Tillis rejects the broadcast, not the death sentence
Thom TillisU.S. senator from North Carolina
Tillis rejects the public broadcast, comparing it with practices of oppressive dictatorships, while supporting Hasan's death sentence.
“Public executions are what oppressive dictatorships like Iran and Afghanistan do. It should not be happening in America.”
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Should Pete Hegseth livestream Nidal Hasan's execution?
Pete Hegseth confirmed plans to livestream Nidal Hasan's execution. Rep. Betty McCollum calls for stopping the public execution plan, while Alyssa Farah Griffin opposes broadcasting it despite supporting capital punishment. The dispute concerns public viewing of the execution.
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Tillis supports the death sentence but objects to a public broadcast.
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Tillis's post embeds CBS's report of the military's planned livestream of Hasan's execution.
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He separately supports the death penalty for Hasan.
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His objection concerns the public execution and livestream, which this case asks about.
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