Public Executions Are Rare. Here’s Where They Still Happen.

The Pentagon announced plans Thursday night to livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, who carried out the 2009 mass shooting on the military base. It would be the first military execution in more than 60 years and the first by firing squad since World War II. Former Army Maj. Hasan killed 13 people and injured more than 30 when he opened fire on Fort Hood military base in Texas. His execution is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Dec. 3. “It was a radical Islamist attack in uniform inside the ranks, and so he’s going to…