How the US plan to livestream an execution compares with global practice
The U.S. military plans to livestream the Dec. 3 execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting. If carried out as planned, death penalty experts said it would mark the first known broadcast or livestream of a lawful execution. Executions are generally conducted behind prison walls, and internet platforms and…
The U.S. military has planned to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, on December 3rd. This would be the first known broadcast or livestream of a lawful execution, according to death penalty experts. Traditional executions are typically conducted behind prison walls, and internet platforms and governments have made efforts to limit the circulation of violent execution footage.
However, there has never been a lawful execution livestreamed or broadcast to the public before this plan. Execution footage has emerged after the event in some cases, such as the hanging of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in 2006, which was seen globally through unofficial recordings circulating online and through broadcasters, although it was not shown live.
In today's world, broadcasts and livestreams are commonplace for court proceedings, parliamentary debates and other statutory events.
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