Fort Hood shooter to face first US military execution in 65 years

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 13 Oct, 05:32 · Archive

Nidal Hasan, convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, will be executed by firing squad on 3 December in the first military execution in over 65 years.

Nidal Malik Hasan will be executed by firing squad on 3 December at Fort Hood in the first US military execution in more than 65 years. Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 others in a shooting at the military base in 2009.

The Pentagon has announced that the execution will be livestreamed, an unprecedented move that is drawing mixed reactions. Gene Fidell, a military justice expert who teaches at Yale, has raised legal and public policy questions about the decision to show the execution publicly.

The livestreamed nature of the event has prompted experts to urge parents to prepare children for the possibility that they may encounter footage or discussion of the execution. Experts have warned that graphic video from the event could be clipped and circulated on social media even if the original stream is restricted. Common Sense Media has advised parents to gather accurate information about the case and to be prepared to discuss how witnessing an execution by firing squad might affect young viewers.

How it is being reported

• Experts urge parents to prepare kids for possible livestreamed executionThe Pentagon’s plan to livestream Nidal Malik Hasan’s firing-squad execution creates a parenting challenge that extends well beyond the broadcast.Clickorlando · 13 Oct, 05:03
• Experts urge parents to prepare kids for possible livestreamed executionThe Pentagon’s plan to livestream Nidal Malik Hasan’s firing-squad execution creates a parenting challenge that extends well beyond the broadcast.News4Jax · 13 Oct, 05:03
• Military justice expert raises legal questions about planned military execution of Ft. Hood shooterGene Fidell, an expert on military justice who teaches at Yale, joined News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton on The Morning Show and said the planned livestreamed execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan raises a host of legal and public policy questions.News4Jax · 12 Oct, 12:48

In this story: Nidal Malik Hasan · Fort Hood · Yale · Pentagon · Gene Fidell

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