quoted: " k jg et al there appears to be some misconception on the "inhumanity" of end by hanging. here i append google;
pn: this was before the scientific study of end by hanging in the early days. e.g. the drop is so severe that the condemned was decapitated.... pn this is the early opinion. In expectation by hanging, the drop is stopped by the lower hangman noose. This noose pulls the chin upwards and the back of the hangman noose push the head forward. in this sudden process, the cervical c2 digs into cervical c1, severing the spinal cord between c1 and c2 which is the control for breathing. that means, at the drop, within 5 seconds, breathing is stopped and the convict dies ON HIS OWN THROUGH ASPHYXIA HE IS NOT STRANGLE TO rest.
pn: hereunder the physics and the tables of weight are guides to the proper end. In fact, nowadays, there is no need for all the calculations of gallows height, convict height and drop. all is necessary is the weight of the convict and the additional weights to be tied to the ankles of the condemned. the straits jacket is to restrain the condemned from thrashing about so is the ankle guard with the extra weights to restrict the condemned' movement on the square. since the condemned is completely immobilised and hooded and slightly sedated with valium a few hours before hanging, the hanging is simple, quick and HUMANE. i would say that the china method of end with a bullet into the neck of the condemned is similar and faster than the hanging ;-)
pn: nowadays, brain rest is the fait accompli of rest, not heart that is to say, a hanged person may be unconscious and his heart is still beating ! nothing spooky here;-) the heart is the last organ to die.
if the condemned has officially offered his body parts for donation, then the removal of the parts is to be done as quickly as possible e.g. cornea, kidney, liver (rare) , heart( very rare) and any other parts of he body he has donated in consultation with the attending doctors before his end day.
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ELECTRIC CHAIR to me this is the most macabre form of end, eyes bulge and pop out blood ooging from eyes,ear, nos and throat burnt on parts in contact with high voltage and high amperage
LETHAL INJECTION the convict is strapped onto a bed with a bottle of saline containing 10 cc penthothal and percuronium a muscle relaxant. some patient may convulse, hence strapping is necessary the codemned takes longer to die his body parts are contaminated with lethal drugs and are useless for donation.
GAS CHAMBER this is again another macabre end where the condemned is forced to breathe in the lethal cyanide gas, gasping to rest--- more than 10 minutes.
BEHEADING read end of anne bolyen, queen of scotts and the recent islamic beheading ===============end quote-cross-w-wo-comment============ pluto
