Question of the Week: Should the Pentagon livestream the execution of former U.S. Army Maj. Nidal Hasan?

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Posted Monday, October 12, 2026 6:00 am

Former Army Medical Corps psychiatrist Nidal Hasan is scheduled to be executed by firing squad Dec. 3 at Fort Hood, Texas, for the 2009 mass shooting that claimed the lives of 13 soldiers and wounded 32 others, including civilians. The last time the military executed one of its own was 1961. The last public execution in the U.S. was in 1936. Should the Pentagon livestream Hasan’s execution? Tell us why or why not in 300 words or less.

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