Opening

I want to open this essay with a passage about premeditation. The Pierce Suicide Intent Scale has what I want to say about the Guillotines. The premeditation index in this scale is

(0) Impulsive
(1) Considered <1 hour
(2) Considered <1 day
(3) Considered >1 day

There is also the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation. Not sure if that would help. Essentially, I want to begin with the observation that the Guillotine is almost the greatest amount of premeditation possible. It would be impossible, for example, to plan, gather materials for, and construct a workable Guillotine in less than 24 hours. Nearly all reports of actual Guillotine suicides describe apparent weeks of planning and construction.