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Execution live stream could cause PTSD in viewers, say psychiatrists

Warning follows Pete Hegseth announcement that firing squad execution of Fort Hood killer will be public • US politics – latest updates Livestreaming an execution could cause post-traumatic stress disorder in the viewing public, mental health experts have said, after the US confirmed plans to broadcast the death by firing squad of a man who shot dead 13 unarmed soldiers. The US defence secretary,…

Execution live stream could cause PTSD in viewers, say psychiatrists

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