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Melon

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20. No. That is not how it's done. You would need to fall many feet to break your neck.

Reply to moniss (Reply #17)

Wed Jul 30, 2025, 12:20 AM

Jul 2025

The bones break because these people aren’t executioners. They tie a basic knot and hand their body weight from it when they pass out. The knot slips and is incredibly tight. It can get so tight from body weight that it splits the skin. Same force or worse than strangulation.

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Renowned forensic pathologist comments on the 3 broken bones in Epstein's neck [View all] gab13by13 Jul 2025 OP

Another know nothing trump hating fake doctor BOSSHOG Jul 2025 #1

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Replace "everybody i love knows that" with "its common knowledge" and you nailed a MAGA SSJVegeta Jul 2025 #16

"A lotta people are saying...." BurnDoubt Jul 2025 #25

a 'reliable forensic pathologist' - who just happens to be trotting himself out in front of the TV cameras stopdiggin Jul 2025 #4

I'm slow, I don't understand your point? gab13by13 Jul 2025 #5

To be fair, he's trotting himself out there at the behest of Epstein's family EdmondDantes_ Jul 2025 #7

Trump DOJ prodigitalson Jul 2025 #23

No. The DOJ report was in 2023 EdmondDantes_ Jul 2025 #32

To be fair Garland was the DOJ during the Biden "era". Rube? No Autumn Jul 2025 #33

So what was Garland's motivation? EdmondDantes_ Jul 2025 #34

I have my opinions. You can form yours. nt Autumn Jul 2025 #35

I think technically he was strangled. Melon Jul 2025 #6

Did he really? LisaL Jul 2025 #8

Seriously? brush Jul 2025 #9

Yes. My understanding was his butt was a few inches off the ground. Melon Jul 2025 #10

Nah, the video releaseed had several minutes miissing and was not of his cell. brush Jul 2025 #11

Wouldn't you lose consciousness first and not be able to hold yourself in that precise position anymore still-prayin4rain Jul 2025 #14

That's the way they do it.i worked for the police in college and say the same. Melon Jul 2025 #18

Interesting (and sad for the kid and RW) still-prayin4rain Jul 2025 #19

That's still considered as hanging. NutmegYankee Jul 2025 #31

It kinda reminds me of a D.U. thread a few years ago. It seems this guy committed suicide in a cop car, 3Hotdogs Jul 2025 #12

Yup, not surprised. Trump & Barr. Joinfortmill Jul 2025 #13

Dr. Michael Baden was a defense witness for OJ Simpson Kaleva Jul 2025 #15

If one just ties something around the top moniss Jul 2025 #17

No. That is not how it's done. You would need to fall many feet to break your neck. Melon Jul 2025 #20

Honestly did you read what I said about bones not likely to break based on the description given moniss Jul 2025 #21

I read it. There is no stool in a jail cell Melon Jul 2025 #27

I never said there was a stool in his cell. I made the point that unless there moniss Jul 2025 #28

And I'm patiently try to explain to you that body weight and a constricting knot Melon Jul 2025 #29

I don't believe the bones broke by the description of moniss Jul 2025 #30

there's no bones like broken bones Tetrachloride Jul 2025 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 2025 #24

In the end, he was worth more dead than alive. BurnDoubt Jul 2025 #26