Outrage over plan to livestream US military firing squad execution
Condemnation of US plans for a public execution by military firing squad escalated Friday, as Vice President JD Vance cast doubt on whether it would be livestreamed as proposed and insisted he would not watch if it is.
Outrage is brewing over the prospect of streaming a US military firing squad execution, following the scheduled decimation of Nidal Hasan on December 3 at Fort Hood, Texas. The execution would mark the first by a US military firing squad since 1945. However, Vice President JD Vance has expressed doubt about the livestream, stating he would not watch if it occurs.
Other political figures, including Representative Austin Scott and Senator Mark Kelly, have condemned the potential public execution, saying it is unbecoming of America. The Pentagon has confirmed the execution will be streamed live, though President Trump has contradicted this claim and emphasized that he does not care about the execution method, as long as Hasan is killed.
Tech companies like YouTube, Meta, and X have not yet commented on whether they will allow the execution to be streamed on their platforms. International outrage has also been expressed, with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the US Conference of Catholic Bishops denouncing the move as a violation of human rights and a barbaric promotion of a culture of death.
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