Michael Portillo - How To Kill A Human Being

Post by **faceless** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 7:52 pm

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Michael Portillo - How To Kill A Human Being (The Science of Killing)
Tory MP Michael Portillo looks at the various methods of execution that are available in the modern era
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Post by **faceless** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 10:37 pm

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SquareEyes · Post by **SquareEyes** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 8:53 pm

Thanks for the vid. I found it vapid though (as I do most US documentaries) - no need to watch a moment of it - it could have been a radio show (at 1/100th of the budget) and still have delivered the same message (i.e. did they actually say anything I didn't already know?).

The previous Portillo (Horizon) one was much more thought provoking. I just watched it again, after a couple of years, and still just as relevant. You can't beat a good BBC prog.

Post by **faceless** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 9:18 pm

yeah, I pretty much thought the same, but it was there and all it took was a C+P. I did learn a few facts about the French Revolution though.