Former US generals push to stop 'barbaric' firing squad execution livestream
A group of 72 retired US generals, admirals, and other high-ranking military officers have urged authorities to cancel plans to livestream the firing squad…
France 24 reports that a group of 72 retired US generals, admirals, and other high-ranking military officers have urged authorities to cancel plans to livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hassan – bringing legal arguments and the dangerous consequences such a broadcast would have.
A government execution has never been broadcast or livestreamed, according to death penalty experts, and the US military has not executed anyone by firing squad since 1945.
This sports story centres on the United States. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Former US, Fort Hood and Nidal Hassan.
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