soc.history.war.world-war-ii

On Feb 19, 10:57 am, "Hal Hanig" wrote:
> Dave Wilma wrote:
> > On Feb 18, 1:41 pm, brandon wrote:
>
> >> It appears that the hangman in the clip is not Pierrepoint.
> >> Pierrepoint is usually clean shaven (no moustache) and his features
> >> are somewhat different.
>
> > The taller man with the bow tie who fixes the noose and drops the trap
> > compares favorably with other photos of Pierrepont. I have no other
> > evidence of this man's identity. Pierrepoint did perform hangings for
> > the Army in England.
>
> > Dave Wilma
> > Seattle
>
> I find this interest in the identity of our hangman in Germany rather
> ghoulish. Anybody who can stand on a platform, affix a noose around a human
> being's neck, hear the spinal cord snap as or after the trap is sprung and
> then go home and sleep at night after what to him was little more than
> another day at the office has to be somewhat abnormal. IMO, he's no more
> entitled to a page in the history books than the man who swept out the
> stable during the days when the cavalry rode horses.

At the end of the day the stables need to be swept. As to entitlement
to a page of history for the man doing the sweeping, its not up to you
or I but for those asking the questions about how the stable was
kept..............Doc