炮决是一种处决方法,受刑者通常被绑在加农炮口,然后被炮弹打死。乔治·卡特·斯滕特(George Carter Stent)描述的过程如下: 囚犯通常被绑在炮上,被炮口抵着后腰的上边。开炮后,只见他的头直冲上天飞了四五十英尺;上肢飞向天上,落到四处,也许有一百码那么远;下肢落在炮口下;躯干全被轰碎,看不出一点痕迹。
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