche wrote: »

You would want to be really disturbed to enjoy watching an execution

Would you though ? Spectating at executions have been popular for millennia, and until very recently. Were these people really disturbed ? No. Yet have always been interested in watching them whenever public executions were de rigueur. Fashions may have changed in this part of the world, and executions are rares, or happen out of public view. But that is not the case everywhere. And people havent changed.

Johnboner

Johnboner wrote: »

Even people in Ireland start demanding public executions when they see an article about some guy killing a group of people, most of the humans are messed up around the world and enjoy watching deaths of others.

Would you say you actually enjoy watching these videos?

Humanity isn't elevated by witnessing someones depraved death. I'd never watch anything like that. I'd hate to be so indifferent to the victims that watching them suffer is just something I'd do because I'm curious. It's no justification.

Not watching murder videos doesn't mean your head is in the sand. I wouldn't kid myself that watching them changes anything either.

wnolan1992

I saw the R. Budd Dwyer video as part of a YouTube video on the difference between real violence and video-game violence once. That was about as much "gore" as I ever want to see tbh.

Life is hard enough, the world is a scary enough place, why would anyone seek out more pain and suffering... I purposely avoid all of it these days. Yeah, it generally means I miss out on being part of conversations about said horrific videos, but I can deal with that trade off tbh.

DrumSteve

wnolan1992 wrote: »

I saw the R. Budd Dwyer video as part of a YouTube video on the difference between real violence and video-game violence once. That was about as much "gore" as I ever want to see tbh.

Life is hard enough, the world is a scary enough place, why would anyone seek out more pain and suffering... I purposely avoid all of it these days. Yeah, it generally means I miss out on being part of conversations about said horrific videos, but I can deal with that trade off tbh.

Was the politician? I found that one very sad when you find out the story behind it

Ursus Horribilis

No and I have no intention of watching any. I don't need to see any videos to know that the world is a cruel place and that there are barbarians in the human race. I also know that I'll not be able to unsee what I've seen so there's an element of self-preservation too. Human beings are by nature a species of rubberneckers but when it comes to these videos I am glad not to join the sheep who watch such things.

The_Kew_Tour

Johnboner wrote: »

Fascinating, care to elaborate?

We saw 4 men been hanged in Tehran. 2 for stealing and 2 for being gay. Well thats what we were told at time. Actually I lie a little in that I could not bare watch the moment they were hung but never forget the sinking feeling of being just helpless.

In Islamabad we saw young girl getting stoned. Her mother had betrayed her father and like they do there they punish the poor child. Again we were only told by locals so we could only take their word for it. She was no more then 13.

Johnboner

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

We saw 4 men been hanged in Tehran. 2 for stealing and 2 for being gay. Well thats what we were told at time. Actually I lie a little in that I could not bare watch the moment they were hung but never forget the sinking feeling of being just helpless.

In Islamabad we saw young girl getting stoned. Her mother had betrayed her father and like they do there they punish the poor child. Again we were only told by locals so we could only take their word for it. She was no more then 13.

I couldn't stand and watch I would probably just attack them out of pure rage even thought it would probably result in my own death but no way I could watch a girl getting killed like that.

The_Kew_Tour

Johnboner wrote: »

I couldn't stand and watch I would probably just attack them out of pure rage even thought it would probably result in my own death but no way I could watch a girl getting killed like that.

Well we were told and trained not to help. No point in helping. Because she would still be stoned after you try rescue her, plus you would pay the price, although funny enough the worst would most likely been jail over death.

Thing about that was that her relatives who took part also including her sister. Different ball game a million miles away from Western Style living thats for sure

alchemist33

A few years ago a very sensible work colleague told me he'd watched a hostage murder and wished he never had. I decided to not put myself in his position. I don't need the videos to believe there are evil people out there.

BelovedAunt

I've seen many more than I'd like to have. I discovered r/watchpeopledie a while back and watched a fair amount of the top rated videos through morbid curiosity.

I'd say the Mexican and South American ones are worse than the ISIS ones by a distance. Probably the worst one I saw was a cartel member who prior to the video starting had had his hands cut off and face flayed off. His killers then cut his neck with a box cutter but he was still alive, possibly due to drugs in his system.

Johnboner

World War 2 Nanjing massacre are exceptionally brutal where hundreds of beheaded heads are hanged everywhere on strings for display. Street lights, on the road, electricity wires. Seriously after looking at these pictures or videos your life is changed. I have watched many hangings in Iran videos and now whenever I see a crane I always see a picture of a man hanging in my head.

Colser

I can't even read certain things on newspapers or links on FB particularly if they're in relation to any type of child abuse..the baby P story still upsets me if I think about it and other court cases where they go into detail about long term suffering by children.

Years ago I was watching a documentary and it showed a very young girl being held down on a street and someone carrying out FGM on her while a big crowd looked on..I will never ever forget it ,it was so upsetting,don't know how the camera crew watched it.

CB19Kevo

I have seen some light gore online,Generally close it down if it gets too much,Unfortunately have seen a few things that no one should ever see personally as well.
Combination of which gives me a different outlook to many,Not in a good way but i think once you experience the extremes of violence it will always be a part of you.

Really think people should avoid these type of videos as much as possible,Not good for the mind.

RasTa

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Still remember that chechen animal murdering that helpless young Russian soldier

That the one where he was stabbed in the neck? That's the only one I've watched and turned it off after a few seconds.

I was hoping that was a fake or something

UrbanFret

Surprisingly the beheadings are done with a pretty standard knife and removed in a sawing motion. Always thought it would be one stroke with a sword. Anyway they are not for the faint hearted.

red ears

Johnboner wrote: »

There is a huge amount of torture and execution videos on the internet such as beheading, hangings, burning, slow slicing, drowning and any other method of death that you can imagine, it just shows what kind of cruelty humans are capable of. Have you ever seen any of these videos or have seen photograps?

Ive watched some of the beheading videos years ago but i avoid anything like that now as it does nothing for your well-being.

What the hell is slow slicing.

deise toffee

The Mexican cartel beheadings are fairly sick ****.Watched one particular one where they cut into the victims windpipe,you can here him choking on his own blood while they slowly cut into his throat and finally behead him..That was the worst one I ever viewed.You become desensitised to the gore after a while though...You get used to seeing them.