Following up on the guillotine thread, how is it possible for hanging to be the default way of execution in the United States, especially given the "sophisticated" long drop technique?
Following up on the guillotine thread, how is it possible for hanging to be the default way of execution in the United States, especially given the "sophisticated" long drop technique?
The problem is preventing the introduction of the electric chair. Until that came along hanging was the default method.
Hanging always seemed quick and easy...unless of course you don't break your neck on the way down.
But the purpose of modern hanging *is* to break the neck to cause instant unconsciousness to avoid the writhing in pain.Hanging always seemed quick and easy...unless of course you don't break your neck on the way down.
Well, in bad taste, i consider that to be hilarious.Hanging was deemed problematic also because sometimes the hanging resulted in decapitation, and people don't want to see that, just like with Guillotines.
Well, in bad taste, i consider that to be hilarious.
I'm actually curious to know how much that happened actually.