88j88 t1_jcowwg5 wrote on March 18, 2023 at 1:03 PM

Or maybe buried and not quite dead yet? People had much less understanding and angry atypically long death may lead people to believe they are supernaturally coming back or staying alive / demons etc.

the_syco t1_jcq7dk7 wrote on March 18, 2023 at 6:34 PM

Agreed. If you poisoned someone with snake venom, and they only went into a coma for a few days before waking up again, the 2nd time around you may want to make sure that they don't get up again...