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'Deeply disturbing': Utah leaders react to plans for public execution of Fort Hood shooter
What happened
Utah leaders, including Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson and Sen. John Curtis, have expressed concern over the Pentagon's plan to livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan on Dec. 3, with Curtis comparing the decision to 'bloody spectacles' of ancient Rome and urging reconsideration.
Timeline
- KSL 'Deeply disturbing': Utah leaders react to plans for public execution of Fort Hood shooter
- Fox 13 Sen. Curtis compares public execution to 'bloody spectacles' of ancient Rome
- ABC 4 Sen. John Curtis compares Pentagon's plans of livestreaming execution to 'bloody spectacles' of Rome
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Sen. Curtis compares public execution to 'bloody spectacles' of ancient Rome
— Sen. John Curtis of Utah criticized the decision to livestream the execution of Army officer Nidal Malik Hasan, comparing it to 'bloody spectacles' of ancient Rome that led to the downfall of the Roman Empire. He…