The Shocking History of the Electric Chair: From Invention to Controversy

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@catabolistnyc1207 2 ай бұрын

Ok, Mr Brodie, I'll see your "Shocking History" pun and raise you one "Current events". Actually, I just want to tell you that I found this program to be top shelf. The writing, your presentation, the tone--so well done! Thanks so much and I hope that, in the near future, we'll be able to experience more of your creative outlets.

@feelthejoy 2 ай бұрын

I can’t believe someone hasn’t replied to your comment saying something like “lol liberal tears!” - I suppose that’s a positive reflection on this channel’s viewing audience!

@wolfygirljas 2 ай бұрын

@@feelthejoyhow is that relevant to this comment?

@douglasclerk2764 2 ай бұрын

We should perhaps offer resistance to puns in this context.

@vangroover1903 2 ай бұрын

@@douglasclerk2764 That could shock some and polarise the discussion.

@capt.bart.roberts4975 2 ай бұрын

Me too! 😋

@jacktheripper13 3 ай бұрын

What a fascinating video, thanks Paul

@ridinglife4869 2 ай бұрын

Oh my gosh! Those poor animals😢

@tinaroberts5858 2 ай бұрын

That was absolutely disgusting. Ffsk. Poor animals indeed. Disgusting humans!!!

@foo219 2 ай бұрын

Edison also filmed it and showed the movies for profit. Any way to make a buck I guess. At least for people like him.

@inisipisTV 2 ай бұрын

@@foo219- That’s a myth and Edison never electrocuted animals. Those are made anti-AC advocate Harold Brown after the numerous accidental electrocution of Line men and children touching live wires. It was very big deal in those time, since Safety Regulations regarding Electric system and Westinghouse was too aggressive in installing the system quickly. The real danger of AC system and its fatal flaw is the primary reason Edison doesn’t wanted to switch from DC into AC.

@OuidaEvans-xs5pg 2 ай бұрын

Where was the ASPCA?!!!???!!!

@bunnymad5049 2 ай бұрын

@@OuidaEvans-xs5pg First founded in 1866 in New York City. So, just getting off the ground.

@vanessastenglein6810 3 ай бұрын

Incredible video. So we'll researched and presented. I learned alot from this one. Thank you.

@RationallySkeptical 2 ай бұрын

'A lot' is two words.

@dr.blubolt250 2 ай бұрын

Anyone surprised it was a dentist who invented this device?

@serpentinesecrets6771 2 ай бұрын

I hear the most hated and suicidal professionals

@michaelharrison3602 2 ай бұрын

I wouldn't be surprised if it was my dentist 😅

@Momsaidwow 2 ай бұрын

Hahahaha

@sylverscale 2 ай бұрын

I'm fortunate to have finally found a really great dentist who doesn't do things like a root canal when there could be another reason for my pain (there was). But I've been through so many cruel or overly confident or incompetent ones...

@DBEdwards 2 ай бұрын

hahahaha!!!

@jodyharnish9104 2 ай бұрын

It's actually fairly common for a dead body to make a groaning noise when it expels air from the lungs. They should have just checked for a pulse again and listened to his heart rather than flipping the switch again. I spent a few years as a nurse's aide, and another aide and I had to clean up a patient who had passed away and get him ready to be picked up. He made groaning noises when we turned him on his side to clean his bottom, but we knew to expect that. It still was strange, though.

@raquellofstedt9713 2 ай бұрын

They've been know to move or even sit up. Gasses and all. very eerie but a good reminder to check again.

@robertmoffett3486 2 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure they knew what was what. It isn't like the physician knew less than you do

@shiloallard9790 2 ай бұрын

@@robertmoffett3486 He was a dentist he didn’t know anything about the body other than teeth.

@retriever19golden55 2 ай бұрын

It's strange how we have isolated ourselves from the realities of death. As a lifelong dog owner, I've held many a dear friend as they passed; it's gutwrenching, but I owe it to them. The last thing they see and hear should be their owner's face and voice. A couple of times I've been a stand-in when the owner was too distraught to be there; while I held those dogs and told them how much they were loved, they deserved their real person, not a stand-in. But our society just wants to avoid dealing with it.

@raquellofstedt9713 2 ай бұрын

@@robertmoffett3486 In those days? The germ therory was just taking off, my friend.

@janeyrevanescence12 2 ай бұрын

You know...the more I learn about Thomas Edison, the less I like him.

