FCC Chief Defers to Pentagon on Airing US Execution on TV Networks
FCC Chair Brendan Carr cited limited agency authority regarding the December 3 execution of Nidal Hasan, a 2009 attacker responsible for 13 deaths, officials said.
- On Friday, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr deferred to the Pentagon regarding whether broadcast networks can air the December 3 execution of Nidal Hasan, following Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's announcement that the firing squad event would be livestreamed.
- Secretary Hegseth intends to ensure 'that people are able to watch it,' though he remains vague on whether the Pentagon will limit the event to online streaming; Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009.
- Legal experts argue the FCC lacks authority to regulate the execution's content under the Communications Act or the Constitution; expert Andrew Jay Schwartzman stated, 'There is no basis for the FCC to dictate content or to prohibit content short of obscenity.'
- Vice President JD Vance confirmed he will not watch the livestream, stating that people should 'not forget that is a guy who brutally murdered a lot of innocent people,' while ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox have not responded to requests regarding participation.
- Public executions remain illegal in the United States, and critics note that staging such events for cameras aligns with tactics used by terror organizations like the Islamic State rather than typical American justice procedures.
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FCC Chair: Execution Can Be Aired On Broadcast TV
Reuters reports: The chair of the Federal Communications Commission said on Friday that he would defer to the Pentagon on whether US networks could air a planned December 3 military execution, which would be an unprecedented broadcast. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday that the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, a … The post FCC Chair: Execution Can Be Aired On Broadcast TV appeared first on Joe.My.God..
FCC chief defers to Pentagon on airing US execution on TV networks - Regional Media News
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The chair of the Federal Communications Commission said on Friday that he would defer to the Pentagon on whether US networks could air a planned December 3 military execution, which would be an unprecedented broadcast. US Defense [...]
Brendan Carr says he’ll let Pete Hegseth decide whether TV networks can air the public execution
FCC chairman Brendan Carr said he will defer to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on whether TV networks can air the planned execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan by firing squad. The Pentagon has said the execution will be livestreamed, suggesting it'll appear on an online platform beyond the FCC's jurisdiction. But it's common for broadcast TV networks to air live video of government events, and Carr's agency does have a say ove…
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