standing behind roughly constructed gallows—I was kind of surprised it wasn’t made of milk crates.Two police officers stood to the side, one wearing pajama pants and a combat jacket, the other in combat pants and a pajama top. The first two men died quickly, the rope snapping their heads back, breaking their necks instantly.The third man was at least three hundred pounds and built like an ox; his neck did not break. We watched him thrashing about on the end of the rope and started yelling at the two cops to do something.They looked at each other and in a well-rehearsed maneuver laid down their
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