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| − | '''Hanging''' is the suspension of a person by the [[neck]] by a looped [[rope]] or other cord. It | + | '''Hanging''' is the suspension of a person by the [[neck]] by a looped [[rope]] (noose) or other cord. It has been a common form of [[capital punishment|execution]] throughout history, as well as a common means of [[suicide]]. Death may occur through [[asphyxiation]], breaking of the spinal cord, or disruption of blood flow to and from the brain. |
| − | Although it is still used in some countries, in the [[United States]], it has declined in use throughout the 20th century after other means of execution, such as the electric chair, gas chamber, and more recently, [[lethal injection]], became more prevalent. The last person to be legally hanged in the United States was Billy Bailey in [[Delaware]] in 1996, and he will almost certainly be the last. | + | Although it is still used in some countries, in the [[United States]], it has declined in use throughout the 20th century after other means of execution, such as the [[electric chair]], [[gas chamber]], and more recently, [[lethal injection]], became more prevalent. The last person to be legally hanged in the United States was Billy Bailey in [[Delaware]] in 1996, and he will almost certainly be the last. However, in 1994, the [[United States Court of Appeals]] for the [[Ninth Circuit]] held that hanging did not violate the [[Eighth Amendment]].<ref>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9801E3DE1438F93AA35751C0A962958260</ref> |
== Prominent People Who Were Hanged == | == Prominent People Who Were Hanged == | ||
| − | [[Dietrich Bonhoeffer]] | + | *[[Dietrich Bonhoeffer]] |
| − | [[John Brown]] | + | *[[John Brown]] |
| − | [[Adolf Eichmann]] | + | *[[Adolf Eichmann]] |
| − | [[Charles Guiteau]] | + | *[[Charles Guiteau]] |
| − | [[Nathan Hale]] | + | *[[Nathan Hale]] |
| − | [[Saddam Hussein]] | + | *[[Saddam Hussein]] |
| − | [[William Joyce]] | + | *[[William Joyce]] |
| − | [[ | + | *[[Ned Kelly]] |
| + | *[[Billy the Kid]] | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | <References/> | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Category:Punishment]] |
Latest revision as of 05:02, July 12, 2016
Hanging is the suspension of a person by the neck by a looped rope (noose) or other cord. It has been a common form of execution throughout history, as well as a common means of suicide. Death may occur through asphyxiation, breaking of the spinal cord, or disruption of blood flow to and from the brain.
Although it is still used in some countries, in the United States, it has declined in use throughout the 20th century after other means of execution, such as the electric chair, gas chamber, and more recently, lethal injection, became more prevalent. The last person to be legally hanged in the United States was Billy Bailey in Delaware in 1996, and he will almost certainly be the last. However, in 1994, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that hanging did not violate the Eighth Amendment.[1]
Prominent People Who Were Hanged
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- John Brown
- Adolf Eichmann
- Charles Guiteau
- Nathan Hale
- Saddam Hussein
- William Joyce
- Ned Kelly
- Billy the Kid
