I don't know what message they think they're sending live streaming shooting a dude in a wheel chair.

It will 100% radicalize people against the US the world over. Moreso.

Hm, are these "concerns" moral, or are they just about how this may affect Republican turnout?

It's affecting their image for the upcoming midterms, it has nothing to do with morals, they just don't want to deal with the fallout because surprisingly there are less people that want to see a live execution than they expected.

But will those concerns turn into anything actionable?

Yeah, we'll see. They might grumble their objections right now, because they're not sure how folks are going to respond...but once they see the reaction from their bloodthirsty voters, they'll all be cheering for more.

I didn't realize before now that he is paralyzed from the waist down and is in a wheelchair. Public execution is already monstrous enough; are they planning to shoot him while he sits in the wheel chair or prop him up? Fucking A. I don't have words for this.

On how fucked up American society is, it would not surprise me the least if this actually helps Trump image

@CharlesDarwin It all boils down to this ...Donald Trump handpicked Hegseth to lead his "war" department as well as the other cabinet heads who show the same morally challenged attitudes. He's captured MAGA and the morally corrupt Republican voters as well.When all of this will start turning around and we begin fixing what they have destroyed is when Trump is gone. He's the head of the snake and they all are slithering behind.3 inches to the left and we wouldn't be here!

I still think Hegseth was tripping on cocaine when he had this idea. That’s the number I’m betting on.

What are these dovish, radical left talking points:

"I would expect this from terrorists and dictators, but not here in America," the Alaska senator wrote on X. "It would give this individual, who deserves no further notoriety, the martyrdom he seeks. How we carry out justice matters just as much as the justice itself, so I urge the Pentagon to reverse this gruesome decision."

Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota said in a statement, "The death penalty is not entertainment." He said families of the victims deserve justice. "But publicizing the execution of religious extremists provides exactly what terrorists crave: an audience. It converts the most consequential punishment a government can impose into a public spectacle."

"Justice will be served, but the United States of America does not and should not livestream executions," Republican Rep. Ann Wagner of Missouri wrote"