Face-Off: Electric Chair Executions
Execution by electrocution, performed using an electric chair, is a method of execution originating and almost exclusively employed in the United States.
The electric chair is sometimes used as the very symbol of death penalty. It is also a part of Americana (that is: cultural symbols of USA) and the electric chairs of many states have ironic nicknames like Old Sparky, Yellow Mama, Gruesome Gertie, Sizzling Sally or Hot Seat. The execution itself is sometimes called "riding the lightning".
This execution method, conceived in 1881 by a Buffalo, New York dentist named Alfred P. Southwick, was developed throughout the 1880s as a supposed humane alternative to hanging, and first used in 1890. (source: Wikipedia)
Which of these movie scenes of a fictional electric chair execution is the most horrific?
For an uncropped view of the images see the slides here.
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The electric chair is sometimes used as the very symbol of death penalty. It is also a part of Americana (that is: cultural symbols of USA) and the electric chairs of many states have ironic nicknames like Old Sparky, Yellow Mama, Gruesome Gertie, Sizzling Sally or Hot Seat. The execution itself is sometimes called "riding the lightning".
This execution method, conceived in 1881 by a Buffalo, New York dentist named Alfred P. Southwick, was developed throughout the 1880s as a supposed humane alternative to hanging, and first used in 1890. (source: Wikipedia)
Which of these movie scenes of a fictional electric chair execution is the most horrific?
For an uncropped view of the images see the slides here.
Join the Discussion Here in the IMDb Poll Community Forum
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