So Now We Need Common Sense Rope Control?

Noose found at RHAM High School - Fox 61 CT

But was it really a noose? Ever since NASCAR's Bubba Wallace noticed a garage door rope pull that had loop tied on the end and called it a noose, that turned out not to be one, the media have stopped showing photos of the suspected noose in subsequent "incidents," of which there have been several here in Kommiecticut.

Looks more like a simple loop than a noose to me

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So before the mental midgets start calling for rope control, let me offer my expertise with ropes and knots as a certified Firefighter III. I carry this length of rope in the truck box in the bed of my pickup truck. It is in an organized untwisted coil, so whether I had to throw it for a quick rescue or use it to tie an object down, it will deploy properly.

 

This is the running end of a rope.

 

This is the same piece of rope with a simple half-hitch or "granny knot" in it. It is not a noose.

 

This is the same piece of rope with a bowline tied in it. It is a loop that stays in position and the knot actually gets tighter with tension, but is easily untied. It is one of the most useful knots in the fire service. This is what is usually tied on the end of garage door release ropes. It is not a noose.

 

This is the same piece of rope with a slipknot tied in it. Useful if you don't need a lot of strength and want the loop to tighten when you pull the standing end. OK for light lashing. But it is not a noose.

 

Now this... THIS is a hangman's noose. If tied correctly the loop is adjustable, the knot normally has 13 turns (I was lazy tying this one so it got 11), and the end is locked into a loop at the top of the knot. 

 

When a person is properly executed by hanging, the loop is placed around the neck and snugged up. The knot is positioned dead center at the back of the skull. This causes an instantly fatal C1-C2 fracture that severs the spine at the brain stem. The amount of free rope to allow the condemned to fall properly is based on a weight chart like the one below. Too much rope and free fall distance will rip the head right off. Too little rope and the condemned slowly dangles and strangles, suffering for several minutes.

Now the last documented lynching of a black man for simply being black was Michael Donald carried out by the KKK on March 12, 1981 in Mobile Alabama. While tragic, it was pretty much a one-off since regular lynchings stopped years earlier. I get it, it's a painful reminder of a horrific past. But every rope with a loop in it is NOT A HANGMAN'S NOOSE unless it is specifically tied as one. And even if it is, what is the context? When I lived in a more urban area where we had fun on Halloween with lots of Trick-Or-Treaters, a skeleton in a hangman's noose was always part of my display. No one was offended. However we moved from that house in March 2004, so 2003 was our last Halloween. Wokism wasn't a thing yet.

IMHO, the only people that should REALLY fear the hangman's noose, is the fucking commie traitors of the Uni-Party Establishment that permeate every level of government. Because swinging at the end of a rope is one of the ways they will be dealt justice.