Reasons why a condemned person usually forced to wear a blindfold or hood regardless of their wishes
It’s always better when is the person not in the eye contact with the executioner. For the inmate it’s better to keep calm and for the executioner to carry out the execution well. It’s a tradition that during these kinds of execution they cover whole inmates face by mask.
Firing squad
Actually the person who is shot by firing squad must face horrible when he is dying. Before the execution it’s better for the inmate to not see everything and it helps him to keep calm and don’t know when the shot will come. And for the executioner it’s better because he is not disturbed by facing of the inmate. Be sure that inmates don’t always die immediately after the shot. Unfortunately the executioners can also shot the inmate right into the head so it’s better for witnesses not to see all damages of the face.
Hanging
Death caused by hanging doesn’t come so fast like when is the person shot. Be sure that a face of a hung person is a terrible picture so for those reasons they often cover inmates heads by a cloth bag. Then it depends if they want to execute the person by a long drop (to break his neck) or short drop (to stop breathing). For a short drop this is more important because the inmate can be death after 20 minutes. So for this whole time it’s good to cover his face not able to watch it because the face must be horrible.
But in the past there were many executions when they didn’t cover eyes. They wanted to frighten other people and show the horrible picture of a hung person.
Electric chair
It’s also a standard requirement for inmates going on the electric chair. They have a mask covered his face because during the electrocution their eyes can pop and the skin can burn including face.
Gas chamber
Also in the U.S. gas chamber were inmates blindfolded because they suffered in there a lot and the execution also would be much more cruel if they didn’t cover inmates eyes.
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