@AdrienneRodgers-ht7iy 2 ай бұрын

I agree, he sold his soul

@AnnaAnna-uc2ff 2 ай бұрын

@@AdrienneRodgers-ht7iy Is that the same as being a malignant narcissistic?

@Dovietail 2 ай бұрын

Total sociopath. Most capitalist "captains of industry" are.

@LathropLdST 2 ай бұрын

😂 Musk should have named his construct Edison, like the thief and conman he was.

@thisolddog2259 2 ай бұрын

What did Musk steal, and whom did he con?

@jldisme 2 ай бұрын

500k subscribers!! Well done!

@mchampagne1776 2 ай бұрын

I own a historic walking tour company in Buffalo and one of the stories I tell is of Southwick’s invention of the electric chair and Kemmler’s crime, trial and execution. This telling was very interesting and had many of the same facts I’ve found in my research of articles at the time and his trial transcripts. Thank you for teaching me more about other electric chair deaths.

@Rulya.BaruchHaShem.Morrigan 2 ай бұрын

Oh, awesome. I'm from the Town of Ton. & moved to Utah several yrs ago. Walking tours are so much fun & much more personal & up close than other tours.

@LazyIRanch 2 ай бұрын

My uncle used to lead walking tours of the Strand district of Galveston, Texas. He was very knowledgeable about Galveston's interesting history, and he always dressed in costumes that matched the particular theme at the time. There was a museum exhibit about the Prohibition days, and the speakeasies and gangsters. For that job, he dressed in a purple zoot suit, with matching fedora. Sadly, he was hit by a pickup while he was crossing the street and died. How TH did the driver not see a man wearing a purple zoot suit in broad daylight? At least he died doing what he loved!🥲

@capt.bart.roberts4975 2 ай бұрын

Thereby hangs a tale!

@timchaney8184 2 ай бұрын

Amongst your finest pieces of work, Paul

@ahnraemenkhera7451 2 ай бұрын

I thought so, too! The chair is one of those morbidly-fascinating topics that I’ve always found extremely disturbing. But here, it’s discussed in such a matter-of-fact-yet-considerate way that it was much more informative than “ghoulish.” Though I do wonder why, after so many “paranormal investigations,” nobody’s ever reported any particular spectres as being “known” to be ‘haunting’ those chambers still operable, most especially? I appreciate a palatable, sanely-presented narrative, just the same! Thanks, Well I Never channel!

@nettejakobs2501 2 ай бұрын

What an electrifiring story 😮 Thank you and Greetings from Denmark 😊

@feelthejoy 2 ай бұрын

As a kid who grew up in the ‘80s in New Jersey, we were taught that Edison was a genius to the point of heroism. The more I’ve learned about him as I got older, the more I was disgusted by him. I know the point of this video isn’t about him, but seriously, he was a complete piece of shit.

@robertmoffett3486 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, I took a school trip to his lab in 67. The presentation was very interesting, and Edison sounded like an amazing guy. Which is true, in certain ways. But as I grew and learned, my impression changed a lot. My best memory about the trip was the guide, who was very old, and had worked for Edison in his youth. When they demonstrated a phonograph playing ragtime on a wax cylinder, he started tapping his foot and moving to the beat with his eyes closed, and smiling, reliving his youth. Comical, but touching, at the same time

@Lizablue0608 2 ай бұрын

Yep! 👏🏼👏🏼

@inisipisTV 2 ай бұрын

There are many things erroneous in the video. One thing, Edison never electrocuted dogs, horses or elephants. Those are made by anti-AC advocate Electrical Engineer Harold Brown, done on his own accord. Edison never hired Tesla regarding electric generation. He hired him to make a better Arc-lighting for Street Lamps in order to grab a large public bidding. However, Tesla was too slow in his development, Edison was forced to get another Engineer to finish the project. Edison and Tesla separated in friendly terms, Edison even gave Tesla full patent control to any discoveries he made for Edison Company. Stories that Edison hoodwinked Tesla are all based on Tesla’s late writings in the 1930’s when Tesla is suffering Dementia. Most historians dismiss most of these accusations, considering it ran counter to other people’s recollection and records. The main reason Edison is totally against AC electricity is because it needed incredibly high and very dangerous Voltage in order to transfer the current from distance to another. Something that prove him correct when numerous Electric line workers for Westinghouse getting electrocuted and killed. A famous case of a young boy being electrocuted that started Harold Brown to advocate the abolition of AC electricity, Edison simply agreed with his advocacy but doesn’t approve the dog killing demonstrations. Tesla didn’t invent AC. American physicist William Stanley is the one that set up the system for the Westinghouse company. Tesla was hired by Westinghouse in order to get his US patent for Induction motor (an invention by Italian scientist Galileo Ferraris) and the AC system using Transformers that Tesla copied from the Hungarian Electric company the Ganz Industry (the principal company that invented the AC system) There are so many Myths regarding Edison and Tesla. Most of it are from Propaganda made by the Westinghouse Electric company.

