machanism of death in hanging?
366107
Hanging, when done 'correctly', causes a fracture of the 2nd cervical vertebra.  This is literally called a "Hangman's Fracture".  The fractured vertebra severs the spinal cord.  This instantly disrupts nervous system control of respiration (paralysis of the diaphragm and accessory breathing muscles) and thus causes rapid asphyxiation.\n\nNote: if the hanging is done 'poorly', the vertebra does not fracture and the person slowly, often very slowly, chokes to death.  If you are to be 'hung', hope for an experienced and competent hangman!\n\nBest wishes.
255002
Considering how long people sit on death row, it is probably not too far fetched to suggest that old age is the way most of them do go. Given a choice I would prefer not to go from old age. The gas chamber sounds like a nice way. \n\nActually, I always wondered why there is so much carrying on about the means of execution. For hundreds of years, hanging was good enough. Now for some reason it is frowned upon. I wonder how much the governments could collect by having nice public hangings and charging admission--say $25. Hold the hangings in the football stadiums. 100,000 attendance at $25 would be $2.5 million plus refreshments and souvenirs. There are probably enough people on death row that they could have events every week. Maybe even a double header. Maybe ABC would even like to buy the rights, another $50 million. They could drag the event out for an hour easily having a pre-execution interview with the condemned, interviews with the survivors of the victims, a review of the crimes committed. \n\nI am sort of surprised that no one has been promoting this.
654071
death/prison/relocation
55680
He is a hangman and his son happened to be sentenced to death
730397
It is just the sentence. His case will automatically go on appeal, it could take a long, long time before the hanging
920739
Since you seem so eager to gather other peoples opinions today, and I'm all too eager to express my own... here goes:\n\n\nDeath is beautiful. It is a transition from confused living matter to unthinking dead matter...  a break down of mechanics that enforce pattern and a return to the natural chaos of the Universe.  What once was a personality becomes as nothingness, and dissipates much as the corpse does with time. In most cases this is destruction without resolution, which isn't exactly wrong.... but I can only imagine that it isn't as satisfying to give over all control of one's destruction so late... Better to resolve each aspect of the psyche beforehand and free one's self from the world in advance of death that it spells only the completion of dissolution. \n\n\nNo pointless rituals.\nThe dead are gone and no longer to be considered.\nMy body can be thrown to the pigeons when I'm gone for all I care.
250222
Death penalty. Chi ching!\n\n(joke)
968751
In a very slow way, the longer the better. I rule out firing squad, it's bloody quick, that's why he wants it. If he hangs, he will suffer for a few seconds or even one minute or so.\n\nWhen someone dies, he/she never dies all of a sudden, it takes some time.\n\nTo answer you: just put him in a torture pit, dismember him slowly till he passes away with loss of blood.\n\nOh, just for curiosity, I heard that dying by being drown is a good death, I wonder why, trying to breath and water filling my lungs, not.
766953
The Book of Acts wrote that Jesus was killed by hanging him on a tree. By Jewish tradition,  a man being hang on a tree is cursed. So, there could be something there why Christians are hiding why he was hung on the cross. However, your question could be true because it is not  just the cross that was made holy. The shroud that was used to cover his body is one, the blood that oozed out when he was pierced, his wounds are called sacred, the Grail which up to now is not really clear which one, In fact, had they found the spear, maybe it will also be holy, It is not impossible to have the nooze be called holy if that will be the case and so was the tree. I am still waiting for the whip that was used to flogg him and that could be a holy whip. I wanted to say to you to let them be however my heart tells me to tell the Christians let it be known that those kind of adorations are simply idolatrous however you look at it. Of course, whatever they do they will always have a good reason.
97120
I think it's a guillotine... quick and all there is, is that split second of "oh s**t, here it comes"!  and btw... murder is murder, but execution is PUNISHMENT (a difference)
1185434
NOTHING is absolutely painless.  Not even sex.  The Constitution speaks out against "Cruel and unusual punishment."  In France, they still use the guillotine.  Since it is used as a standard, it is not crueler to one than to another and not unusual.  The bleeding hearts feel that WE have to be kinder and gentler, but not the killers.  The problem IS, there are still TOO MANY Innocent individuals being railroaded into a conviction.  If we could get the cops to do an honest job, then I would be in favor of turning a convicted killer over to the surviving family to deal with as they feel fit.
522609
Actually, yes.  Not long ago I was reading on CNN.com about a guy who was to be out to death.  He had 2 heart attacks while on death row and both times they brought him back.  Then they had to wait until he was well enough to be executed.\n\nStupidest darn thing I have EVER heard of.  Don't you love our system?!?!
505122
An execution, by definition results in death.  It is impossible to live through execution.  There may be many an urban legend out there, but people who are executed stay executed, generally speaking.  It may take a few tries to get it right though.  Shocking.
22765
Execution is complete upon the death of the inmate. Thus a doctor is always there to confirm death before the inmate is removed from the execution chamber/place of execution, be it from hanging, lethal injection, firing squad and.. need I mention beheading? :)\nIf by a miracle, the inmate should come back to life after and despite all that, then I supposed he should be set free.. technically that is. The rationale being that he had served his sentence.. executed and pronounced dead.\nHe couldn't therefore be sentenced again for no man could be punished twice for the same offence and I believe its what we call 'double jeopardy'.\nTherefore, if you die and live after being executed... you are a free man... but is there such a chance? :)
151507
http://www.eeeek.com/ask46.html\nhttp://death.monstrous.com/representations_of_death.htm#grim%20reaper
160732
The metaphor which are used to represent death are fairly easy to pick out.  However, because I had to do the work to learn this so I could pass it on to you, I will give you some hints only.\n\nThe assignable portion signed away\nStillness with storms     \nBlue--uncertain stumbling Buzz  \nWindows that fail \n\nTake a look at these and see how these relate to your question.  I think you will find it helpful.\n\nTake care
501301
It was an old English method of execution for things like treason. The offender was hanged, but cut loose before he died. Then his abdominal organs and gentials were removed (drawn) and burned in front of him. Next his heart was cut out, at which point he'd finally die. Lastly, he was beheaded and his body was cut into four segments (quartered). I think the arms and legs were simply cut off as the four pieces, and mutilated torso disposed of. So that's the general idea.