Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: The Defense Department’s announcement that it would live-stream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan reverses decades of established practice surrounding the death penalty. The announcement has raised many legal and ethical questions. https://wapo.st/4dx3CoZ

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  This report details a significant policy shift by the U.S. Department of Defense regarding the live-streaming of federal executions.

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