Here is a heavy memory to carry since childhood, and a lot to take in all at once about the GOP planned streamed execution plans.
Seeing Castro’s executions on live TV as a child would stay with me, so this news is difficult to process.
The so-called War Department, aka US Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed, after Defense Secretary Hegseth said it would be “public.”
Horrible Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 in the 2009 shooting at the base. The execution is set for December 3, and it would be a first for the United States. Asked whether he approved the livestream, Trump said “Absolutely.” Pentagon says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed +3
Reportedly, this isn’t a done deal. Military law experts say Hasan could file a habeas petition in civilian court, which could significantly delay the execution. Legal experts also say several challenges are likely, including claims that a public broadcast would violate laws on graphic material and that the Army’s own code prohibits minors from witnessing an execution. There’s also a notable contrast: Trump has criticized public executions in Iran in the past. Pentagon says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed +2
The death penalty is contested, and I’ll leave a moral verdict to all of you. But the discomfort about broadcasting a killing is one legal scholars and the public have argued over for a long time, and we;re far from alone in feeling it… And so it goes.
