https://ethicsalarms.com/2026/10/10/on-the-upcoming-public-execution-of-nidal-malik-hasan/
On the Upcoming Public Execution of Nidal Malik Hasan
October 10, 2026 / Jack Marshall
Last week the President signed off on the firing squad execution of
Nidal Malik Hasan, the Muslim terrorist who killed 13 people on an Army
post in Texas in 2009. Funny, I assumed he had been executed already:
why I thought that, I do not know. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
announced that HasanAs killing would be public. oPeople need to
understand that thereAs serious consequences for these types of things,o >Hegseth said. I think pretty much everyone is aware that there are
serious consequences for murdering a lot of human beings, unless the
killer is a mother and the victims are her own children, but I digress.
The Pentagon confirmed the plan to make the execution public, with the
event streamed live. Predictably, many Americans are horrified at the >prospect, including the usual suspects, progressives, capital punishment >opponents and the Trump Deranged. The issue was lightly debated on >yesterdayAs EA Open Forum, with opinions varying. AM Golden wrote, oI
guess I donAt want to watch someone die. Even if he deserves it. ItAs
not sport. ItAs not entertainment.o Remy Boudreau said, oIt really is a >terrible idea.o Steve Witherspoon wrote in part that it owill give this >terrorist the martyrdom that he wanted. Across the globe, those that
support the actions of this terrorist will hail this terrorist as a
martyr and use the execution video to actively promote their ideology.o >JutGory: oI do not believe public executions, which were historically >routine, is edifying to the average person. Quite the contrary, they
feed baser instincts. I still donAt intend to tune in.o Michael West
wrote, oHad Nidal Hasan been dealt with appropriately u within the year
of his conviction for what he was quite obviously guilty of u a private >execution would have been sufficient. IAm not a fan of the spectacle,
but IAm open to being convinced that the spectacle has some ethical
claim because of how long it has taken for justice to be enacted.o
Over on the all anti-Trump, all-pro-Democrat propaganda network MS NOW,
host Stephanie Ruhle and correspondent Jonathan Lemire made those >counter-arguments and more.
oWe will see it here in the United States,o Lemire said, obut so will
people around the globe, including our adversaries, including terror
groups that would probably make good use of this kind of footage of
America killing someone who accused of doing these things. It raises the >terror threat, it raises security risks; but more than that, it degrades
who we are as a country.o
The latter point is the reflex and empty lament I keep seeing on
Facebook: oIs this who we are?ouwhatever that means. It is a versatile,
lazy default argument that fits anything the speaker thinks is
repugnant. oIs this who we areuencouraging children to mutilate
themselves and calling it ogender affirming careo? oIs this who we >areuencouraging anti-Semitism and the destruction of Israel while
supporting brutal terrorists?o oIs this who we are, a nation that kills
over 1,230,000 unborn children each year and calls it ochoiceo?
As Jimmy Durante would say, I got a million of Aem! And as Tonto said in
a memorable joke, oWhat do you mean we, white man?o
Ruhle even had the gall to send a plea to Trump to block the public >execution. Why should a a President that Ruhle and her colleagues
denigrate, lie about and refuse to extend even minimal respect to all
day, every day care what she wants?
My assessment of the public execution is as follows:
1. It is not cruel and unusual punishment, contrary to what I heard one >ignorant critic exclaim today. The shooting has been judicially approved
as a valid execution method, and the public part of it isnAt a tangible >aspect of the punishment anyway. The man is going to be killed: weAre >worried that he might be embarrassed too? The 8th Amendment forbids
ocruel and unusualo punishment: at worst, a public execution by ordinary >means is just ounusual.o
2. Hassan has been a paraplegic since he was shot when being apprehended >after his killing spree. Another critic found it especially cruel to
execute Hasan because he is disabled (due to his own criminal conduct!)
Wow. That ranks a Kauffmann.
3. If anyone doesnAt want to see it, nothing will force them to tune in. >Anyone who does tune in just to complain afterwards has no credibility.
The act itself is, at worst, oicko rather than unethical. Hasan wonAt
die any more painfully or slowly in a public execution than in a private >one. HeAll be just as dead whether the shooting is on TV or held at the >bottom of a mine.
