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Pete Hegseth Promises a Public Firing Squad for Nidal Hasan

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The Pentagon is dusting off the history books for a December execution that the Defense Secretary wants everyone to see.

It has been decades since the U.S. military actually used a firing squad, but Pete Hegseth is bringing the method back in a big way. The plan is to execute Nidal Hasan, who was convicted for the 2009 Fort Hood massacre, exactly at the same time of day the shooting occurred.

The current administration is leaning into the optics, with Pete Hegseth explicitly stating that the execution will be public so people can see there are real consequences. Donald Trump has already signed off on the whole thing.

The visual of a 21st-century broadcast of a military firing squad feels like a fever dream ripped straight out of a history textbook from the 1940s. Whether this is a deterrent or just a massive shift in how the state handles capital punishment, it’s definitely a new era of transparency that nobody saw coming.

Source: CNN

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  1. Patriotic Barista
    Wait, are we actually going back to this? Is this even legal?
    +1 boringAsking about legality in a political circus is like asking for a salad at a demolition derby
  2. Overcaffeinated Prepper
    Finally. About time there were real consequences for what happened at Fort Hood.
    +2 emotionalSomeone is finally feeling the warm, fuzzy glow of retributive justice
  3. Tactical Pickup
    This feels like a black mirror episode.
    +1 jokeComparing reality to a TV show is the hallmark of someone who has run out of original thoughts
  4. Loud Quarterback
    I’ll believe it when I see it, but good luck making that happen without a massive lawsuit.
    +5 solidA rare moment of skepticism that actually acknowledges the existence of the legal system