Ed Zeppelin Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 He's been executed! Here's some interesting info concerning execution by hanging: "For execution by this method, the inmate may be weighed the day before the execution, and a rehearsal is done using a sandbag of the same weight as the prisoner. This is to determine the length of 'drop' necessary to ensure a quick death. If the rope is too long, the inmate could be decapitated, and if it is too short, the strangulation could take as long as 45 minutes. The rope, which should be 3/4-inch to 1 1/4-inch in diameter, must be boiled and stretched to eliminate spring or coiling. The knot should be lubricated with wax or soap "to ensure a smooth sliding action," according to the 1969 U.S. Army manual. (The Corrections Professional, 1996 and Hillman, 1992) Immediately before the execution, the prisoner's hands and legs are secured, he or she is blindfolded, and the noose is placed around the neck, with the knot behind the left ear. The execution takes place when a trap-door is opened and the prisoner falls through. The prisoner's weight should cause a rapid fracture-dislocation of the neck. However, instantaneous death rarely occurs. (Weisberg, 1991) If the inmate has strong neck muscles, is very light, if the 'drop' is too short, or the noose has been wrongly positioned, the fracture-dislocation is not rapid and death results from slow asphyxiation. If this occurs the face becomes engorged, the tongue protrudes, the eyes pop, the body defecates, and violent movements of the limbs occur. (The Corrections Professional, 1996 and Weisberg, 1991)" I see his execution has been filmed to prove it's happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted December 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 And I wonder..... what is going to happen next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 The crime he was found guilty of was only one of the minor atrocities he was accused of committing. Why did they single out this one to make their case? Because many other of the crimes he was accussed of committing were done so with the aid of the US. Imagine if Dick Cheney was called as a defence witness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF16 Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 Since America always claims the moral high ground, Pssst, it aint working on most people, Bush being giddy about an execution only enforce the negative view many have of the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 good ridance to garbage. now how about chemical ali and the rest!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardinalblue Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 minor atrocity = oxymoron CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 Not in the context of things but point taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 I'll say good ridence to Sadaam, and am still hoping we Americans come to our senses, and kick this moron we have out of office...would like to see him tried for war crimes as well...Cheney, Rumsfeld etc...time for all the guilty leaders to pay. Then corporate looters as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weird Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 I'm sure that will happen, and at the same time thailand will remove all forms of prostitution and jail/ban all the farangs currently breaking the law in thailand from ever coming back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 Oh, I don't think GWB and his bunch will ever be held accvountable either, just a dream many of us have... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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