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Donald Trump and his advisers are debating whether to call off plans to livestream the firing squad execution of the Fort Hood shooter, with Trump having remarked privately that he did not initially know that Nidal Hasan was paralyzed from the waist down, two sources familiar with the discussions told CNN.

The president was not aware that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was announcing last week that the administration planned to let the public watch the execution, the sources said, and was not sure what to make of it at first. Trump was, however, firmly behind the decision to execute Hasan via firing squad, multiple officials told CNN, and he’s often defended it in public.

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[-] rabber@lemmy.ca 37 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

lol just imagine firing squad unloading on a guy in a wheelchair tho

[-] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 hour ago

History of USA in a nutshell.

[-] anarchy79@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

USA! USA! USA!

[-] orioler25@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

That's obviously the problem. They want to normalize the kind of violence that targets vulnerable groups disproportionately, such as disabled people, but they need a "deserving" victim to remain palletable enough to the liberal masses so that they can gradually normalize this kind of violence.

[-] jjagaimo@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

The current manual (which would probably be revised since it was last updated in the 1940s) calls for tying them up on a pole so they'd have to crucify him to get him standing upright

The officer charged with execution will... Cause a post with proper rings placed therein for securing the prisoner in an upright position to be erected at the place of execution.... After a reasonable time, he will order the sergeant of the execution party to secure the prisoner to the post and to place the hood over his head. Then the medical officer will place the target over the prisoner's hear

[-] altphoto@lemmy.today 5 points 11 hours ago

The local Catholic bishop is telling the Catholick troops to not be part of that. Then they figure out the guy can't walk! I can't imagine how that must feel. To be the guys that have to go wack a man on a wheelchair cuz some rich asshole wants you to do that for entertainment.

And still, more than zero people show up to his rallies. Wow! Those people must be super nice to know personally.

[-] MolochHorridus@piefed.social 1 points 10 hours ago

In reality there is no difference if you’re standing or not.

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