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Pentagon plans to livestream Fort Hood shooter's firing squad execution

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Pentagon will livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, convicted in the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting that killed 13 people. The execution is scheduled for December 3 and would mark the first public U.S. execution since the 1930s and the first military firing squad execution since 1945.

NEWPsychiatrists have warned that livestreaming the execution could cause post-traumatic stress disorder in viewers. The plan has drawn international condemnation, with critics calling it 'medieval' and 'disturbing.' Only two other countries currently hold public executions.

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Left-leaning outlets frame the livestreaming as unprecedented and alarming, with some calling it a 'snuff film.' They emphasize global condemnation, mental health concerns for viewers, and note that the U.S. would join only two other countries in holding public executions, characterizing the move as a departure from modern democratic norms.

CNCBS News13hExecution of Fort Hood gunman to be livestreamed, Pentagon says NPNPR19hThe U.S. last held a public execution in the 1930s. The Pentagon wants to change that CNCBS News19hOnly 2 other countries hold public executions as U.S. plans first in 90 years TGThe Guardian US21h‘Medieval’ and ‘disturbing’: US plan to livestream execution elicits global condemnation MJMother Jones22hPete Hegseth Wants to Livestream a Snuff Film TGThe Guardian US24hExecution live stream could cause PTSD in viewers, say psychiatrists ANABC News25hHasan execution will be live-streamed, Pentagon official says NNNBC News26hPete Hegseth Vows to Livestream Execution of Fort Hood Shooter NYNew York Times32hFort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says PNPBS NewsHour40hPentagon says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed AXAxios41hPete Hegseth says the public can watch Fort Hood shooter's execution TNThe New Republic42hHegseth Wants Public to Watch Military Firing Squad Execution

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Right-leaning outlets present the execution and livestreaming as a straightforward statement of fact, noting it is the first military firing squad since 1945 and emphasizing Hegseth's commitment to making the execution public without loaded language or extended commentary on broader implications.

WTWashington Times19hFirst military firing squad since 1945: Fort Hood shooter's execution set for Dec. 3 WTWashington Times40hHegseth says public will be able to watch firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan

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