@Tbird2191 2 ай бұрын

Respectfully; Citation Needed @@inisipisTV

@robertmatch6550 2 ай бұрын

@@inisipisTVThe true story involves more people and a bit of physics. Recommend: Kathy Loves Physics & History .

@CAROLUSPRIMA 2 ай бұрын

I almost died as Cesar did (and wanted to): quickly and unexpectedly. So I know how it feels to be absolutely certain that I was dying. (Turned out to be a ventricular arrhythmia.) What I recall most is how shocked I was - just a normal day and here I am dying by myself. I recall also thinking that I would give all I have and could beg or borrow to see my children just once more. I benefited from this but don’t look forward to a repeat.

@feelthejoy 2 ай бұрын

I can’t imagine what it would be like to have experienced that. I hope you’ve received therapy if you felt you could benefit from it, or at least have people in your life you could share your feelings with. I’m sure the terror anyone who is condemned to die would feel is immense even if the death itself is quick. And yes of course we all want people like Bundy and Gacy to suffer - but we must consider then what is the purpose of the modern penal system? If it is to exact retribution then we should be honest with ourselves as a society

@CAROLUSPRIMA 2 ай бұрын

@ Thoughtful comment. Thank you.

@robertmoffett3486 2 ай бұрын

Same here. My only thought was an overwhelming horror of what my daughter would suffer

@reaganjaegan 2 ай бұрын

That is fascinating. I'm glad you're still here

@jayclark5912 Ай бұрын

Ive been through similar and I also came to know that you don't live for yourself ,you live for your people.

@eleanorelozier225 2 ай бұрын

Ooh! I can’t wait! And a 48 min episode at that. Happy day 👏👏👏

@susanmolnar9606 2 ай бұрын

Having a medical professional friend who lived close to Sing Sing I was given access to it and saw Old Sparky before it was removed. A very solemn experience.

@Rulya.BaruchHaShem.Morrigan 2 ай бұрын

Oh wow, what a very interesting experience you had seeing that.

@horwoodg 2 ай бұрын

I'm not sure I could look at it. I find the electric chair a horrifying device. In Missouri, you can take a tour of the old gas chamber, and you can actually sit in the chair. This is something for people braver than myself.

@RememberThePallaWallas 2 ай бұрын

@@horwoodgThere is a superstition that those who sit in an electric chair for fun will eventually be executed in one.

@jennilang2464 2 ай бұрын

I just looooove this channel!!! From the looks of it, so do half a million other folks.👍☺️🤗

@GreenHeet 2 ай бұрын

14:49 Look at him so young! Oh my the poor animals 😢

@inisipisTV 2 ай бұрын

⁠- That’s a myth and Edison never electrocuted animals. Those are made anti-AC advocate Harold Brown after the numerous accidental electrocution of Line men and children touching live wires. It was very big deal in those time, since Safety Regulations regarding Electric system and Westinghouse was too aggressive in installing the system quickly. The real danger of AC system and its fatal flaw is the primary reason Edison doesn’t wanted to switch from DC into AC.

@sandyescoto5060 2 ай бұрын

@@inisipisTVsorry, but that is misinformation that you keep repeating

@AlbertaGeek 2 ай бұрын

Another banger, Paul. Glad I subscribed.

@Kraterlandschaft 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, a real banger for sure. Almost a gang one.

@ianbeedles1329 2 ай бұрын

"the father of electricity, Edison" Eh, I think Michael Faraday might disagree with that statement.

@Lizablue0608 2 ай бұрын

The Faraday Cage!

@bunnymad5049 2 ай бұрын

Yes. Though, a lot of people are taught Edison is the father of so many things. We learn a lot and differently once we leave school.

@bunnymad5049 2 ай бұрын

@@Lizablue0608 Microwave oven!

@MrBanzoid 2 ай бұрын

You might add Alessandro Volta and Luigi Galvani to the list.

