Public executions in the US were once a community spectacle. Then they stopped
Allowing the world to watch Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan face the firing squad in December would make it the first public execution since two hangings in the 1930s in Kentucky and Missouri drew crowds.
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National24 articles from 14 sources across the spectrum· Updated 2h ago
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The story so far
2 developments- Oct 9Public executions in the US were once a community spectacle. Then they stopped
- Oct 9Only 2 other countries hold public executions as U.S. plans first in 90 years
Who covered each development
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How each side is putting it
Left
1 viewpointThe U.S. last held a public execution in the 1930s. The Pentagon wants to change that
Ran by 7 outlets across the spectrum· Bangor Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer
Center
4 viewpointsRan by 7 outlets across the spectrum· WHEC Rochester, WTOP Washington DC, +2 more
Ran by 14 outlets· ABC 4 Utah, KDVR Denver, +12 more
Right
0 viewpointsSame wire story as other lanes. No original Right take here.
Public executions in the U.S. were once a community spectacle and then they stopped