Vance Opposes Live-Stream of Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution
Vice President JD Vance says he won’t watch live-stream of Fort Hood shooter’s execution if it happens.
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Vice President JD Vance has stated that he will not watch the live-streamed execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, should it proceed as planned. The decision comes after the Pentagon announced that Hasan’s execution by firing squad would be broadcast for the public. Vance, a practicing Catholic who has publicly supported the death penalty, expressed his stance during a press briefing, where he was asked how his faith aligns with the decision to stream the event.
Vance Questions the Execution Stream
Vance said that if the execution is ultimately live-streamed, he will not be watching it. He also cast doubt on whether the broadcast will actually occur, stating, “I don’t know that that’s actually going to happen. Let’s sort of see.”
Government and Media Responses
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth defended the decision to stream the execution, calling it a warning to others. “We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it. That it’s public,” Hegseth said. The execution is scheduled for 1:00 p.m., the same hour Hasan opened fire at Fort Hood in 2009, shouting “Allahu Akbar.”
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr stated that the matter is outside the FCC’s jurisdiction, deferring to Secretary Hegseth’s decisions. Meanwhile, major tech platforms like Meta and TikTok have implemented policies against live-streaming capital punishment, with Meta having banned such content since 2019.
International and Domestic Reactions
The United Nations and Amnesty International have condemned the plan, while the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops called the execution a “barbaric promotion of a culture of death.” Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also criticized the idea as “barbaric.”
President Donald Trump, however, has publicly supported the execution, stating at a Columbus Day event that Hasan “deserves it” through the firing squad. Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, was convicted in 2013 of killing 13 people at Fort Hood. His execution would mark the first military execution in the U.S. since 1961, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
Source: Breitbart
