The Pentagon announced the Fort Hood shooter will be executed by firing squad and live streamed, prompting reflection on journalists' role in witnessing capital punishment.
A journalist reflects on the Pentagon's announcement that the Fort Hood shooter will be executed by firing squad and live streamed, raising profound questions about witnessing capital punishment in the modern era.
Yes, according to the video, the Pentagon announced that the Fort Hood shooter will be executed by firing squad and the execution will be live streamed.
No, the speaker states in the video that they have fortunately never had to make a decision about whether to accept an assignment to witness an execution.
The video mentions that a botched execution in Tennessee occurred recently, which prompted someone to ask the speaker whether they had ever been assigned to witness an execution during their career.
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