![It's been 40 years since the guillotine was last used for execution in France. It's also been 40 years since a Star Wars: A New Hope was released in theatres. : r/interestingasfuck It's been 40 years since the guillotine was last used for execution in France. It's also been 40 years since a Star Wars: A New Hope was released in theatres. : r/interestingasfuck](https://preview.redd.it/5b211vub9ofz.jpg?auto=webp&s=2c77dbde9162f730e70d0cb2e91aeb75ad89ebd2)
It's been 40 years since the guillotine was last used for execution in France. It's also been 40 years since a Star Wars: A New Hope was released in theatres. : r/interestingasfuck
![England's guillotine: easy to lose your head in Halifax – archive, 1981 | Capital punishment | The Guardian England's guillotine: easy to lose your head in Halifax – archive, 1981 | Capital punishment | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/95e362653095e4961e1b351b54fe2ce77f5e5c30/90_261_4050_2430/master/4050.jpg?width=1200&height=1200&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=8d05f8ce59e7f2e139d306fb56756414)
England's guillotine: easy to lose your head in Halifax – archive, 1981 | Capital punishment | The Guardian
![Guillotine, death penalty: Lethal injection is cruel and unusual punishment. Slicing off the head is the better way to go. Guillotine, death penalty: Lethal injection is cruel and unusual punishment. Slicing off the head is the better way to go.](https://compote.slate.com/images/df75c9ba-020f-409b-89a3-40083c082b09.jpg)
Guillotine, death penalty: Lethal injection is cruel and unusual punishment. Slicing off the head is the better way to go.
![Guillotine, firing squads better than lethal injection, says prominent federal judge - The Washington Post Guillotine, firing squads better than lethal injection, says prominent federal judge - The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2014/07/103127652.jpg&w=1200)