4. I do believe that the decision to hold a public execution is
unethical because itAs incompetent and irresponsible. From a utilitarian >perspective, its negative results, expected and unanticipated, far, far >outweigh anything positive that can come from the spectacle. It is >undeniable that terrorists, Muslims and anyone looking for another
excuse to attack the Trump Administration will exploit the event to
their advantage. The President is addicted to handing his adversaries
huge metaphorical sticks to beat him with. This is another one, and to
do it before mid-terms is just perverse. And stupid.
5. Trump still hasnAt learned the Cognitive Dissonance Scale principle. >Firing squads are associated with dictators in the public mind. Good
guys donAt kill bad guys that way, itAs the other way around. The most >popular and viewed U.S. movies featuring firing squads all side with the >executed: oThe Firing Squado (2024), oPaths of Gloryo (1957), oValkyrieo >(2008), and oJojo Rabbito (2019). Trump already has been branded as the >equivalent of Hitler; this wonAt help. Of course, most of those outraged >would be similarly inclined no matter what the Trump Administration
decided to do with Hasan. One of the two vocal critics I encountered
with Spuds at the dog park today was wearing a oRESISTo shirt and the
other a shirt reading oKAMALA.o
6. I can see one ethical argument for the public execution, though it is
not sufficient to carry the day. For a capital punishment advocate,
watching an execution is, if not mandatory, a demonstration of good
faith. ItAs easy to advocate the State killing someone in the abstract,
but the State represents all of us, and we share responsibility for what
our government does. Giving citizens the opportunity to see and
understand exactly what they say they want bolsters seriousness and >integrity.
The results of this public execution may not be what its adherents expect.
ADDED: I also want to note that this is another relatively minor source
of outrage, like the vast majority of what TrumpAs critics bellow about.
On the consequential list, IAd put it above the reflecting poll uproar
but well short of TrumpAs aborted deal with the IRS for a family slush fund.
On Sat, 10 Oct 2026 18:57:08 -0700, Michael Ejercito
<MEjercit@HotMail.com> wrote:
https://ethicsalarms.com/2026/10/10/on-the-upcoming-public-execution-of-nidal-malik-hasan/
On the Upcoming Public Execution of Nidal Malik Hasan
October 10, 2026 / Jack Marshall
Last week the President signed off on the firing squad execution of
Nidal Malik Hasan, the Muslim terrorist who killed 13 people on an Army
post in Texas in 2009. Funny, I assumed he had been executed already:
why I thought that, I do not know. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
announced that HasanrCOs killing would be public. rCLPeople need to
understand that thererCOs serious consequences for these types of things,rCY >> Hegseth said. I think pretty much everyone is aware that there are
serious consequences for murdering a lot of human beings, unless the
killer is a mother and the victims are her own children, but I digress.
The Pentagon confirmed the plan to make the execution public, with the
event streamed live. Predictably, many Americans are horrified at the
prospect, including the usual suspects, progressives, capital punishment
opponents and the Trump Deranged. The issue was lightly debated on
yesterdayrCOs EA Open Forum, with opinions varying. AM Golden wrote, rCLI
guess I donrCOt want to watch someone die. Even if he deserves it. ItrCOs
not sport. ItrCOs not entertainment.rCY Remy Boudreau said, rCLIt really is a
terrible idea.rCY Steve Witherspoon wrote in part that it rCLwill give this >> terrorist the martyrdom that he wanted. Across the globe, those that
support the actions of this terrorist will hail this terrorist as a
martyr and use the execution video to actively promote their ideology.rCY
JutGory: rCLI do not believe public executions, which were historically
routine, is edifying to the average person. Quite the contrary, they
feed baser instincts. I still donrCOt intend to tune in.rCY Michael West
wrote, rCLHad Nidal Hasan been dealt with appropriately rCo within the year >> of his conviction for what he was quite obviously guilty of rCo a private
execution would have been sufficient. IrCOm not a fan of the spectacle,
but IrCOm open to being convinced that the spectacle has some ethical
claim because of how long it has taken for justice to be enacted.rCY
Over on the all anti-Trump, all-pro-Democrat propaganda network MS NOW,
host Stephanie Ruhle and correspondent Jonathan Lemire made those
counter-arguments and more.