@elessartelcontar9415 2 ай бұрын

Tesla is the origin of AC electricity.

@shiloallard9790 2 ай бұрын

Poor animals 😢

@worstnightmare8556 2 ай бұрын

Screw them, their just animals.

@feelthejoy 2 ай бұрын

@@worstnightmare8556learn grammar and also compassion

@shiloallard9790 2 ай бұрын

@@worstnightmare8556 You’re evil for saying that 😡

@eelihzuhbeth 2 ай бұрын

@@worstnightmare8556 same could be said about some ppl.

@AmyWebster-u6l 2 ай бұрын

@@worstnightmare8556 There is something missing in you. I pray you do not have any pets.

@phlamingophlox8492 2 ай бұрын

Well, I never imagined this story.

@ajkleipass 2 ай бұрын

The death penalty was just in the news today in Idaho. They recently added lethal injection as an option after their primary method was ruled to be cruel and unusual. The defense wanted the death penalty taken off the table because of that now illegal method. The irony is the man stabbed four people to death but considers death by firing squad (or any death penalty) dehumanizing. 😮 My views on the death penalty are complex - as they should be. The short version, however, is that there should be undeniable proof of guilt (such as Jack Ruby shooting Lee Harvey Oswald), the crime(s) should be extremely heinous (think mass murderer), and the sentence should be carried out swiftly (no sitting on death row for decades). As to method of execution.... if you've done something worthy of the death penalty, you've not only forfeited your life, you've forfeited your right to a painless death. I doubt they gave their victim(s) a painless death. 🤬

@marvinhaines9297 2 ай бұрын

I find your views immoral and depressing. No one deserves to die - whether a fetus or a murderous criminal. We all come from something greater than us, and we all deserve to be treated as such. I don't care what you've done - you're a human and therefore my kin.

@derekstocker6661 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely spot on as always! The animals were the innocent parties in this experiment, but it is astounding how compassionate people can be to killers, and especially people who have absolutely no connections with the victim! Very well done on this one, more than interesting!

@julierobinson3633 2 ай бұрын

It is one of those odd things that people can be against someone in principle - but then find it harder to apply that on a more personal level. For instance there are people who will be interviewed and tell everyone on national tv how they hate foreign immigrants and they should 'all be sent back' - until that actually applies to that poor nice Mrs so and so and her kids who lives on their street who of course should be allowed to stay... I think it's the same with these criminals - when people hear about the CRIME they imagine a monster, but when they see an actual person they find it hard to equate that with the crime.

@Rulya.BaruchHaShem.Morrigan 2 ай бұрын

Nowadays there's many ppl who view criminals to not only be innocent but they turn them into heroes, whole ignoring & dismissing the real victims. It's absolutely abhorrent

@Rulya.BaruchHaShem.Morrigan 2 ай бұрын

@@julierobinson3633 Who's said on national TV that legal immigrants should be sent back to their countries of origin?

@susannahhunt100 2 ай бұрын

Should they have experimented on a human?

@susannahhunt100 2 ай бұрын

Should they performed experiments on humans?

@Ms.HarmonyJ 2 ай бұрын

Paul, what an intriguing and captivating video! You all are doing an outstanding job-keep up the fantastic work!

@chizzkeyt 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this well researched video! Very informative and fascinating but also a bit scary 😅

@feelthejoy 2 ай бұрын

A bit scary?! Quite more than “a bit”!

@IRgEEK 2 ай бұрын

Always great content. Thank you for sharing.

@MontanaHarvestor 2 ай бұрын

Very interesting. Thanks PB

@TrueCrime24Hour 2 ай бұрын

The dark history of the electric chair is both shocking and thought-provoking! From the gruesome beginnings to the rivalry between Edison and Westinghouse, this story uncovers the brutal reality behind what was once considered a "humane" execution method. 😳⚡ The vivid details of the first execution show us just how much society has struggled with finding a "quick and painless" solution for capital punishment. Is it truly possible to make death humane, or is it just a grim facade?

@sorceress1963 2 ай бұрын

Your account is not for the faint of heart anyway. However, this was/is a particularly sinister tale of humankind. Nevertheless, I really love your stories which are well researched and even better told. And your Scottish (?) accent does help, I think. Thank you so much for another Well I Never.

@bretfisher7286 2 ай бұрын

And may I add my gratitude for you, Paul, for your good work here, and the thoroughness and dignity in it. These are things sadly missing in America, commonly.

