![If all but one member of the firing squad shoot blanks, and given that blanks have much less recoil, wouldn't the one with the live bullet know he killed the prisoner? - If all but one member of the firing squad shoot blanks, and given that blanks have much less recoil, wouldn't the one with the live bullet know he killed the prisoner? -](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-55c77d01ce4c4dad95765f7c8afa2ffc.webp)
If all but one member of the firing squad shoot blanks, and given that blanks have much less recoil, wouldn't the one with the live bullet know he killed the prisoner? -
When a person gets executed by firing squad, why are they loads of them all ready to fire? Why not have just one person a single bullet to the head doesn't need
Is this true? One member of a firing squad has issued a blank round so someone can have a peace of mind that they weren't the one who fired the fatal shot.
![TIL firing squads issue a blank cartridge to either all-but-one, or one-but-not-all, of the members. No member of the squad is told beforehand if he is using live ammunition. This is called TIL firing squads issue a blank cartridge to either all-but-one, or one-but-not-all, of the members. No member of the squad is told beforehand if he is using live ammunition. This is called](https://external-preview.redd.it/-0lsE54TVycsPsv4fYN9NcVnkclw4nQ3mqyA02HOQUg.jpg?auto=webp&s=df04ce24a7ebe8b81b0334e87d397d91b1cd6493)
TIL firing squads issue a blank cartridge to either all-but-one, or one-but-not-all, of the members. No member of the squad is told beforehand if he is using live ammunition. This is called
If all but one member of the firing squad shoot blanks, and given that blanks have much less recoil, wouldn't the one with the live bullet know he killed the prisoner? -
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