Execution TV? Pete Hegseth has taken the once ‘greatest democracy’ to a horrific new low | Paul Daley
A proposal to livestream the killing of Nidal Hasan by firing squad opens a window ever wider to the Trump administration’s complete moral vacuity More fool me! Here I was thinking nothing that America’s Trump administration could do or say, no matter how politically and morally bankrupt, no matter how venal or violent, was capable of shocking me any longer. Then I woke to today’s news that one…
The US Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, has confirmed that the execution of Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people in a 2009 shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, will be livestreamed. Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, will be executed by firing squad, the first such execution by the US military since World War II.
According to the Jerusalem Post, Hegseth described the decision to execute Hasan by firing squad as a "no brainer" and stated that it will take place on a Thursday at 1 p.m. at Fort Hood, matching the approximate time, day of the week, and location of Hasan's shooting. The execution will be carried out by soldiers with rifles.
The Guardian US reports that the proposal to livestream the execution has been criticized, with columnist Paul Daley describing it as a sign of the Trump administration's "complete moral vacuity". The execution is set to take place on December 3.
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