Pentagon Plans Fort Hood Gunman Execution Livestream
The Pentagon plans to livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood gunman Nidal Hasan. The unusual broadcast raises legal questions under federal and military law.
The Pentagon will livestream the firing squad execution of former Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people at a military base in 2009. The unprecedented decision tests federal broadcasting bans and military regulations governing capital punishment in the United States. Legal experts say the planned broadcast pushes uncharted legal boundaries under domestic and international law.
