Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed(www.bbc.com)
41 pointsby mo70614 hours ago9 comments
  • dzonga2 hours ago
    if you've read enough history you know the authoritarian path the u.s is headed down towards.

    this public execution buys implied consent to execute 'enemies' of the state. it also forces state governors aligned with the president to livestream executions of those on death row as 'deterrent'. then later go execute enemies of the state.

    however as most people know through projects like the innocence project - some people on deathrow are innocent but are victims of racism etc.

    • quantified2 hours ago
      This will fire up the jihadis and encourage the cycle. Very different than the obscurity into which the mastermind of the World Trade Center truck bombing was thrown.
  • techteach003 hours ago
    We're going down a dark path. An uncivilized one. It will eventually touch people far more innocent than the criminal in this case.
    • krapp2 hours ago
      >We're going down a dark path. An uncivilized one. It will eventually touch people far more innocent than the criminal in this case.

      You need to update your priors a fair bit. The government has already sent innocent people to prison camps and gunned them down in the street.

      • King-Aaron2 hours ago
        Trump today is spouting some big surprise coming to do with Project 2025. These people explicitly spelled out the direction they would take the country with this document, and so many people chose not to believe them.

        The plan was always to create a fascist authoritarian state and yet people are still only just waking up to it.

        • krappan hour ago
          >yet people are still only just waking up to it

          Some people, maybe. But Trump already had four years in office, he and his base were known quantities, their beliefs were broadcast all over the media and social media. Almost everyone who voted for him knew exactly what he was about, don't let them tell you otherwise.

  • buildsjets3 hours ago
    And so the Trump Administration joins ISIS and Al-Quaeda in the “Livestreams Executions” club.
  • expedition323 hours ago
    The last public execution in my country ended up such bloody debacle that the crowd ended up attacking the officials. The death penalty was quickly abolished after that.
    • hexapus32 minutes ago
      Would be nice if the citizens of the US had that kind of fire in their bones.
      • blackqueeriroh30 minutes ago
        Fascinating you think they don’t
        • hexapus8 minutes ago
          They let it get this far, but I truly hope they disprove my intuition in this regard.
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  • bjourne3 hours ago
    Absolutely despicable and very ominous sign about the return of barbarism. I hope the new American pope protests. Turning an execution into entertainment is not a Christian value.
  • SpicyLemonZest3 hours ago
    It’s incredible how dedicated Hegseth is to being evil. So many regime officials are merely greedy or suck-ups, and he’s out here manufacturing completely pointless evil that Trump did not ask for and will not benefit from.
  • totallygeeky4 hours ago
    I sincerely hope this is foiled by technical problems and treated as snuff content. A sickening thing to try and encourage people to watch.
  • Gensui4 hours ago
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