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[[Image:KirkInNoose.jpg|thumb|150px|[[James T. Kirk|Kirk]]'s [[Gothos|Gothan]] noose]]
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[[File:KirkInNoose.jpg|thumb|[[James T. Kirk|Kirk]]'s [[Gothos|Gothan]] noose]]
'''Hanging''' was a form of [[death penalty|capital punishment]] by which an individual was suspended in the air by a rope, usually tied at one end into a knot called a "noose".
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'''Hanging''' was a form of [[death penalty|capital punishment]] by which an individual was suspended in the air by a rope, usually tied at one end into a knot called a "[[noose]]".
   
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Hanging was the killing method in the cultural practice of [[Lynching]]. ({{ENT|North Star}})
To effect a hanging, the rope was affixed to a tree, beam or other fixed point, and the noose was tightened around the victim's neck. Then, the victim was pulled up, or support dropped from underneath him, until his entire body weight was being borne by his neck.
 
   
 
On the unnamed planet inhabited by [[Gosis' species]], hanging was the preferred method for carrying out the [[death penalty]]. ({{ENT|The Communicator}})
[[Death]] would subsequently result from strangulation or the neck's inability to bear the weight of the victim.
 
   
 
== Notable hangings ==
 
== Notable hangings ==
On the [[Skagaran colony]] in [[2153]], a [[Human]] posse led by [[Deputy]] [[Bennings]] hung a [[Skagaran]] for alledgedly killing a man named [[Clay Stanton]]. ({{ENT|North Star}})
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In [[2153]], on the [[Skagaran colony]], a [[Human]] [[posse]] led by [[Deputy]] [[Bennings]] hanged a [[Skagaran]] for allegedly killing a man named [[Clay Stanton]]. ({{ENT|North Star}})
   
 
In [[2268]], as part of a conviction for [[fraud]], the [[Judges and arbiters|judiciary]] system on [[Deneb V]] offered a guilty party the choice of [[death penalty|death sentences]], one was death by hanging. ({{TOS|I, Mudd}})
On the un-named planet inhabited by [[Gosis' species]], hanging was the preferred method for meting out the [[death penalty]]. ({{ENT|The Communicator}})
 
   
 
In [[2267]], on stardate 2124.5, [[Trelane]] held a mock trial of [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]] on [[Gothos]] where he issued the verdict that Kirk would "''hang by the neck until''" he was "''dead, dead, dead.''" ({{TOS|The Squire of Gothos}})
As part of a conviction for [[fraud]], [[Deneb V]] offered a guilty party the choice of [[death penalty|death sentences]]. One was death by hanging. ({{TOS|I, Mudd}})
 
   
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In [[2369]], [[Constable]] [[Odo]] faced chages of [[murder]] and he was hunted down by an angry mob who cornered him in his [[security office]]. [[Commander]] [[Benjamin Sisko]] tried to calm the situation and asked what the angry people wanted to do with Odo. [[Zayra]] answered, "''He's right. How do you get a [[rope]] around the [[neck]] of a [[shapeshifter]]?''" ({{DS9|A Man Alone}})
[[Trelane]] once held a mock trial of [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] on [[Gothos]], where he issued the verdict that Kirk would "hang by the neck until" Kirk was "dead, dead, dead". ({{TOS|The Squire of Gothos}})
 
   
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In 2369, the [[Bajoran]] [[Kainon]] told Odo that he wanted to be informed when they hanged the [[Cardassian]] prisoner, [[Aamin Marritza]]. ({{DS9|Duet}})
After her crew voluntarily chose to disobey her orders in [[2375]], [[Kathryn Janeway]] remarked that they could all be ''"hanged for [[mutiny]]"'', a reference to the ancient naval custom of hanging mutineers. ({{VOY|Night}})
 
   
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In [[2372]], [[Quark]] rejected hanging as a means to end his life when attempting to fulfill a [[contract]] with [[Brunt]] calling for his death. Quark thought that hanging took too long. ({{DS9|Body Parts}})
== External links ==
 
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In [[2374]], on stardate 51096.2, during the [[Dominion]] occupation of [[Deep Space 9]], [[Vedek]] [[Yassim]] organized a demonstration on the [[Promenade]]. Yassim appeared on the upper promenade level and exclaimed "''Evil must be opposed''" before she stepped off the second level with a rope around her neck, hanging herself. ({{DS9|Rocks and Shoals}})
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In [[2375]], on stardate 52081.2, after the crew of {{USS|Voyager}} voluntarily chose to disobey Captain [[Kathryn Janeway]]'s orders, Janeway remarked that they could all be "''hanged for [[mutiny]],''" a reference to the ancient naval custom of hanging mutineers. ({{VOY|Night}})
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== Appendices ==
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=== Apocrypha ===
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In the [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Pocket)|DS9 book series]] ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Millennium]]'', [[Quark]] is hung on the Promenade for the crime of being a [[Ferengi]], amongst others, by a group of angry [[Cardassian]] soldiers on the Day of Withdrawal from [[Terok Nor]]. He was subsequently rescued by ''another'' group of Cardassians.
 
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Revision as of 00:21, 29 March 2015

KirkInNoose

Kirk's Gothan noose

Hanging was a form of capital punishment by which an individual was suspended in the air by a rope, usually tied at one end into a knot called a "noose".

Hanging was the killing method in the cultural practice of Lynching. (ENT: "North Star")

On the unnamed planet inhabited by Gosis' species, hanging was the preferred method for carrying out the death penalty. (ENT: "The Communicator")

Notable hangings

In 2153, on the Skagaran colony, a Human posse led by Deputy Bennings hanged a Skagaran for allegedly killing a man named Clay Stanton. (ENT: "North Star")

In 2268, as part of a conviction for fraud, the judiciary system on Deneb V offered a guilty party the choice of death sentences, one was death by hanging. (TOS: "I, Mudd")

In 2267, on stardate 2124.5, Trelane held a mock trial of Captain James T. Kirk on Gothos where he issued the verdict that Kirk would "hang by the neck until" he was "dead, dead, dead." (TOS: "The Squire of Gothos")

In 2369, Constable Odo faced chages of murder and he was hunted down by an angry mob who cornered him in his security office. Commander Benjamin Sisko tried to calm the situation and asked what the angry people wanted to do with Odo. Zayra answered, "He's right. How do you get a rope around the neck of a shapeshifter?" (DS9: "A Man Alone")

In 2369, the Bajoran Kainon told Odo that he wanted to be informed when they hanged the Cardassian prisoner, Aamin Marritza. (DS9: "Duet")

In 2372, Quark rejected hanging as a means to end his life when attempting to fulfill a contract with Brunt calling for his death. Quark thought that hanging took too long. (DS9: "Body Parts")

In 2374, on stardate 51096.2, during the Dominion occupation of Deep Space 9, Vedek Yassim organized a demonstration on the Promenade. Yassim appeared on the upper promenade level and exclaimed "Evil must be opposed" before she stepped off the second level with a rope around her neck, hanging herself. (DS9: "Rocks and Shoals")

In 2375, on stardate 52081.2, after the crew of USS Voyager voluntarily chose to disobey Captain Kathryn Janeway's orders, Janeway remarked that they could all be "hanged for mutiny," a reference to the ancient naval custom of hanging mutineers. (VOY: "Night")

Appendices

Apocrypha

In the DS9 book series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Millennium, Quark is hung on the Promenade for the crime of being a Ferengi, amongst others, by a group of angry Cardassian soldiers on the Day of Withdrawal from Terok Nor. He was subsequently rescued by another group of Cardassians.

External links