If US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth proceeds with his proposal to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, a soldier radicalized to extremist Islam who killed 13 people at a Texas military base, the United States will join a controversial group of nations known for conducting public capital punishments. This move would align the US with a
US Faces International Isolation if Public Execution Livestream Proceeds
Wow, I didn’t realize the US was even considering this. What specific legal authority allows such a broadcast?
Is there any concern about the impact on military morale? I haven’t seen that discussed in the article.
Absolutely unthinkable. Livestreaming an execution is a step backward for human rights and global reputation.