I wonder if the reason males where castrated during lynchings was because of after death errections due to death by hangings? Or another form of execution. I have read that this affects the genitals of both men and women. In women, the labia and clitoris will become engorged and there may be a discharge of blood from the vagina. In men, "a more or less complete state of erection of the penis, with discharge of urine, mucus or prostatic fluid is a frequent occurrence ...
Also, is this why they hang men with loose baggy pants on?
Not that I'm into that sort of thing, priaprism (male erection) occurs with spinal injury accidents as well. It is one of the things an EMT/Medic is taught to check for when suspecting a spinal injury.