suspension hanging

Together they were slowly raised up off the ground by the ropes around their necks. They kicked and struggled desperately, but soon died together. Madeira Desouza San Francisco, CA http://barausa.com

You already know that in Iran there are public executions by suspension hanging—slowly drawing a man upward with a noose around his neck. The doomed man has his wrists bound behind his back, and he is quite defenseless against the inevitable effects of gravity. An all-male crowd stands by...

When he is captured by the enemy, he knows he is going to be executed. But, he is not expecting that the enemy uses a suspension hanging machine that hoists a naked man upwards with a rope around his neck. This process of hanging a man is always the same: He struggles to breathe and grasps...

Another original illustration of mine that provides a fantasy perspective on what would happen if Texas were to import the Tehran-style suspension hanging technique.

The dumb young soldier volunteered for testing the Army's 21st century suspension hanging device.