Rep. Adam Smith calls Pentagon plan to stream Fort Hood shooter execution "barbaric and gratuitous"
Summary
The Pentagon plans to livestream the execution by firing squad of the man convicted in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting. Representative Adam Smith, a Democrat from Washington, criticized the plan as unnecessary and harsh.Key Facts
- The Pentagon will livestream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter.
- The execution method will be a firing squad.
- The Fort Hood shooting happened in 2009.
- The man to be executed is already convicted for that shooting.
- Rep. Adam Smith is on the House Armed Services Committee.
- Rep. Smith called the livestream plan "barbaric and gratuitous," meaning cruel and unnecessary.
- The discussion about the execution plan was featured on the CBS News program "The Takeout."
- The article does not provide the exact date of the execution or livestream.
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