• ClanOfTheOcho@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    The article mentions only noticing 2 hits on the body. My understanding is that there is always 1 blank in a firing squad execution, to leave some amount of doubt in the minds of those pulling the trigger. I would point to that as to why there were only 2 bullet holes, but I would also expect everyone, from those quoted to the journalist writing the article, to know that, so now I have to second guess whether or not that is the case after all.

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      5 days ago

      This would only work if the people in the firing squad had never shot a gun before. There’s no recoil with blanks. You’d be able to immediately tell.

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      6 days ago

      I would ask for any kind of source on that, instead of just repeating it like an urban legend. That’s probably why they didn’t include it in the article.