Who was Rainey Bethea? Nidal Hasan public execution broadcasting decision puts spotlight on 1936 hanging
Rainey Bethea was a 26-year-old Black man executed by public hanging in Owensboro, Kentucky, on August 14, 1936.
The US has announced plans to execute former Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad for killing 13 soldiers and wounding 31 others at Fort Hood in 2009. The execution, scheduled for December 3, has raised questions about its legality and whether it can be livestreamed. Firing squad executions are legal in five US states and were previously carried out by the US military.
The US Supreme Court has ruled that firing squads do not constitute "cruel and unusual punishment." However, there is no record of any government livestreaming an execution, and US law generally prohibits recording or broadcasting executions in the federal prison system.
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