Hegseth's public execution plan meets the age of viral violence
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced plans to livestream a military firing squad execution scheduled for December 3rd, marking the military's first execution in decades. The plan drew criticism from Democrats and some Republicans in Congress, who compared it to tactics used by terrorist organizations and authoritarian governments. The execution is of the person responsible for a 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood.
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3 developments- Oct 8Hegseth says execution of Fort Hood shooter to be public
- Oct 9Fierce, bipartisan pushback over Hegseth's plan for livestream execution
- Oct 10Democrats and some Republicans pan Hegseth’s plan to air execution
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