Public executions in the US stopped nearly a century ago - why are they resuming now?

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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the military will publicly execute Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009, by firing squad in December and livestream the event. This marks a return to public executions, last seen in 1936, which scholars and authors fear will turn capital punishment into entertainment and echo past public spectacles.

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The Pentagon says the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will be livestreamed, but experts suggest officials are reading the country wrong.

Public executions in the US stopped nearly a century ago - why are they resuming now?

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