Jeremy Kauffman says "It is healthy to celebrate the elimination of evil"
Jeremy KauffmanLibertarian activist and entrepreneur, in a post on X
Jeremy Kauffman, citing press coverage of a 1930s public hanging, said it is healthy to celebrate the elimination of evil.
“It is healthy to celebrate the elimination of evil.”
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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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Jeremy Kauffman's own post on X.
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Kauffman quoted a post asking who would actually want to watch the execution. He described the hanging of Rainey Bethea as the last public execution and quoted Time magazine's account of crowded bars and "hanging parties".
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The case asks whether Pete Hegseth should livestream Nidal Hasan's execution; it concerns the broadcast proposal, not Hasan's conviction or capital punishment. Replying to a post asking who would want to watch the execution, Kauffman says "It is healthy to celebrate the elimination of evil". That supports public viewing, so we labeled it Defended or excused. The closest competing label is Mixed or conditional; it loses because he attaches no reservation.
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Read the full caseNational Review's editors back Trump's decision to stop the livestream
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“But there is a difference between carrying out an execution and livestreaming an execution, and support for one does not necessitate support for the other. President Trump is right to draw the distinction he has.”Read statement
Pentagon says Hegseth is completely aligned with Trump's decision not to livestream
“spoke about the decision ... supports the President's decision, and they are completely aligned.”Read statement
Curtis calls the decision not to livestream "the right move"
“This is the right move, both for the loved ones of the victims and for the country”Read statement
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