@hayesjulie 2 ай бұрын

Excellent and crazy video. Thank you for explaining all this.

@IanStork 2 ай бұрын

I alternate between you and Aaron Mahnke’s Lore podcast a lot as I’m falling asleep and I thought “Lore has been a bit dour the last couple nights, I’ll switch it up” and then you immediately hit me with a devastating monologue about the unknowable nature of death that is going to keep me up another hour at minimum lmao. Beautiful work as always though!

@mindriot69 2 ай бұрын

Paul… that was pretty intense but informative. The death penalty is barbaric. Videos like this shed light on it even if the stories are over 50 & 100 years old. Your videos are always informative and engaging. I liked the long form of this video. For being 48 minutes long it seemed to go by fast because of how wonderful you present things. Keep up the outstanding content. #Cheers

@Rulya.BaruchHaShem.Morrigan 2 ай бұрын

"Barbaric" 🤣🤣🤣

@angelabennett8245 2 ай бұрын

What about the people that are murdered by people that are condemned to death? Isn't that barbaric. Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacey tortured their victims till they died. A long painful process. Nobody has any empathy for the victims but have a lot of compassion for the murderers.

@lescook9021 2 ай бұрын

Bring back "old sparky"!

@mwblackbelt Ай бұрын

@mindriot69 Likely not as barbaric as how his victims were killed

@sarahjeannepeterson5536 2 ай бұрын

I am very glad to see that more and more people are recognizing the talent and accomplishments of Nikola Tesla! 😊

@liamhatt8456 2 ай бұрын

I couldn't finish listening. Those poor animals.

@DonnellOkafor_hateslgbtq 2 ай бұрын

Same here.

@eleanorelozier225 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@WellINever 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 😊🙏

@eleanorelozier225 2 ай бұрын

@ thank you for the work or do! You’re awesome! 😊

@megalopolis2015 2 ай бұрын

Great presentation. Thank you for your hard work.

@IRgEEK 2 ай бұрын

Thomas Edison WASN'T an inventor. He was a venture capitalist. Tesla was the real deal and dies penniless. Thomas Edison has a dedicated display with a full-sized cutout at the Smithsonian. In said exhibit, there is one tiny letter hidden around a corner from Tesla accepting an apprentice position where he too was ultimately cheated by Edison and given no credit. No real noting of Tesla's great achievements, including AC which runs the entire Earth. Nothing but that tiny hand-written letter. This highlights our biggest tragedy of innovation with our honoring Edison as an idol. He raised money and stole the ideas of others who worked under him, yet in American history we consider him the greatest American inventor ever even though he NEVER invented anything. Just funded the research. #edisonwasaposer

@kathydavenport4422 2 ай бұрын

I agree with you 100percent

@carlgrant6109 2 ай бұрын

Good

@CommonContentArchive Ай бұрын

Incorrect. Don't get your history from social media memes. It's pseudohistory and untrue. Even wikipedia is good enough to give you a better idea about the achievements and relative importance of Edison, which was substantial. You're also wrong about Tesla, but the internet has decided he was a mythological character (he wasn't), and everyone needs heroes even if their stories are lies.. so you can keep believing that if it makes you happy 😂

@sheryldalton8965 2 ай бұрын

We learned all about Edison in school but Tesla was never mentioned. Go figure haha.

@Flamsterette 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the upload, Paul. I look forward to this one.

@james_t_kirk 2 ай бұрын

*The most fascinating and exquisitely detailed history of the electric chair's origin I've ever heard. By video's end I felt as if I had been personally fried in the "hot seat" several times.*

@dianamdevlin828 2 ай бұрын

Oh Mr. Brody you know you’re my very favorite and I love you to pieces, but this story made me so sad. The things we think of to hurt others, I don’t know. It was a lot. But thank you so much for covering this and educating me on things that I did not know. What an eye-opener, blessings my friend 🌸🤙🏽🌈 ~ aloha from Maui 🏝

@RadioJonophone 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for that electrifying look into current affairs. P.S. Thomas Edison did not invent the light bulb, but he did improve its design to enable mass production. Like a lot of things, he stole others' ideas to pretend to their invention. I think his only real invention was the call of "hello" when answering the telephone.

@eelihzuhbeth 2 ай бұрын

yup! him, like many others in history, have been contributed with things they stole from others. history is just a fable agreed upon.

@vangroover1903 2 ай бұрын

That is such a shocking pun, I couldn't resist chiming in.

