Politics · United States · 23 hrs ago
Trump has not decided whether to livestream Nidal Hasan’s execution
Nidal Hasan, a former US Army psychiatrist, was found guilty of killing 13 people at Fort Hood, a military base in Texas, in 2009.
He was sentenced to death in 2013, and his execution by firing squad is scheduled for December 3.
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon plans to livestream it so people can watch.
President Donald Trump supports Hasan receiving the death penalty but says he has not decided whether the execution will be broadcast.
Republican and Democratic lawmakers, religious leaders and international observers have objected to making it public.
The US has never broadcast a government execution, and the military has not used a firing squad for an execution since 1945.
The White House is hearing calls to drop the livestream plan, but no final decision has been announced.
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has not made a final decision on whether Nidal Malik Hasan’s execution will be livestreamed.
Hasan, a former Army major convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on Dec. 3, according to the Pentagon.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be livestreamed so people could understand the consequences of such attacks.
Trump said the military wants the broadcast to serve as an example, but he is weighing whether showing it could deter similar violence.
The plan has drawn criticism from lawmakers and others, while some officials have supported it.
- Who
- President Donald Trump is weighing whether to allow the livestream of Nidal Malik Hasan’s execution.
- What
- Hasan is scheduled to be executed by firing squad. Trump has not decided whether the execution will be livestreamed.
- When
- The execution is scheduled for Dec. 3. Trump said Saturday that he had not made a final decision.
- Where
- Fort Hood, Texas.
- Why
- Hegseth said a public broadcast would help people understand the consequences of such attacks; Trump said showing it might deter others.
Supporters of livestreaming
Opponents of livestreaming
Purpose
Supporters of livestreaming
Hegseth said people need to understand there are serious consequences for such acts. Trump said showing the execution might deter others.
Opponents of livestreaming
Critics said a livestream could turn an execution into a spectacle and be inhumane.
Position
Supporters of livestreaming
Rep. Matt Van Epps said the administration was focused on accountability, and Robert Jeffress was reported to support the plan.
Opponents of livestreaming
Rep. Austin Scott said livestreaming executions is what jihadists do; Rep. Rob Bresnahan said the focus should be justice for victims and their families.
There are two thoughts: don’t show it and show it. Cause you know, by showing it, maybe other people won’t be doing what he did. So I’ll make a decision ultimately. I know what the military would like to do, but I’ll make a decision
We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it’s public — because people need to understand that there’s serious consequences for these types of things.
I absolutely support the sentence of death, but live-streaming executions is what jihadists do. America is better than that.
an execution shouldn’t be a live-streamed spectacle. The focus should be on justice for the victims and their families, not turning an execution into entertainment. Their pain deserves respect, not a public show.
Hasan killed 13 people at Fort Hood in Texas.
Hasan was sentenced to death, according to NBC News.
Trump was reported by the Daily Mail to have endorsed Hegseth’s livestream idea, saying Hasan “deserves it.
Hegseth said Hasan’s execution would be livestreamed.
Trump said he had “absolutely” approved the plan, according to the Daily Mail, but separately told CNY Central he was not involved in that decision, according to Fox News.
Trump said he had not made a final decision on whether to allow the livestream.
- Convicted man
- Nidal Malik Hasan
- Victims
- 13 people killed at Fort Hood in 2009
- Execution method
- Firing squad
- Scheduled date
- Dec. 3
- Decision-maker on livestream
- Trump said he would make the final decision
Sources
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