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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A bit of both.
It was meant as a benefit to the prisoner and the firing squad. Some argued that it was more humane for the prisoners to not have to stare down the guns about to kill them.
And on the flip side, there are argument that it helps the executioners, as they don’t need to look the person they are about the kill in the eye.
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