Folks, I’m sipping my coffee and reading about the latest drama surrounding Nidal Hasan’s execution, and I’ve got to say, it’s been a wild ride. President Trump announced that the Fort Hood shooter’s firing squad execution will not be livestreamed, which is a reversal from the Pentagon’s announcement last week. I mean, who comes up with this stuff? Somewhere in Atlanta, a producer thought this sounded like a great idea, and now it’s been scrapped.
I was reading Trump’s statement on Truth Social, and he said that while he thinks streaming the execution might be a strong deterrent, many good people wouldn’t want to watch Hasan die. He wrote, “I think streaming the execution for all to see might have been a strong deterrent for the World to witness how America deals with Terrorists and SCUM like Hasan but, many very good and well meaning people would rather not watch him die, through streaming, or through any other visual device.” You can’t make this stuff up, folks.
Trump also said that the immediate families of the victims will be able to watch the execution in person. I’m not sure how I feel about that, but I suppose it’s some sort of closure for them. Hasan, by the way, was convicted of killing 13 people and wounding dozens of others in the 2009 shooting. It’s a horrific crime, and I’m not shedding any tears for the guy.
CNN reported earlier this week that Trump and his advisers were debating whether to call off the livestream plans. Apparently, Trump didn’t initially know that Hasan was paralyzed from the waist down. I’m not sure what to make of that, but it’s just another twist in this bizarre story. The president was firm on the decision to execute Hasan via firing squad, though, and he’s defended it publicly.
The plan to livestream the execution faced bipartisan backlash, and people across the Pentagon and the Army were caught off guard. I’m not surprised, given the strong public opposition to the idea. According to an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll, 80% of US adults said the execution should not be livestreamed. That’s a pretty clear majority, if you ask me.
The execution is scheduled for December 3 at Fort Hood, and it’ll be the US Army’s first such execution of a soldier since World War II. It’s a big deal, folks, and I’m sure we’ll be hearing more about it in the coming weeks.
In conclusion, this story has been a rollercoaster ride of drama and controversy. The decision to not livestream the execution is probably for the best, given the strong public opposition. As I finish my coffee, I’m left thinking that this whole ordeal has been a strange and unsettling ride. And on that note, I’ll just say that I’m glad I don’t work in the Pentagon’s PR department – they’ve got their hands full with this one! 😊
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Former remote-throwing champion turned #1 couch commentator on liberal panic in the media. Born in Texas (or so his mug says), he earned a degree in Fake Newsology & Beer Philosophy from YouTube University.
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