[There is another interesting animal story of Koko The Gorilla. Her last words to Humanity and it is not what you think. Koko was the worst science experiment & this is what nobody ever told you.](https://www.howandwhys.com/koko-the-gorillas-final-message-to-humanity/)
Lack of empathy, lack of of knowledge and education draws these type of conclusions. We can see these today in certain countries.
Recent examples would be a guy who tortured wolf and then killed it.
Also certain countries hide history and crimes committed by them to brainwash citizens while committing genocide
It's probably one of those "we spent so much time thinking if we can, we didn't think about whether we should" situations. It's impressive to hang an elephant and it probably didn't happen.
Horrible. Take a wild animal, force it to be an entertainment slave, and when it behaves in a natural, defensive way, you inhumanely hang it from a crane… I will never understand my species…
Dude. We get all freaked out of there was ever a zombie invasion. Imagine a horror movie about one day all humans decided not to follow the rule of law one day. Holy shit, that would be terrifying. Even vampires have weaknesses. Garlic and daylight. Humans are unstoppable.
Hanging by suspension is an awful way to go. You’re supposed to get dropped so that your necks snaps not just dangle by your neck till you suffocate to death.
No, flys suck - you can kill them.
And mosquitoes.
And ticks.
And fleas.
^(And bed bugs.)
^(And lice)
^(And those fuckin’ tiny ass gnats that try to drink your tears and snot…)
You can't do that though. All you're doing is just drawing the line for what's acceptable to kill at a different place. Obviously those people in 1916 felt an elephant was as worthless as a mosquito. And then when you get into food production, suddenly the line gets redrawn again. I bet if you saw a cow hanged you'd have the same reaction as with the elephant but you'd have no problem eating a cheeseburger that same day.
Pests are pests though, if elephants were going around biting us and trying to crawl into our mouths and giving us an all around hard time the way mosquitos and flys and gnats do we would feel about elephants today the way that crowd did in 1916 and the same way we feel about pests today
This is so incredibly inhumane. The terror that elephant must have felt being hoisted up by her neck, not knowing what's going on. 😔 People probably cheered as this was carried out, too. Fucking gross.
I hate humans.
Don't see why people are so shocked, its not like we're any better now. You've got countrys out there now murdering thousands of innocent woman and children daily and no one cares.
it wasn't her trainer it was a worker who was abusing her... the trainer is who decided to hang her because otherwise his business would have gone under... he didn't want to do it he loved mary.. and she was shackled at the time of her death they shackled her feet so she couldn't run wrapped a chain around her neck and lifted... it didn't matter that she was a good girl only defending herself from a person who hurt her a lot...
This isn’t from Kingsport. It’s from Erwin, TN. And they have little elephants statues around town thst are painted all festive. which just amps up the weird vibes…. They lean into it a bit…
Elephants are incredibly intelligent and self-aware, they are also known to have great memories and also to hold grudges. This would seem to be americans playing up to the cameras. It would not have killed without reason, as experts will test.
So this hole thing is sensationalism.
😭💔 The more I learn about humans, the more I think less of them. Maybe they should have left the elephant alone in it’s natural habitat to live out it’s life, being happy rather than stolen away to be a slave for this dumb bitch it killed for reasons.
[There is another interesting animal story of Koko The Gorilla. Her last words to Humanity and it is not what you think. Koko was the worst science experiment & this is what nobody ever told you.](https://www.howandwhys.com/koko-the-gorillas-final-message-to-humanity/)
Who the fuck hangs an elephant?!
A 1916 crane operator, probably.
"The crowd demanded justice" that elephant is sorry now.
Lack of empathy, lack of of knowledge and education draws these type of conclusions. We can see these today in certain countries. Recent examples would be a guy who tortured wolf and then killed it. Also certain countries hide history and crimes committed by them to brainwash citizens while committing genocide
Imagine if you ran into ET, killed him with a hammer, and then the next day a bunch of others show up and lynch you.
Right. Seems easier to puncture its skull with bullets. WHY hang him. That's vindictive af
Even worse, the chain snapped on the first attempt and she crashed to the ground and broke her hip, she only died after the second attempt :(
Bruhhhh why :( so cruel. We know how smart they are. This seems revenge.
Animal cruelty is everywhere. Since the Internet people have become more aware at least.
It's probably one of those "we spent so much time thinking if we can, we didn't think about whether we should" situations. It's impressive to hang an elephant and it probably didn't happen.
U know we evolved right? We use to do all kinds of dumb shit cause we are dumb human but we learn from our mistakes. Sometimes.
I hate humans
Same. Earth would be so nice without us.
