Pentagon Plans Livestream Execution of Fort Hood Shooter
💡 Why it matters
It could set a dangerous precedent for public executions in the US, aligning with rogue states and eroding global human rights norms.
The UN and US lawmakers condemn the plan as torture and compare it to public executions in Iran and Afghanistan. It could set a dangerous precedent for public executions in the US, aligning with rogue states and eroding global human rights norms.
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economist.com
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The Guardian
UN says Pentagon plan to livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter would amount to torture – US politics live
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The Guardian
Pete Hegseth’s plan to livestream execution puts US in dubious company
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