@cayleytomburgessharrystyle1381 2 ай бұрын

thanks you Paul for the great video and love the picture of you and paddington brown bear and tomorrow is paddington in Peru in the cinema all around united kingdom

@michelledesgroseilliers2956 2 ай бұрын

Paul, you are magnificent! ❤❤

@amypaterson6414 2 ай бұрын

Babe, wake up. Paul just dropped a video that's almost an hour long 😍

@deemecklin4864 2 ай бұрын

Amazing. I had no clue it was so thought out. Thank you for the story. Once again, you are awesome!

@jenmarie03 Ай бұрын

Absolutely electrifying! Sorry, couldn't help it. Love your channel!

@manomeile4058 2 ай бұрын

Hello Mr. Brodie, I love your channel, your style of storytelling and your very dapper personal style as well. I have gotten all my friends hooked on your videos and we were just discussing how we would love it if you covered America’s first serial killer… not the infamous HH homes as many believe, but the Servant Girl Annihilator from Austin, Texas. The name was coined by writer/poet O. Henry but locals now just call him SGA. It is a fascinatingly macabre unsolved case and even has been rumored to be linked to Jack the Ripper and HH as well. Cheers! From Austin, Texas.

@valley_robot 2 ай бұрын

I almost died from a massive heart attack , it was painful , but it was calming, I had my lady holding me and I was ready to go to the next life. it was incredible pain , like being on fire from the hips up. but the pain couldn't get any worse so I accepted my death and held my partners hands until I passed. i didn't pass and I'm still awake and alive, but the memory of death doesn't scare me anymore

@CarolLeslie-x5n 2 ай бұрын

Brilliant research and very very well presented I love your videos so educational thank you

@WalkingOnRainbows12 2 ай бұрын

Just found your youtube, what a wonderful listen! Very much enjoyed and have subscribed!!

@eee163 2 ай бұрын

Not having capital punishment makes sense to me. Although it might seem like justice for serious crimes, I think it lets offenders off too easily. Life imprisonment forces them to face their actions every day, which feels like stronger accountability. Plus, there’s always the risk of wrongful convictions, where innocent people could be executed - like Timothy Evans in the UK, who was wrongly executed in 1950 for murders actually committed by his neighbour, John Christie. Cases like this show the irreversible nature of such mistakes. Victims’ families may feel differently, as their experiences are deeply personal. But from my perspective, justice should respect human life and ensure fairness. That’s why I lean towards life sentences over the death penalty.

@MjStslker 2 ай бұрын

Well said 👍

@pinstripesuitandheels 2 ай бұрын

I agree.

@retriever19golden55 2 ай бұрын

Yes, life with *no* possibility of parole is a better alternative. In the US, capital punishment requires a second trial after conviction, rather than a routine sentencing. Both sides use teams of attorneys and support staff which specialize only in capital cases. Appeals, etc., go on for as long as two decades, employing countless numbers of attorneys, investigators, expert witnesses, paralegals, and office staff...it's a whole industry. Keeping someone in prison for life is much less expensive, look up the stats on it. Also, life without parole means no periodic appeal hearings for the victim's families to suffer through, and no circuses of media and protesters (pro and con) outside court venues. Lock them up and keep journalists and sensationists away from them. Let the victims' families have peace to try to heal.

@pabmusic1 2 ай бұрын

Agree. Most of the world has abolished it or hasn't used it for at least 50 years.

@mistyhaney5565 2 ай бұрын

I would be willing to bet that we here in the U.S. have executed innocent individuals. I'd be willing to bet that the state I currently live in, Texas, has executed an innocent person.

@AndrewRyan-p1p 2 ай бұрын

This was one of the most interesting things I have seen for years did not want it to end Thank you so much. I feel so bad for those poor animals

@L.RenéeCreates 2 ай бұрын

Well Done 👏Thanks for sharing this information ❤

@lindacook905 2 ай бұрын

Well done.

@TheBabaYagaMusicBox 2 ай бұрын

Brilliant episode as always. What horrible, evil things human beings will do to one another, and the animals. Hard to believe this still goes on in some parts of the world.

@AmyWebster-u6l 2 ай бұрын

The thought of those poor animals dying like that makes me sick. I hope those POS people were punished in the afterlife.

@ottavva Ай бұрын

excellent video - hats off, Sir

@TiesOfZip 2 ай бұрын

I’ll never understand the obsession with a “painless” or “humane” death process for people condemned to die because of a heinous crime. Why should we care what they go through at the end? They certainly didn’t care about the effect their actions inflicted on others.

