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Pentagon says Fort Hood shooter's execution will be livestreamed
Original: Pentagon says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed
The Pentagon has announced that the execution of Nidal Hasan, the army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, will be livestreamed. Hasan is scheduled to die by firing squad on 3 December. The decision to broadcast the execution is drawing attention and debate about transparency and the precedent it sets for carrying out military death sentences.
Why now: The unusual decision to livestream a military execution is rare and controversial, drawing broad public interest.
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- Pentagon says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed · The Guardian
Nidal Hasan, army psychiatrist who killed 13 people, will be executed by firing squad on 3 December
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