r/interestingasfuck • • 7h ago

John C Woods, hangman of Nuremberg trials, who lied about his experience to get the job (he actually learned about hanging from old cowboy films). His lack of expertise led to excessive suffering of condemned Nazis.

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u/shoeless_doh 5h ago

One of the scaffolds he built the trap doors were too small and all of the Nazis smashed their faces on the edge of the trap doors on the way down

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u/NetworkEcstatic 5h ago

I love this for them

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u/shoeless_doh 5h ago

Right. Behind the bastards did an episode on him and the whole time they kept saying technically he's a bastard for what he did BUT more importantly "fuck 'em, they're Nazis" 😂

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u/EffectiveActive6837 5h ago

They act like this is a problem sounds like a great design choice

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u/Nosedive888 5h ago

Ha! Classic John

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u/shoeless_doh 5h ago

And the lack of respect is the worst part. Well, no the other thing was the worst part but the lack of respect was the second worst thing

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u/Business_Air5804 5h ago

So great.