Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says
"We'll make sure that people are able to watch it," the US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday.
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"We'll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it's public."
— Pete Hegseth , Executive
"Seeking to make it livestreamed, a firing squad execution, is little more than attention-seeking by the Trump administration and is unlikely to occur, much less deliver any semblance of justice."
— John Mills , Academic
"To livestream an execution is just so out of the Middle Ages."
— Eugene R Fidell , Academic
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Deborah Denno is a criminologist and professor at Fordham Law School.
Former president of the United States known for his aggressive economic policies.
Visiting lecturer at Yale Law School and critic of the execution decision.
Lawyer who works with inmates sentenced to death.
Former US Army major responsible for the Fort Hood shooting.
Pete Hegseth is the United States Secretary of Defense.
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"We'll make sure that people are able to watch it," the US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday.
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