A total of 909 individuals died in Jonestown itself, all but two from apparent cyanide poisoning, a significant number of whom were injected against their will. Seventy or more individuals at Jonestown were injected with poison, a third of the victims were minors, and armed guards had been ordered to shoot anyone who attempted to flee the settlement.
The final White Night was actually pretty horrible and terrible from what survivors have told us. Children were poisoned first, then the mothers so they could have the opportunity to die alongside with their children. Then the rest of the adults drank the poisoned concoction. Keep in mind that everyone was surrounded by armed guards and Jim Jones is frantically ranting and pressuring people to drink the poison from the stage. Those who wouldn't willingly drink the poisoned flavor aid... 1/?
were forced to drink it via forced injection with a needle. It took approximately 4 hours to kill everyone at Jonestown. Jim Jones was shot in the head by one of his most devoted followers. Honestly, I'd imagine if this was televised either in 1978 or 2025, it would be shocking and would cause nationwide outrage.
DefinitelyaHumanNotanAlien
A total of 909 individuals died in Jonestown itself, all but two from apparent cyanide poisoning, a significant number of whom were injected against their will. Seventy or more individuals at Jonestown were injected with poison, a third of the victims were minors, and armed guards had been ordered to shoot anyone who attempted to flee the settlement.
wannasee
Inject bleach
usernametakenisthestoryofmylife
if only...
GreaseMonkeyOfLove
The cool aid was the tetraethyl lead all along.
orp0piru
D Jonestown T
Bystandr
They already did - the poisons' effect is what is happening right now.
ChelVanin
Unfortunately he bought the cheap chinese poison.
Exyr
Flavor-aid*
B0ardski
it's why they went out of business
JohnWickdidnothingwrong
NCPilot
The final White Night was actually pretty horrible and terrible from what survivors have told us. Children were poisoned first, then the mothers so they could have the opportunity to die alongside with their children. Then the rest of the adults drank the poisoned concoction. Keep in mind that everyone was surrounded by armed guards and Jim Jones is frantically ranting and pressuring people to drink the poison from the stage. Those who wouldn't willingly drink the poisoned flavor aid... 1/?
NCPilot
were forced to drink it via forced injection with a needle. It took approximately 4 hours to kill everyone at Jonestown. Jim Jones was shot in the head by one of his most devoted followers. Honestly, I'd imagine if this was televised either in 1978 or 2025, it would be shocking and would cause nationwide outrage.
tallyhoho
I've also heard that poisoning yourself is a horrible painful death