well, hanging is one of the methods that is still legal here in the United States in terms of executing someone. I mean, we don't do anything like that because that obviously isn't hanging. There are four other methods that are legal which are electrocution, gas chamber, lethal injection and the firing squad. Hanging isn't supposed to choke you obviously, but break your neck..so really it is quick and painless. Most of the time people choose lethal injection..lol.

~Kiva