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How Not to Execute a Killer
U.S. Maj. Nidal Hasan's execution plan canceled without public viewing.
In brief
U.S. Maj. Nidal Hasan's execution plan canceled without public viewing. The U.S. canceled plans to livestream Nidal Hasan's execution, citing public discomfort with watching a killer die, while mass shootings continue to rise. Originally reported by Nationalpost.
Execution Plan Canceled
The U.S. canceled plans to livestream Nidal Hasan's execution without compassion or basic civility.
“the statement announcing the decision made no effort to suggest that perhaps american society had advanced beyond using public executions as a means of entertainment”
White House Decision
The White House and Pentagon decided Hasan would face a firing squad at Fort Hood, Texas, on December 3 without public viewing.
“the president said that while it might have been i think streaming the execution for all to see might have been a strong deterrent for the world to witness how america deals with terrorists and scum like hasan but many very good and well meaning people would rather not watch him die through streaming or through any other visual device”
Mass Shootings Rise
Twenty-nine mass killings occurred this year, with five in the past month alone, including school shootings and family killings.
“twenty-nine mass killings so far this year according to a media database five so far this month alone”
Oregon School Shooting
A 16-year-old in Bend, Oregon used his mother's shotgun to kill a teacher and three children aged 5, 8, and 11.
“in bend oregon a sixteen-year-old used his mother's shotgun to enter an elementary school and kill a teacher and three kids aged five eight and eleven”
Pennsylvania Family Massacre
A man in Erie, Pennsylvania killed eight people including his pregnant daughter and two grandchildren before shooting himself.
“a man in erie pennsylvania killed eight people including his wife their pregnant daughter two sons and two grandchildren before killing himself in a shooting news reports took care to specify wasn't the sort of mass killing in which the killer targets strangers but a man wiping out his own family”
Vienna Shooting
A 17-year-old in Vienna, Georgia was arrested after a party shooting left two dead and 35 injured.
“in vienna georgia a seventeen-year-old and two others were arrested after a shooting at a late-night homecoming party left two dead and thirty-five injured the seventeen-year-old was charged with being too young to have the gun he allegedly used all three faced charges related to gang activity”
Other Shootings
Other incidents include a dog park shooting between a 55-year-old former marine and an 80-year-old retired meat merchant.
“one such pitted a fifty-five-year-old former marine and paramedic against an eighty-year-old retired meat merchant who got into an argument about politics in an ohio dog park and ended with both grabbing their guns and firing”
At a glance
The U.S. canceled plans to livestream Nidal Hasan's execution, citing public discomfort with watching a killer die, while mass shootings continue to rise.
