[Myrddin]

Detailed description of the hanging chamber with pictures at the link. More than an 18 inch drop.

[Vigilanteman]

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The move is likely to spark debate over the country’s support of the death penalty which at 86 per cent remains astonishingly high.

Maybe it never occurred to the editorializing news reporter that the reason it is "astonishingly high" is because the Japanese have low tolerance for murderous criminals. Furthermore, said low tolerance is one of the reasons why they have the lowest incidence of such crimes in the industrial world.

[Vigilanteman]

Enjoyed this snippet:
The move is likely to spark debate over the country’s support of the death penalty which at 86 per cent remains astonishingly high.

Maybe it never occurred to the editorializing news reporter that the reason it is "astonishingly high" is because the Japanese have low tolerance for murderous criminals. Furthermore, said low tolerance is one of the reasons why they have the lowest incidence of such crimes in the industrial world.