@AnnaAnna-uc2ff 2 ай бұрын

affect

@throttlegalsmagazineaustra7361 2 ай бұрын

@@AnnaAnna-uc2ff "Effect" is the noun, "affect" is the verb. He was right.

@janeyrevanescence12 2 ай бұрын

me neither. If you find the answer, will you let us know?

@gregevans6044 2 ай бұрын

No, I believe it’s “effect”

@violetfemme411 2 ай бұрын

If someone murdered one of my loved ones, I can imagine I'd want them to suffer, at the very least as much as the victim, probably even more so. But that's simply MY personal opinion. All I know for certain is that nothing we've come up with so far has stopped humans killing humans. 😔💜

@horwoodg 2 ай бұрын

Interesting and beautifully told.

@paulinepierre4007 2 ай бұрын

watch everything you do, so interesting . with your voice being perfect and your style adding to the whole effect. thank you for all you do. brilliant.

@-K3M0SABI- 2 ай бұрын

Loved this video..Thank you Paul👏👏👏

@bluewinterwolf 2 ай бұрын

I will never understand how executions are still fought over on how to do it humanely, painlessly and without the condemned completely terrified before the execution. The best, quickest, humanest and painless way to execute a human is to use 2 drugs. The first, would be a drug to put the condemned into a coma or a deep sleep (like what is used to put you to sleep when you go for an operation), and then the 2nd, would be an opioid and in my opinion the opioid that should be used would be the strongest one being fentanyl in such a high dose that the condemed would be able to be executed tens if not hundreds of times over from that one dose so that there wouldn't be even the slightest possibility of survival. This would not only take away any possibility of a botched, painful and petrifyingly scary execution as the condemned would not only be unconscious when the fatal dose of opioid is given, but because it is an opioid, the painkilling aspect of the drug would gaurentee the condemned would die painlessly. This, in my educated and medical opinion, would be the best, painless, fearless and most humane way to execute a condemed person that, like i mentioned before, would have no chance of any complications, any chance of survival like other execution methods and would take away any possiblily of suffering painfully or terrifyingly. Its not rocket science and it still dumbfounds me that this method is still not being considered let alone tried or used. Unless the governments are intentionally using methods they know will cause a certain amount of suffering before death but are trying to convince the public that the current methods are humane to be able to legally inflict suffering before death but dont want to admit it, which would not surprise me.

@MichaelCampin 2 ай бұрын

Its not voltage that kills it is amperage

@robertmoffett3486 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, that aspect kinda bugged me a little, but Paul is just relating what was published at the time. Most people neither know nor care about electrical theory, and anyway, any 2,000 volt shock is gonna have enough amperage to do the job

@utethornburg7715 2 ай бұрын

I didn’t know that.

@dimakhidarkovskiy2175 2 ай бұрын

In order to have voltage you have to have current, ain’t? 220 v ac will have some amperage, I guess

@CommonContentArchive Ай бұрын

It's neither one nor the other. It's both. The youtuber "ElectroBoom" has a fun demonstration: you need both sufficient amperage and voltage to cause pain/death.

@deewhite4346 2 ай бұрын

Thank you again for your videos . By the way hope you had a good birthday. Best wishes x

@hothog8261 Ай бұрын

A very well done video.

@hennies9509 2 ай бұрын

Great episode 👏🏻 👍🏻.

@brucealmighty9877 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic journalism 👏

@buschovski1 2 ай бұрын

A fascinating presentation sir. Thank you

@PaulGould-t7u 2 ай бұрын

Sorry about this but am i the only one to see the title The shocking history of the electric chair . And start laughing at it's name sorry about this but i do love your videos but this video title just got to me. I don't know if you ment for it to be a joke title but it made my day funny as hell.

@Dovietail 2 ай бұрын

Fascinating biography of "Young Sparky."

@ian757 2 ай бұрын

Chilling. A history told with dignity and respect. Thank you.

@jeneric99 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing

@uncleted470 2 ай бұрын

1 minute into the video and I subscribed immediately!

@cjhobbyfly8597 2 ай бұрын

Father of electricity... Thomas Edison??? Faraday or Tesla yes... Edison should have been given the chair for his so called inventions.

@douglasclerk2764 2 ай бұрын

You might perhaps think of Edison as the midwife of electricity.

