The following is not for the faint of heart. Just read where the Iranians hanged a drug felon, let him dangle twelve minutes in a noose then shipped him off to the morgue. The next day the morgue found him to be breathing so the presiding judge ordered him hospitalized for rehanging "once medical staff confirm his health condition is good enough." A human rights advocacy group said the order "does appear to be setting a precedent to the best of our knowledge in cases of hanging." Now, the Iranians (Persians) have been around for several thousand years - you would think they would have their routine down pat by now. But they are believed to have executed 508 people in this year alone so it is possible the hangman suffered from fatigue. The least they could have done was measured the poor guy's collar.
tjs
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/18/world/middleeast/after-man-survives-hanging-iran-plans-a-second-attempt.html?ref=world
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