US plans to live-stream execution of mass killer Nidal Hasan

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 11 Oct, 04:24 · Archive

The Pentagon has confirmed it will live-stream the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, a former US Army psychiatrist. Hasan murdered 13 people, including a pregnant soldier, and wounded 32 more at Fort Hood in Texas on 5 November 2009. He was charged with thirteen counts of pre-meditated murder and thirty-two counts of attempted murder under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, making him eligible for the death penalty. The execution is scheduled for December, and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has confirmed it will be livestreamed.

Commentators have urged the public not to watch. Peter Hitchens, who has witnessed two executions, advises viewers strongly against watching, warning that witnessing an execution will 'change you'. He has said that people who have watched executions have been haunted by what they witnessed years afterwards. Metro's columnist argues that the execution should not be publicised in this way, comparing Hasan unfavourably to other mass killers who have been largely forgotten by the public.

How it is being reported

• PETER HITCHENS: I back capital punishment and have seen two executions. But I urge you NOT to watch the live stream of a US soldier's death by firing squadHaving seen two executions at close quarters, I can advise you quite strongly not to watch the planned shooting in Texas of the mass killer Nidal Hasan by a live-streamed firing squad.Daily Mail · 10 Oct, 23:38
• America live-streaming Nidal Hasan’s execution isn’t justiceThat is not something I will be watching, and neither should you.Metro · 9 Oct, 16:32

In this story: Nidal Hasan · Pentagon · Fort Hood · Texas · Pete Hegseth

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