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Jun 20, 2021 at 11:36 history edited Ne Mo CC BY-SA 4.0
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Jun 12, 2021 at 19:03 comment added rs.29 @PieterGeerkens It was not changing so often in 1940s , looks like matter was settled. Also, one botched execution could be an accident. But they actually botched practically all executions, so it was "cruel and unusual punishment" and hangman practically admitted that in latter interviews.
Jun 12, 2021 at 18:58 comment added Pieter Geerkens @rs.29: No, it's not science. How do I know? Because the Table of Drops kept changing as they realized the values weren't working as advertised.
Jun 12, 2021 at 18:42 comment added rs.29 @PieterGeerkens Link is not broken, just click it :) Estimating correct drop is a science, and it was well known at the time ;) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_Table_of_Drops
Jun 12, 2021 at 14:23 answer added José Carlos Santos timeline score: 5
Jun 12, 2021 at 11:36 history edited Ne Mo CC BY-SA 4.0
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Jun 11, 2021 at 17:12 comment added Pieter Geerkens @rs.29: Your NYTimes link above is broken. Estimating the correct drop for a hanging is at least as much art as science. A tad too little and you suffocate the condemned; a tad too much and you decapitate.
Jun 11, 2021 at 16:32 history edited Ne Mo CC BY-SA 4.0
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Jun 11, 2021 at 15:14 comment added Viralk @F1Krazy I know, my bad, I was referring to when the question was still open.
Jun 11, 2021 at 15:10 comment added F1Krazy @Viralk He can't post it as an answer because the question is closed. (I can't see the reopen votes so I don't know whether the question is close to being reopened again.)
Jun 11, 2021 at 15:00 comment added Viralk @justCal since you are very knowledgeable on the subject, so why not post it as an answer? In the end that's just what I wanted to know and it took a myriad of comments and discussions. He was beaten during his capture not as a form of torture. It really was hard...
Jun 11, 2021 at 14:54 history edited Ne Mo CC BY-SA 4.0
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Jun 11, 2021 at 9:32 comment added Viralk @NeMo I think is good, I've done only a small edit for a typo in the title, now is more focused on this specific source, thanks
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Jun 11, 2021 at 9:08 comment added Ne Mo I've changed the question to interrogate the central claim. OP if you don't like how I changed it, no one can stop you from changing it back.
Jun 11, 2021 at 9:06 history edited Ne Mo CC BY-SA 4.0
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Jun 11, 2021 at 8:44 comment added rs.29 Well, it is well known fact that execution of condemned men during Nuremberg trials were purposely botched so they would suffer more (suffocate instead of breaking neck) . From the legal point of view Nuremberg trials were far form perfect . thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/01/17/…
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