Should the UK government formally object to the US livestreaming an execution?
The UK has no formal power over US executions, and the government opposes the death penalty in all circumstances. The US Army has scheduled the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, for 3 December 2026. The Pentagon said on 8 October 2026 that it will be livestreamed, which would be a first. UK ministers have called the plan disturbing but have so far treated it as a matter for Washington. Rights groups raise concerns about minors being exposed to it.
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If we're going to formally object to anything the USA is up to, killing a convicted murderer is pretty far down the list. Maybe stop bombing counties at random should be up there? Reduce gun violence in general? Release the Epstein Files?
It's all quite uncivilized. Let it happen out of sight and mind. Righto, where's my tea? On a more serious point. I have religious reasons for opposing this. Reasons Burnham theoretically shares. Edited
Yes, we should inform the US that we find this behaviour abhorrent, as we do with other countries. Just because it's the US, and we are supposed to have a, "special relationship", doesn't mean we cannot voice our opinion. Trump speaks his mind about the UK often.
We object when Saudi Arabia or Afghanistan does such things, and we are happy to go around the world telling others what they should do when it clashes with our principles, except of course if it's the U.S.
We have a lot more problems closer to home than to be objecting about a terrorist being killed. If you don’t want to see it dont watch it
Lodging a formal diplomatic objection to capital punishment is already standard UK foreign policy. And just because the US is an ally doesn't mean that we should just nod and agree that it's OK because they said so. It being livestreamed is also an utterly grotesque reason as to why we should object it.
We are not in position to lecture anybody. I am assuming some believe our relationship with USA is still too good.
If a country is to have a death penalty it should be live streamed on all their tv channels, so the population see justice being done
when america sneezes, the world catches a cold
It's no business of the UK.