Yep yep yep...hanging, though, isn't quite as simple as it seems. If the knot isn't placed properly, or the victim doesn't drop far enough, the neck isn't broken cleanly. What generally happens then is slow strangulation, but occasionally a victim will survive. I could care less about 'cruel and unusual' and how much the condemned person suffers during the execution process, whatever method is used, since they generally had no regard for the suffering of their victims, so if they kick and twitch a while, well, bummer.