rCLWe will see it here in the United States,rCY Lemire said, rCLbut so will >> people around the globe, including our adversaries, including terror
groups that would probably make good use of this kind of footage of
America killing someone who accused of doing these things. It raises the
terror threat, it raises security risks; but more than that, it degrades
who we are as a country.rCY
The latter point is the reflex and empty lament I keep seeing on
Facebook: rCLIs this who we are?rCYrCowhatever that means. It is a versatile,
lazy default argument that fits anything the speaker thinks is
repugnant. rCLIs this who we arerCoencouraging children to mutilate
themselves and calling it rCLgender affirming carerCY? rCLIs this who we
arerCoencouraging anti-Semitism and the destruction of Israel while
supporting brutal terrorists?rCY rCLIs this who we are, a nation that kills >> over 1,230,000 unborn children each year and calls it rCLchoicerCY?
As Jimmy Durante would say, I got a million of rCOem! And as Tonto said in >> a memorable joke, rCLWhat do you mean we, white man?rCY
Ruhle even had the gall to send a plea to Trump to block the public
execution. Why should a a President that Ruhle and her colleagues
denigrate, lie about and refuse to extend even minimal respect to all
day, every day care what she wants?
My assessment of the public execution is as follows:
1. It is not cruel and unusual punishment, contrary to what I heard one
ignorant critic exclaim today. The shooting has been judicially approved
as a valid execution method, and the public part of it isnrCOt a tangible
aspect of the punishment anyway. The man is going to be killed: werCOre
worried that he might be embarrassed too? The 8th Amendment forbids
rCLcruel and unusualrCY punishment: at worst, a public execution by ordinary >> means is just rCLunusual.rCY
2. Hassan has been a paraplegic since he was shot when being apprehended
after his killing spree. Another critic found it especially cruel to
execute Hasan because he is disabled (due to his own criminal conduct!)
Wow. That ranks a Kauffmann.
3. If anyone doesnrCOt want to see it, nothing will force them to tune in. >> Anyone who does tune in just to complain afterwards has no credibility.
The act itself is, at worst, rCLickrCY rather than unethical. Hasan wonrCOt >> die any more painfully or slowly in a public execution than in a private
one. HerCOll be just as dead whether the shooting is on TV or held at the
bottom of a mine.
4. I do believe that the decision to hold a public execution is
unethical because itrCOs incompetent and irresponsible. From a utilitarian >> perspective, its negative results, expected and unanticipated, far, far
outweigh anything positive that can come from the spectacle. It is
undeniable that terrorists, Muslims and anyone looking for another
excuse to attack the Trump Administration will exploit the event to
their advantage. The President is addicted to handing his adversaries
huge metaphorical sticks to beat him with. This is another one, and to
do it before mid-terms is just perverse. And stupid.
5. Trump still hasnrCOt learned the Cognitive Dissonance Scale principle.
Firing squads are associated with dictators in the public mind. Good
guys donrCOt kill bad guys that way, itrCOs the other way around. The most >> popular and viewed U.S. movies featuring firing squads all side with the
executed: rCLThe Firing SquadrCY (2024), rCLPaths of GloryrCY (1957), rCLValkyrierCY
(2008), and rCLJojo RabbitrCY (2019). Trump already has been branded as the >> equivalent of Hitler; this wonrCOt help. Of course, most of those outraged >> would be similarly inclined no matter what the Trump Administration
decided to do with Hasan. One of the two vocal critics I encountered
with Spuds at the dog park today was wearing a rCLRESISTrCY shirt and the
other a shirt reading rCLKAMALA.rCY
6. I can see one ethical argument for the public execution, though it is
not sufficient to carry the day. For a capital punishment advocate,
watching an execution is, if not mandatory, a demonstration of good
faith. ItrCOs easy to advocate the State killing someone in the abstract,
but the State represents all of us, and we share responsibility for what
our government does. Giving citizens the opportunity to see and
understand exactly what they say they want bolsters seriousness and
integrity.
The results of this public execution may not be what its adherents expect. >>
ADDED: I also want to note that this is another relatively minor source
of outrage, like the vast majority of what TrumprCOs critics bellow about. >> On the consequential list, IrCOd put it above the reflecting poll uproar
but well short of TrumprCOs aborted deal with the IRS for a family slush fund.
