The Pentagon has stated that the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist responsible for the 2009 Fort Hood massacre, will be carried out via firing squad and made available to the public through livestreaming. The attack on the Texas military base resulted in the deaths of 13 individuals and left more than 30 others injured.
As of the announcement, the White House has not officially verified the details released by the Department of Defense regarding the method and accessibility of the execution.
I was completely unaware the method would be a firing squad. That’s a drastic shift from lethal injection.
Thirteen people died at Fort Hood. The family deserves closure, not a spectacle.
Wait, the White House hasn’t even confirmed this yet? Need to see official sources before believing anything.
Livestreaming an execution? That feels more like punishment theater than justice. I can’t get behind this.