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[–]ComaMotel 7 insightful - 7 fun7 insightful - 6 fun8 insightful - 7 fun -  (0 children)

If the rope was too long wouldn't the person just land on the ground?

[–]invaderg1r 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

all videos of hanging ive seen have taken care not to drop the victims that abruptly, but it is a true thing that happened back in the day when hangings were common and they were hiring the town drunks to be executioners

[–]blind_sypher88 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I heard Saddams was just long enough to shred his neck, but not enough to decap. It's extremely grainy though so its hard to tell.