GoKawiilPentagon to livestream firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan
The Trump administration plans to livestream the military execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, the former army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the execution will be public, and a Pentagon official told Reuters that streaming details will follow. It would mark the first public U.S. execution since 1936 and the first military firing-squad execution since 1945.
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Making an execution public and livestreamed breaks with decades of U.S. practice of conducting executions privately, raising questions about how the government intends to use the broadcast. Hegseth's comments suggest officials see the execution as a deterrent message about 'serious consequences,' though critics argue livestreaming could instead normalize or sensationalize violence. The move comes amid renewed scrutiny of execution methods following a botched lethal injection earlier this month.
- Nidal Hasan's execution will reportedly be livestreamed by the Pentagon, with details still to come.
- It would be the first public U.S. execution since 1936 and first military firing-squad execution since 1945.
- The announcement follows a botched execution by lethal injection earlier this month that reignited debate over capital punishment methods.
Source: futurism.com — Victor Tangermann, 2026-10-09
Published there as: “Well, This Is the First Time America Has Livestreamed an Execution by Firing Squad”
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