When you get back to the Philippines (courtesy of ICE) you'll learn
first hand about public executions. https://postimg.cc/qtBP2bS2
Loose Cannon wrote:
On Sat, 10 Oct 2026 18:57:08 -0700, Michael EjercitoWhat does ICe have to do with the Philippines?
<MEjercit@HotMail.com> wrote:
https://ethicsalarms.com/2026/10/10/on-the-upcoming-public-execution-of-nidal-malik-hasan/
On the Upcoming Public Execution of Nidal Malik Hasan
October 10, 2026 / Jack Marshall
Last week the President signed off on the firing squad execution of
Nidal Malik Hasan, the Muslim terrorist who killed 13 people on an Army
post in Texas in 2009. Funny, I assumed he had been executed already:
why I thought that, I do not know. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
announced that HasanAs killing would be public. oPeople need to
understand that thereAs serious consequences for these types of things,o >>> Hegseth said. I think pretty much everyone is aware that there are
serious consequences for murdering a lot of human beings, unless the
killer is a mother and the victims are her own children, but I digress.
The Pentagon confirmed the plan to make the execution public, with the
event streamed live. Predictably, many Americans are horrified at the
prospect, including the usual suspects, progressives, capital punishment >>> opponents and the Trump Deranged. The issue was lightly debated on
yesterdayAs EA Open Forum, with opinions varying. AM Golden wrote, oI
guess I donAt want to watch someone die. Even if he deserves it. ItAs
not sport. ItAs not entertainment.o Remy Boudreau said, oIt really is a
terrible idea.o Steve Witherspoon wrote in part that it owill give this
terrorist the martyrdom that he wanted. Across the globe, those that
support the actions of this terrorist will hail this terrorist as a
martyr and use the execution video to actively promote their ideology.o
JutGory: oI do not believe public executions, which were historically
routine, is edifying to the average person. Quite the contrary, they
feed baser instincts. I still donAt intend to tune in.o Michael West
wrote, oHad Nidal Hasan been dealt with appropriately u within the year
of his conviction for what he was quite obviously guilty of u a private
execution would have been sufficient. IAm not a fan of the spectacle,
but IAm open to being convinced that the spectacle has some ethical
claim because of how long it has taken for justice to be enacted.o
Over on the all anti-Trump, all-pro-Democrat propaganda network MS NOW,
host Stephanie Ruhle and correspondent Jonathan Lemire made those
counter-arguments and more.
oWe will see it here in the United States,o Lemire said, obut so will
people around the globe, including our adversaries, including terror
groups that would probably make good use of this kind of footage of
America killing someone who accused of doing these things. It raises the >>> terror threat, it raises security risks; but more than that, it degrades >>> who we are as a country.o
The latter point is the reflex and empty lament I keep seeing on
Facebook: oIs this who we are?ouwhatever that means. It is a versatile,
lazy default argument that fits anything the speaker thinks is
repugnant. oIs this who we areuencouraging children to mutilate
themselves and calling it ogender affirming careo? oIs this who we
areuencouraging anti-Semitism and the destruction of Israel while
supporting brutal terrorists?o oIs this who we are, a nation that kills
over 1,230,000 unborn children each year and calls it ochoiceo?
As Jimmy Durante would say, I got a million of Aem! And as Tonto said in >>> a memorable joke, oWhat do you mean we, white man?o
Ruhle even had the gall to send a plea to Trump to block the public
execution. Why should a a President that Ruhle and her colleagues
denigrate, lie about and refuse to extend even minimal respect to all
day, every day care what she wants?
My assessment of the public execution is as follows:
1. It is not cruel and unusual punishment, contrary to what I heard one
ignorant critic exclaim today. The shooting has been judicially approved >>> as a valid execution method, and the public part of it isnAt a tangible
aspect of the punishment anyway. The man is going to be killed: weAre
worried that he might be embarrassed too? The 8th Amendment forbids
ocruel and unusualo punishment: at worst, a public execution by ordinary >>> means is just ounusual.o
2. Hassan has been a paraplegic since he was shot when being apprehended >>> after his killing spree. Another critic found it especially cruel to
execute Hasan because he is disabled (due to his own criminal conduct!)
Wow. That ranks a Kauffmann.