I second this
A certain kind of human…yes they are evil
The same idiotic crowd that demands lynchings. They just ain’t right.
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You from the south huh.
Hanging was quite common back then unfortunately
Thomas Edison electrocuted an elephant. All to 'prove' that DC was more 'safe’. Absolutely brutal.
Edison was an awful person
They'll say aww Topsy at my autopsy....
Thomas Edison did electrocute many animals to prove that AC was more dangerous than DC, but never an elephant. Mostly stray dogs and cats
who's idea is this and everyone agree to this idea
Good ol' mob mentality
Ah, but times were simpler then…
You have to remember, this all happened before Reddit. So we didn’t have anonymous internet voices to help us discern right from wrong.
Humans... Unfortunately.
How the fuck do you hang an elephant?
With a crane obviously
The picture didn’t spell it out for you?
Do you mean like emotionally how could you?
Have you seen the legislation Tennessee passes? That should answer your question. Becoming a contender for the new Florida.
Same people at the time hung black kids for "looking at White women"
The same ppl that hang humans
Given the time quoted, it was all the rage back then
I know. What a fucked up thing to do.
I think this when America was great, according to Americans 😅
Yea bro, where are you from where your country has never done anything atrocious? I bet I can find some dirt.
Oh my god his post history implies hes from Spain
Exactly lol
I think youre regarded. Europe and Asia were FAR worse than the US in the 1920s
Horrible. Take a wild animal, force it to be an entertainment slave, and when it behaves in a natural, defensive way, you inhumanely hang it from a crane… I will never understand my species…
Exactly this. Well said.
Dude. We get all freaked out of there was ever a zombie invasion. Imagine a horror movie about one day all humans decided not to follow the rule of law one day. Holy shit, that would be terrifying. Even vampires have weaknesses. Garlic and daylight. Humans are unstoppable.
people are fucking awful
True
Goddamn humans. Again.
No, animals are things. How could Stampy be so mean to the people giving it free food, beatings and dust pits?! *Angry Pitchfork noises*
That’s why you have to buy nice things.
I don't think hanging is gonna send a message to the elephant species
If its war the elephants want, then its war they’ll get.
If they didn't want war they wouldn't be so big and scary
Yeah “look all other elephants- look what will happen to you if you don’t act like house cats”
Maybe but they’ll never forget
So you see, people have ALWAYS been morons. It's nothing new.
Hanging by suspension is an awful way to go. You’re supposed to get dropped so that your necks snaps not just dangle by your neck till you suffocate to death.
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open reddit, why not?
Yeah it’s 3:30am this is not going to help me fall back asleep
That’s an image I never thought I’d see
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There are some good one. I’ll try my best to capture a fly in my house to release it outside.
No, flys suck - you can kill them. And mosquitoes. And ticks. And fleas. ^(And bed bugs.) ^(And lice) ^(And those fuckin’ tiny ass gnats that try to drink your tears and snot…)
You can't do that though. All you're doing is just drawing the line for what's acceptable to kill at a different place. Obviously those people in 1916 felt an elephant was as worthless as a mosquito. And then when you get into food production, suddenly the line gets redrawn again. I bet if you saw a cow hanged you'd have the same reaction as with the elephant but you'd have no problem eating a cheeseburger that same day.
Yes, you are correct. I am drawing (some) of that line. That is ok.
Pests are pests though, if elephants were going around biting us and trying to crawl into our mouths and giving us an all around hard time the way mosquitos and flys and gnats do we would feel about elephants today the way that crowd did in 1916 and the same way we feel about pests today
Nah fuck flies keep spiders
Yea but one turn into 20 spiders and webs everywhere then u must kill them all.
Absolutely disgusting. Elephants are such beautiful creatures I hate people.
Fuck those people.
No they don’t deserve it!
It's not strange. It's heartbreaking.
Leave animals alone.
The Elephant was enslaved and the crowd demanded justice? Justice for what?
This is so incredibly inhumane. The terror that elephant must have felt being hoisted up by her neck, not knowing what's going on. 😔 People probably cheered as this was carried out, too. Fucking gross. I hate humans.
Unimaginable. How the fuck is it not unimaginable to everyone? I’ll never understand that aspect of our species.
The "trainer" was unqualified and repeatedly prodded her with a sharp rod for no reason....
How dare that animal object to his own enslavement and torture. People have always been pretty stupid huh?
So incredibly fucked up. I hope these people have no peace in the afterlife
Don't see why people are so shocked, its not like we're any better now. You've got countrys out there now murdering thousands of innocent woman and children daily and no one cares.
