Blowing from a gun. One of the most sadistic executions in history.

Picture Courtesy of: https://www.loc.gov/item/96523988/ (Library of Congress)

Human beings have shown throughout history to posses an intrinsic evil, or at least, a dark side that from time to time makes itself known. Thomas Hobbes believed that human beings were evil by nature, while Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed that deep down, every single human is good and empathetic. The truth is that, if Rousseau had seen at least a little of what human beings…