# Pentagon Livestreams Execution Plan Sparks Outcry

> Prominent figures condemn Pentagon's decision to livestream Nidal Malik Hasan's execution.
- Title: Pentagon Livestreams Execution Plan Sparks Outcry · TheWrap
- Summary: Prominent figures condemn Pentagon's decision to livestream Nidal Malik Hasan's execution. Henry Winkler, Alyssa Farah Griffin and others criticize…
- Keywords: pentagon, nidal malik hasan, firing squad execution, livestream, henry winkler, alyssa farah griffin, defense secretary, peter hegseth, fort hood, death penalty, public execution, entertainment
- Source: TheWrap — https://thewrap.com/culture-lifestyle/culture/henry-winkler-alyssa-farah-griffin-react-pentagon-livestream-nidal-malik-hasan-execution
- Author: Alyssa Ray
- Published: 2026-10-09T01:44:17+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: pentagon, nidal malik hasan, firing squad execution, livestream, henry winkler, alyssa farah griffin, defense secretary, peter hegseth, fort hood, death penalty, public execution, entertainment
## Pentagon Announces Execution Livestream
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the Pentagon would livestream Nidal Malik Hasan's firing-squad execution scheduled for December 3.
## Public Condemns Livestream Plan
Henry Winkler and Alyssa Farah Griffin called the decision 'bad for the human soul' and 'toxic for society'.
## Joyce Carol Oates Calls It Sadism
Joyce Carol Oates compared the livestream to 'sadism', noting the condemned man would die without remembering the event.

> The condemned man will die & have no memory of the event which will imprint itself in the memories of those who observe.
## Rep. Betty McCollum Denounces Plan
Rep. Betty McCollum stated the U.S. has not had a public execution since 1936 and the plan is 'disturbing and should be stopped'.

> The Army has not conducted an execution by firing squad since World War II and the U.S. has not had a public execution since 1936.
## Pentagon Representative Declines Comment
A Pentagon representative declined to comment on the livestream plan.
## Key takeaway

Henry Winkler, Alyssa Farah Griffin and others criticize Pentagon's plan to livestream Nidal Malik Hasan's firing-squad execution.