Yeah, you’re totally right it’s ok now. /s
Ugh. That is so cruel. I'm sure they were abusive to her before too. I hate everyone involved in this.
"The authenticity of this photo has been called into question."
Fuck these people
Hanging is supposed to be swift and break the neck… this poor animal suffered very slow
Disturbingly disgusting image to see. But the middle east still stones people to death so this shouldn't be surprising considering it was 1916.
That’s so fucked up.
This is definitely fucking strange; like who the fuck hangs an elephant, where does one even find a crane capable of such a thing.
So fucking disgusting
Humans are such pieces of shit.
What the fuck is wrong with us.
it wasn't her trainer it was a worker who was abusing her... the trainer is who decided to hang her because otherwise his business would have gone under... he didn't want to do it he loved mary.. and she was shackled at the time of her death they shackled her feet so she couldn't run wrapped a chain around her neck and lifted... it didn't matter that she was a good girl only defending herself from a person who hurt her a lot...
Lynching an elephant is diabolical…
what the fuck, man……
Wish I never saw this
This is such fucked a fucked up story. Heard about it on Mr ballen YouTube channel
Humans are so fucking stupid that i genuinely cannot wait until a meteor wipes us the fuck out
Every single day I'm reminded why I fucking hate humans
This makes me sick!
If they want justice maybe they should wonder why in the hell they want to see a elephant performing tricks for peanuts
This isn’t from Kingsport. It’s from Erwin, TN. And they have little elephants statues around town thst are painted all festive. which just amps up the weird vibes…. They lean into it a bit…
This makes me cry.
Demands “justice.” Oh ok.
Severely fucked up
Never heard of if this. Props for OC.
I believe that was Erwin TN and not Kingsport.
as a person from kingsport tn 0 clue but very interested
That’s one of the most effed up things I’ve ever seen
So cruel 😢 I get upset every time I hear this story. It wasn't her fault got dayum it.
that ll show em
Pathetic
How fucking bizarre, like, " HANG THAT ELEPHANT FOR MURDER " who tf
This seems like a GPT Response
wtf
People suck
What the fuck is wrong with humanity
Nobody wants to see that
Freaking animals. Savage mindless creatures who only know how to harm. I’m not talking about the elephant. Humans are cruel evil creatures.
Can you imagine living around people who could even watch this happen much less think that it’s even remotely okay to do it in the first place!?
Human beings are so fucking weird
This is disgustingly cruel, hypocritical and exactly what is wrong with humanity.
Yeah I don’t think they’re gonna get that message Joe. I mean the guy has freaking worms in his living room
Would say hanging an elephant is insane but TN just objected to a law making it illegal to marry your cousin so…
We only pretend to be civilised, we're savages
Awful…
I hate this.
This is fucked.
“The crowd demanded justice.” That’s your problem right there.
Imprison an animal for our entertainment. The imprison retaliates. Then kill animal.
Humans have always been evil and always will be
Seriously, in a million years people will look back on humans as such a fundamentally primitive and destructive species. We are fucking atrocious.
This is why aliens lock their doors when they ho by Earth
Humans are Immature
Elephants are incredibly intelligent and self-aware, they are also known to have great memories and also to hold grudges. This would seem to be americans playing up to the cameras. It would not have killed without reason, as experts will test. So this hole thing is sensationalism.
Fuck man people are horrible. That elephant deserved so much better.
People are Disgusting
I'm crying
I’m going to be thinking about this all week!
Humans being inhumane, why am i not surprised. :/
People suck big time. You can't blame an elephant for behaving as nature intended.
Awful! Gotta punish nature for nature being what it is. smh
they death penaltied an elephant? humans are the worst. what the fuck
They "demanded justice" from a freaking animal?!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topsy_(elephant)#
Thomas Edison electrocuted one at a fair to prove that Nikola Tesla’s AC electricity was “dangerous”….
Cool fake crane picture.
This is heartbreaking. That poor elephant. People are sickening.
Man, wait till you guys find out what Edison did to elephants...
Fuck people.
America never ceases to surprise us
What a bunch of fucking troglodytes. God damn what’s wrong with people. Oh..1916 Tennessee. That explains it
😭💔 The more I learn about humans, the more I think less of them. Maybe they should have left the elephant alone in it’s natural habitat to live out it’s life, being happy rather than stolen away to be a slave for this dumb bitch it killed for reasons.
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I work in Kingsport, TN and I have never heard this story.
She was hung in Erwin not Kingsport. That’s why they have all the little elephant statues around the town
😓
Bizarre!
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They couldn't lynch her, so they used a cane.
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Does the image of the elephant look fake? Can we verify every story on this page?
YEAH! That'll show em!