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America did away with public hangings for a reason—and Hasan might want the attention.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to livestream the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, the terrorist who shot and killed 13 people and wounded dozens more at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009. Even allies of the Trump administration who support the death penalty think this is a bad idea. Vice President JD Vance told reporters he wouldn’t watch it.
One obvious problem with the Pentagon’s plan is that Mr. Hasan and his fellow Islamists would probably like nothing more than a public execution, which would be used as a recruiting tool. Why give someone who has already inflicted so much pain and suffering a propaganda victory as well, when justice can be served without the spectacle?
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Jason L. Riley is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a columnist for the Wall Street Journal, and a commentator for Fox News.