@joeasthope2064 2 ай бұрын

Just found your channel very interesting subbed

@davidcunningham2074 2 ай бұрын

love the delivery

@hymiestone 2 ай бұрын

Excellent presentation.

@randelbrooks 2 ай бұрын

Very interesting

@jessicaferreiracoury 2 ай бұрын

Mr. Brodie, I would like to make a video request if you please. I recently read about the murder of the actor William Terris by fellow actor Richard Prince, who was jealous of him. It happened in the 19th century. It's quite an interesting story. I have not found any good videos about the story and I think you would tell it to perfection. I hope you like this idea I love your channel. Much love from Brazil 🇧🇷❤️

@WellINever 2 ай бұрын

Hi, Jessica! You've asked for this a few times so it's my great delight to let you know that we have finally created an episode on the subject 😊 It went live a few days ago over on our 2nd channel 'Well, I Never Stars' You can find it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioSxppyXg9KAhqc I hope you enjoy it 🙏

@jessicaferreiracoury 2 ай бұрын

@WellINever my goodness!! I can't believe it!!! That is amazing!! I have no words to thank you I'm humbled. Thank you so much for your kindness and for noticing my request. You are a true gentleman.

@alanleemaxwell831 2 ай бұрын

Too notch content as always, if a little "shocking..."

@daledevernon56 2 ай бұрын

If you think that dying is the worst thing that could possibly happen to you, you don't have an imagination.

@robertmoffett3486 2 ай бұрын

Understood, but I'm pretty sure he meant in the normal course of most lives. We're all aware of the horrors some people suffer, and why death can be a mercy in itself

@imhere653 2 ай бұрын

@robertmoffett3486 What kind of unnecessary, patronizing comment is that? And who gave you authority to speak for, "all of us"?

@karinac.3378 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!! Haven’t heard about this before!

@amypaterson6414 2 ай бұрын

Babe, get up. Paul dropped a video that's almost an hour long 😍

@krugmeister7301 2 ай бұрын

Money 💰 has a certain way to change people's minds..

@bunnymad5049 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, Paul. Most excellent, as always. May I just - I'm wondering if you mean Edison was considered (then) the father of electricity in the US? Michael Faraday is noted to be "the" father of electricity. Just a query. xxxx Bless you & have a great week.

@MrIRISH2215 2 ай бұрын

Very interesting. Thank you

@steveakersdrums 2 ай бұрын

SC just carried out an execution Sep 20 of this year. Also they offer firing squad as an option now. Thanks Paul. Very informative

@inacollazo2483 2 ай бұрын

What about the cruel and unusual punishment perpetrated by criminals to their victims?

@galadriel3134 2 ай бұрын

Yes - if THEY do it- it must be right. Let's all do that! Fantastic idea.

@Stichting_NoFa-p 2 ай бұрын

whataboutism

@throttlegalsmagazineaustra7361 2 ай бұрын

As long as you don't have to pull the lever, right?

@christineharris2302 2 ай бұрын

I think being cruel to a person who is even that vile says something about us.

@Westpark16 2 ай бұрын

What about it genius?@galadriel3134

@Wisdom-Nuggets-Tid-Bits 2 ай бұрын

OK 15:45 in and I cannot stand it anymore! Cruelty of innocent animals is the least tolerable horror I can endure. cannot watch it anymore. Some histories are better left unknown.

@lynn55885 2 ай бұрын

I totally agree. Terrible man.

@jennybwat 2 ай бұрын

Agreed

@quentincollins1825 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for a thought provoking video. I am internally divided on the death penalty. But I ultimately hope someday humanity will evolve beyond this practice.

@jamie.777 2 ай бұрын

I can listen to this gentleman all day. Excellent, subscribed

@markebuoy 2 ай бұрын

Very interesting thank you

@BillyBedlam85 2 ай бұрын

Subscribed old chap!

@mickiec9361 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for a very informative story.

@jespernielsen8549 2 ай бұрын

A journalist once passed by Sing Sing prison, when he heard terrible screams from inside. He asked one of the guards what was happening and the guard replied: "They are executing a prisoner in the electric chair, but we have a power outage so they are using candles".

@dantelovesbeatrice 2 ай бұрын

"...power outage..." I know your comment's about the electric-chair, but it made me think of Vicki L.'s "The Night the Lights Went Out In Georgia" (regarding a hanging): - kzbin.info/www/bejne/gV7UfGqli72JiLM .