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Pentagon livestreams Fort Hood shooter execution
Pentagon plans to livestream Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan’s firing squad execution, sparking backlash.
In brief
Pentagon plans to livestream Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan’s firing squad execution, sparking backlash. Pentagon will livestream Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan’s firing squad execution, drawing criticism for public execution methods. Originally reported by Straight Arrow.
Pentagon livestreams execution
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the Pentagon will livestream Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan’s firing squad execution.
“Army Major betrays his country, radical Islamist kills a bunch of Americans at Fort Hood, of course we’re gonna do it at Fort Hood and do it on a Thursday, we’re gonna do it at 1 o’clock, which is when he did it”
Execution details
Hasan killed 13 people and wounded 32 on Nov. 5, 2009, before being paralyzed from the waist down.
“Allahu akbar”
Historical context
Hasan would be the first person executed under military justice since 1961 and first service member since World War II.
Backlash from Democrats
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy called livestreaming the execution 'disgusting' and compared it to ISIS tactics.
“I mean, that’s disgusting. What, is he mimicking ISIS executions?”
Backlash from Republicans
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis said livestreaming would be 'beyond disgusting' and 'glorifying violence'.
“Public executions are what oppressive dictatorships like Iran and Afghanistan do”
Trump’s execution push
President Trump signed an executive order ending a federal execution moratorium, approving 13 executions in his first term.
What happens next
The Pentagon faces pressure to revoke the decision after backlash from both Democrats and Republicans.
The bottom line
Pentagon will livestream Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan’s firing squad execution, drawing criticism for public execution methods.
