Editing Hanging (section)

====Upright jerker====
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The upright jerker is a method of hanging that originated in the United States in the late 19th century. The person to be hanged is jerked into the air by weights and pulleys. It proved to be ineffective at breaking the neck of the condemned, and death by asphyxiation often occurred. In the United States, use of the method ceased in the late 1930s. However, [[Iran]] continues to intermittently employ a variant of this method, using a [[Crane (machine)|crane]] rather than a specially-designed mechanism of pulleys. The method has received heavy criticism from human rights organizations and the European Union.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-12 |title=Iran execution: Man publicly hanged from crane amid protests |url=https://apnews.com/article/iran-crime-government-and-politics-da53071412f8c3da9cd51945b7870780 |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>