Eli5: Why would the condemned often be blindfolded before execution by firing squad?

Question

Was it to make the prisoner more docile or for the benefit of the firing sauad themselves?

(I know this is morbid, sorry. Research for a novel.)

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Answer 1

Blindfolds were to help reduce the fear felt by prisoners facing execution. If the prisoner is not full of fear before execution, the meat will taste better.