Pentagon's plan to livestream execution sparks backlash

What BBN said about it

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThis is a BBN special report. CBS News says the Pentagon is facing intense criticism over plans to broadcast a military execution live.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe New York Times says the case involves Hasan, and that the idea seemed to surprise even some inside the Trump administration.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorRepublican Senator Thom Tillis told CBS that public executions are something oppressive dictatorships like Iran and Afghanistan typically do.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe Times calls it the latest spectacle, and critics warn it normalizes violence and turns capital punishment into political theater.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSupporters of the death penalty and opponents are both part of this fight. The Times says a botched execution has already reopened the debate.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnother Times piece says the country is divided, with the Christa Pike case now on people's minds.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWhat it means for viewers: a question about what the government shows in your name, and who gets to decide.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWhat to watch next is whether the plan survives the pushback. The details of how it would work aren't in what we have.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOfficials haven't said whether the plan changes. We'll follow it.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA rare story where senators from the president's own party and his critics are reading from the same page.

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