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Spanish rightwing politician shot in face in Madrid
(www.theguardian.com)
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this post was submitted on 09 Nov 2023
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How do you shoot someone in the face and he survives ?
You got a lot of face that's not load-bearing.
Shooting someone in the face and them surviving would depend on a bunch of super unpredictable factors. Like, the type of gun and ammo used, the distance of the shot, the angle, and how quick they get medical help.
If it's just a graze or if the bullet somehow misses the major stuff in the face like the brain, that could up the chances of survival. Plus, having top-notch trauma docs on hand could make a huge difference. But for real, it's a roll of the dice situation and totally not something to try to vibe with.
It's not like 100% of the face is some sort of instakill zone
Moment of silence for all who died after popping a pimple ๐
Real life is not a video game, headshots don't automatically kill you. People can survive all kinds of weird incidents and likewise die to things that don't seem all that dangerous, like slipping in the shower
Phineas Gage had a iron bar blown through his skull by an unexpected dynamite detonation leaving a hole that a person could reach through from each side and touch their fingers on the inside, and he lived for years afterwards and held jobs and everything.
Then again, John Ritter died when his aorta just spontaneously unzipped inside of his chest. The human body is wild.
A 22 is like an angry BB gun
I feel like the obvious answer here is that getting shot in the face doesn't necessarily mean getting shot in the brain, even though that is rarely survivable as well.
Remember LA Confidential? Same thing.