3. If anyone doesnAt want to see it, nothing will force them to tune in. >>> Anyone who does tune in just to complain afterwards has no credibility.
The act itself is, at worst, oicko rather than unethical. Hasan wonAt
die any more painfully or slowly in a public execution than in a private >>> one. HeAll be just as dead whether the shooting is on TV or held at the
bottom of a mine.
4. I do believe that the decision to hold a public execution is
unethical because itAs incompetent and irresponsible. From a utilitarian >>> perspective, its negative results, expected and unanticipated, far, far
outweigh anything positive that can come from the spectacle. It is
undeniable that terrorists, Muslims and anyone looking for another
excuse to attack the Trump Administration will exploit the event to
their advantage. The President is addicted to handing his adversaries
huge metaphorical sticks to beat him with. This is another one, and to
do it before mid-terms is just perverse. And stupid.
5. Trump still hasnAt learned the Cognitive Dissonance Scale principle.
Firing squads are associated with dictators in the public mind. Good
guys donAt kill bad guys that way, itAs the other way around. The most
popular and viewed U.S. movies featuring firing squads all side with the >>> executed: oThe Firing Squado (2024), oPaths of Gloryo (1957), oValkyrieo >>> (2008), and oJojo Rabbito (2019). Trump already has been branded as the
equivalent of Hitler; this wonAt help. Of course, most of those outraged >>> would be similarly inclined no matter what the Trump Administration
decided to do with Hasan. One of the two vocal critics I encountered
with Spuds at the dog park today was wearing a oRESISTo shirt and the
other a shirt reading oKAMALA.o
6. I can see one ethical argument for the public execution, though it is >>> not sufficient to carry the day. For a capital punishment advocate,
watching an execution is, if not mandatory, a demonstration of good
faith. ItAs easy to advocate the State killing someone in the abstract,
but the State represents all of us, and we share responsibility for what >>> our government does. Giving citizens the opportunity to see and
understand exactly what they say they want bolsters seriousness and
integrity.
The results of this public execution may not be what its adherents expect. >>>
ADDED: I also want to note that this is another relatively minor source
of outrage, like the vast majority of what TrumpAs critics bellow about. >>> On the consequential list, IAd put it above the reflecting poll uproar
but well short of TrumpAs aborted deal with the IRS for a family slush fund.
When you get back to the Philippines (courtesy of ICE) you'll learn
first hand about public executions. https://postimg.cc/qtBP2bS2
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On Sun, 11 Oct 2026 21:11:47 -0700, Michael Ejercito
<MEjercit@HotMail.com> wrote:
Loose Cannon wrote:
On Sat, 10 Oct 2026 18:57:08 -0700, Michael EjercitoWhat does ICe have to do with the Philippines?
<MEjercit@HotMail.com> wrote:
https://ethicsalarms.com/2026/10/10/on-the-upcoming-public-execution-of-nidal-malik-hasan/
On the Upcoming Public Execution of Nidal Malik Hasan
October 10, 2026 / Jack Marshall
Last week the President signed off on the firing squad execution of
Nidal Malik Hasan, the Muslim terrorist who killed 13 people on an Army >>>> post in Texas in 2009. Funny, I assumed he had been executed already:
why I thought that, I do not know. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
announced that HasanrCOs killing would be public. rCLPeople need to
understand that thererCOs serious consequences for these types of things,rCY
Hegseth said. I think pretty much everyone is aware that there are
serious consequences for murdering a lot of human beings, unless the
killer is a mother and the victims are her own children, but I digress. >>>>
The Pentagon confirmed the plan to make the execution public, with the >>>> event streamed live. Predictably, many Americans are horrified at the
prospect, including the usual suspects, progressives, capital punishment >>>> opponents and the Trump Deranged. The issue was lightly debated on
yesterdayrCOs EA Open Forum, with opinions varying. AM Golden wrote, rCLI >>>> guess I donrCOt want to watch someone die. Even if he deserves it. ItrCOs >>>> not sport. ItrCOs not entertainment.rCY Remy Boudreau said, rCLIt really is a
terrible idea.rCY Steve Witherspoon wrote in part that it rCLwill give this
terrorist the martyrdom that he wanted. Across the globe, those that
support the actions of this terrorist will hail this terrorist as a
martyr and use the execution video to actively promote their ideology.rCY >>>> JutGory: rCLI do not believe public executions, which were historically >>>> routine, is edifying to the average person. Quite the contrary, they
feed baser instincts. I still donrCOt intend to tune in.rCY Michael West >>>> wrote, rCLHad Nidal Hasan been dealt with appropriately rCo within the year
of his conviction for what he was quite obviously guilty of rCo a private >>>> execution would have been sufficient. IrCOm not a fan of the spectacle, >>>> but IrCOm open to being convinced that the spectacle has some ethical
claim because of how long it has taken for justice to be enacted.rCY
Over on the all anti-Trump, all-pro-Democrat propaganda network MS NOW, >>>> host Stephanie Ruhle and correspondent Jonathan Lemire made those
counter-arguments and more.
