Pentagon Says Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will Be Livestreamed
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The Pentagon plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in Texas in 2009, according to reports from KCRA, CBS News and The Guardian.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in an interview with Real America’s Voice that Hasan would be executed by firing squad at Fort Hood at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 3. A Defense Department official later confirmed that the execution would be broadcast live, The Guardian reported, adding that further details would be released later. It would be the first U.S. military execution in more than 60 years.
The livestream plan drew criticism from lawmakers in both parties. Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy called it “disgusting” and compared public executions to practices associated with terrorist groups. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis said Hasan should face the death penalty but described streaming the execution as “beyond disgusting,” likening public executions to those conducted by oppressive governments.
Democratic Sen. Patty Murray urged the Pentagon to reverse the decision, saying an execution should not become “a grotesque public spectacle.” Democratic Rep. Betty McCollum also called for the plan to be stopped, arguing that it was unbecoming of the U.S. military.
The United Nations said livestreaming the execution would amount to torture, while human rights groups also condemned the decision, according to The Guardian.
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