FreeDuck wrote:
We have these things stated in a US Army manual? Is our army supposed to know how to carry out executions?
The US Army devised a drop table in the early twentieth century, to be used in military executions. It was also used in
the execution of Bill Bailey in 1996:
1. DROP DISTANCE TABLE
Weight in Drop Weight in Drop
Pounds Distance Pounds Distance
120 or less........8' 1" 170................6' 0"
125................7'10" 175................5'11"
130................7' 7" 180................5' 9"
135................7' 4" 185................5' 7"
140................7' 1" 190................5' 6"
145................6' 9" 195................5' 5"
150................6' 7" 200................5' 4"
155................6' 6" 205................5' 2"
160................6' 4" 210................5' 1"
165................6' 2" 220 and over.......5' 0"
As the preceding shows, a drop of eight feet would only be used if the prisoner weighed 120 pounds or less. For someone of a more robust stature, a drop of eight feet would run the risk of decapitation, as the Iraqis recently demonstrated.
