US Military to Livestream Execution of Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan
Source Summary
The US military will livestream the December 3 firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people in a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, Texas. Hasan will be the first person executed by firing squad by the US military since 1945. The livestream would mark an unprecedented move in US military executions.
Why it matters
This execution marks the first military firing squad execution in the US since 1945 and introduces livestreaming to military capital punishment, raising questions about the public role in military justice proceedings.
