Pentagon Plans Livestreamed Execution of Fort Hood Shooter

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that the military will publicly execute Nidal Hasan, who was convicted of killing 13 soldiers at the Fort Hood military base in 2009. The Pentagon confirmed the execution will be carried out by firing squad and livestreamed to the public.

This decision marks a return to public executions nearly a century after the 1936 hanging of Rainey Bethea in Kentucky, which led to a national ban on such events. While officials argue the move highlights consequences for criminal acts, legal scholars note that public support for the death penalty has declined from 80% in 1994 to 52% today.

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