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Disaffected

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2. All things considered, probably better than before.
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 08:41 PM
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The Chinese had though (and maybe still have) the most reliable and fast means of execution - a single bullet to the nape of the neck. Bullet shatters brain stem and results in instant loss of consciousness and death.

Ironically however, lethal injection has replaced it in many areas (I don't imagine though the Chinese executioners have any trouble obtaining proper lethal injection drugs and training for their use).

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