The U.S. Pentagon's announcement to livestream the military’s first execution by firing squad in more than 80 years has drawn avid support from Congressman Randy Fine (R-Fla.) despite swaths of backlash worldwide.
Recently, the Department of Defense confirmed that it will publicly display the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the former U.S. Army major convicted of killing 13 and injuring 32 people at Fort Hood in Texas in 2009.
Randy Fine Supports The Pentagon's Announcement
Congressman Randy Fine (R-Fla.) backed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's announcement, affirming he will share the feed himself.
“This is how every Muslim terrorist should be dealt with. We will share the stream live. Fire away!” Rep. Fine wrote on X.
United Nations Says Act Breaches International Law
The United Nations’ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights reacted to the announcement, affirming that the broadcast would “breach the absolute prohibition of torture.”
2009 Fort Hood Terror Attack
Hasan, a former army psychiatrist, attacked a medical facility in Fort Hood on Nov. 5, 2009, as soldiers awaited medical checks before their deployment.
In the process, Hasan murdered 12 soldiers, while injuring 30 others before being subdued by a police officer who shot him and left him partly paralyzed.
The First U.S. Public & Military Execution in Decades
The execution will be the first carried out by a U.S. military firing squad since 1945, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
The U.S. military’s last overall execution took place in 1961, when Army Private John A. Bennett was hanged at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas.
The U.S.’s last public execution, however, was nearly 90 years ago, which was the hanging of Roscoe “Red” Jackson in May 1937.
Upcoming Execution Will Join A Rare List Of Public Executions
According to experts, no other country is known to televise or livestream legal executions.
In addition, public executions are recorded to be fairly rare, with Amnesty International recording at least 17 in 2025 – 11 in Iran and 6 in Taliban-run Afghanistan.
The livestream is scheduled for Dec. 3, 2026.
