Americans draw the line at livestreaming ‘spectacle’ of Fort Hood shooter's execution: ‘It’s an abomination’

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Americans are overwhelmingly against the Pentagon's decision to livestream the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan later this year. Those who spoke with Fox News Digital blasted the broadcast as "a shame" and "just weird." "I think that's absolutely absurd," Anya from Virginia said when asked about the livestream announced by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. "I think they should keep that discreet and off of the public news." "It's an abomination. It should not happen," Paul from Illinois definitively stated. "And I'd hate to be one of the soldiers that's tasked with the job of pulling the trigger." Hegseth announced last Thursday the decision to make viewing the execution publicly available. It is set to be the first U.S. military execution in over six decades. PENTAGON CONFIRMS FORT HOOD TERRORIST'S FIRING SQUAD EXECUTION WILL BE LIVESTREAMED: 'DETAILS WILL FOLLOW' The execution of the mass shooter who killed 13 people and injured 32 in 2009 at Fort Hood, is scheduled for Dec. 3, 2026. Hasan, an Army psychiatrist at the time of the shooting, is now 56 years old and is wheelchair-bound after he was left partially paralyzed after being shot by police officers during his arrest almost 17 years ago. Several Americans interviewed by Fox News Digital supported Hasan's death sentence but drew the line at broadcasting his execution, warning it could turn capital punishment into a public spectacle and could be particularly dangerous in today's political climate. "I'm not necessarily against giving him the death penalty, but I feel like livestreaming for people's entertainment is just weird," Nick from Virginia said. "I agree with the sentence," Bobbie from Massachusetts said. "I don't agree with televising it." He added, "Especially given the climate of today, I'm not sure it's something we need to see." "It’s not a practice we should be doing in modern society," Reid from Ohio said. "It's rather medieval, in my opinion. I'm certainly pro-…