Public executions in the US stopped nearly a century ago - why are they resuming now?
The Pentagon says the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will be livestreamed, but experts suggest officials are reading the country wrong.
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"People need to understand that there's serious consequences for these types of things."
— Pete Hegseth , Executive
"I never imagined [another] public execution."
— Michael Radelet , Academic
"What they called it in 1936 was a carnival of sadism."
— Sonya Lea , Activist
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The Pentagon says the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will be livestreamed, but experts suggest officials are reading the country wrong.
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