I was thinking straight razors maybe, and a miscue in translation. Regular blades, even single edge, would seem to be pretty hazardous to the murdering thugs too. Though they *aren't* that bright...
You know, I'm not a brave guy, but this is why I think I could summon the courage to fight to the death or run in these circumstances. Like one briefing I saw said, you're just going to become a star in their bloody spectacle when they kill you to make a political statement, so you may as well give it a shot on the front end.
>>would seem to be pretty hazardous to the murdering thugs too
Unless they put them in an old fashioned barber's razor but that has an option of inserting blades.
What an utterly gruesome and slow way to go.