SocietyPublic executions stopped in the US nearly a century ago — why are they resuming now?
The Pentagon says Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 unarmed fellow soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009, will be executed publicly by firing squad, with the execution livestreamed. A capital-punishment scholar and an author connected to the last high-profile public hanging expressed horror and questioned whether officials understand public attitudes toward executions.
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Public executions stopped in the US nearly a century ago — why are they resuming now?
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