Why One Bullet in a Firing Squad Is Fake

追加: 2026-05-16

[00:00:00]Imagine executing someone, but not knowing if you fired the real bullet.

[00:00:04]You see, in some firing squads, one rifle is secretly loaded with a blank round. It still fires and kicks back, but has no deadly bullet. And the soldiers are never told which gun was fake. So, every shooter can believe, "Maybe it wasn't me." It's a psychological trick to reduce guilt after the execution.