Assertion: decapitation | /r/HasProperty | a quick
Facets:
value: for all its unpredictability
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: If the headsman's axe or sword was sharp and his aim was true, decapitation was a quick and thought to be a relatively painless form of death.
text: While not as terrifying as some of the worst methods of execution ever devised, beheading is fast and certain.
text: If the headsman's axe or sword was sharp and his aim was precise, decapitation was quick and was presumed to be a relatively painless form of death.
text: For all its unpredictability, when it is skillfully performed on a com­pliant victim, beheading is a quick way to go, although it is impossible to be sure how quick since no one has retained consciousness long enough to provide an answer.
text: It is likely that consciousness vanishes within seconds after decapitation, implying that decapitation is a quick and not an inhumane method of euthanasia.