[doug from upland]

Sorry to have to respectfully disagree. This is not bloodlust. This thread is for the historical record. Justice was served that was long overdue. He was not tortured. His death was very swift.

[teenyelliott]

This is not bloodlust. This thread is for the historical record.

I didn't mean the thread, I meant wanting to watch the video.

Justice was served that was long overdue. He was not tortured. His death was very swift

I could not agree more.

[AnAmericanMother]

I let my curiosity get the better of me . . . it's not that bad, in fact it's less disturbing than electrocution. It was quick, and bloodless. And I understand now the importance of the placement of the knot as described by August Pierrepoint, the long-time British hangman.

But aside from that, justice has indeed been served. With all due respect to the Cardinal of my Church who criticized this, there was no other remedy - in prison he would simply have acted as a magnet for plots and jailbreaks. And had he not been hanged swiftly, his victims' blood would have cried out from the ground.