美国国防部长皮特·海格塞斯宣布，美军将公开处死2009年在德克萨斯州胡德堡军事基地杀害13名士兵的尼达尔·哈桑，并进行直播。1这是美国近90年来首次宣布进行公开处死。1自1936年8月14日肯塔基州欧因斯伯勒市对雷尼·贝西亚进行公开绞刑以来，美国已停止此类做法长达近90年，仅有1937年密苏里州进行过一次较小规模的公开处死。1当年约有20000人观看了贝西亚的公开绞刑。1
海格塞斯在宣布这一决定时表示，人们需要理解这类行为会带来严重后果。1特朗普总统已确认批准了直播哈桑死刑的计划。1五角大楼确认该处死将采用直播方式进行。1
这一决定在美国引发广泛争议。数据显示，美国支持死刑的比例已从1994年的80%下降至52%。1副总统JD万斯表示他不会观看该处决。1
The U.S. Department of Defense has announced plans to publicly execute Nidal Hasan, the man convicted of killing 13 unarmed soldiers at Fort Hood military base in Texas in 2009, with the execution to be broadcast live.1 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared that "people need to understand that there's serious consequences for these types of things," marking the first publicly announced execution in the United States in nearly 90 years.1 President Trump has approved the livestreaming decision, stating "I really don't care how he goes as long as he goes."1
The announcement represents a dramatic departure from American penal practice. The last large-scale public execution in the U.S. occurred on August 14, 1936, in Owensboro, Kentucky, when approximately 20,000 people witnessed the hanging of Rainey Bethea.1 A smaller public execution took place in Missouri in 1937, after which the nation ceased public executions for nearly nine decades.1 The Pentagon's decision has sparked considerable controversy, with opponents arguing that it represents a return to brutal historical practices. Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic, has stated he will not attend the execution.1
Support for capital punishment in America has shifted significantly in recent years, declining from 80 percent in 1994 to 52 percent today.1
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