rCLWe will see it here in the United States,rCY Lemire said, rCLbut so will
people around the globe, including our adversaries, including terror
groups that would probably make good use of this kind of footage of
America killing someone who accused of doing these things. It raises the >>>> terror threat, it raises security risks; but more than that, it degrades >>>> who we are as a country.rCY
The latter point is the reflex and empty lament I keep seeing on
Facebook: rCLIs this who we are?rCYrCowhatever that means. It is a versatile,
lazy default argument that fits anything the speaker thinks is
repugnant. rCLIs this who we arerCoencouraging children to mutilate
themselves and calling it rCLgender affirming carerCY? rCLIs this who we >>>> arerCoencouraging anti-Semitism and the destruction of Israel while
supporting brutal terrorists?rCY rCLIs this who we are, a nation that kills
over 1,230,000 unborn children each year and calls it rCLchoicerCY?
As Jimmy Durante would say, I got a million of rCOem! And as Tonto said in >>>> a memorable joke, rCLWhat do you mean we, white man?rCY
Ruhle even had the gall to send a plea to Trump to block the public
execution. Why should a a President that Ruhle and her colleagues
denigrate, lie about and refuse to extend even minimal respect to all
day, every day care what she wants?
My assessment of the public execution is as follows:
1. It is not cruel and unusual punishment, contrary to what I heard one >>>> ignorant critic exclaim today. The shooting has been judicially approved >>>> as a valid execution method, and the public part of it isnrCOt a tangible >>>> aspect of the punishment anyway. The man is going to be killed: werCOre >>>> worried that he might be embarrassed too? The 8th Amendment forbids
rCLcruel and unusualrCY punishment: at worst, a public execution by ordinary
means is just rCLunusual.rCY
2. Hassan has been a paraplegic since he was shot when being apprehended >>>> after his killing spree. Another critic found it especially cruel to
execute Hasan because he is disabled (due to his own criminal conduct!) >>>> Wow. That ranks a Kauffmann.
3. If anyone doesnrCOt want to see it, nothing will force them to tune in. >>>> Anyone who does tune in just to complain afterwards has no credibility. >>>> The act itself is, at worst, rCLickrCY rather than unethical. Hasan wonrCOt
die any more painfully or slowly in a public execution than in a private >>>> one. HerCOll be just as dead whether the shooting is on TV or held at the >>>> bottom of a mine.
4. I do believe that the decision to hold a public execution is
unethical because itrCOs incompetent and irresponsible. From a utilitarian >>>> perspective, its negative results, expected and unanticipated, far, far >>>> outweigh anything positive that can come from the spectacle. It is
undeniable that terrorists, Muslims and anyone looking for another
excuse to attack the Trump Administration will exploit the event to
their advantage. The President is addicted to handing his adversaries
huge metaphorical sticks to beat him with. This is another one, and to >>>> do it before mid-terms is just perverse. And stupid.
5. Trump still hasnrCOt learned the Cognitive Dissonance Scale principle. >>>> Firing squads are associated with dictators in the public mind. Good
guys donrCOt kill bad guys that way, itrCOs the other way around. The most >>>> popular and viewed U.S. movies featuring firing squads all side with the >>>> executed: rCLThe Firing SquadrCY (2024), rCLPaths of GloryrCY (1957), rCLValkyrierCY
(2008), and rCLJojo RabbitrCY (2019). Trump already has been branded as the
equivalent of Hitler; this wonrCOt help. Of course, most of those outraged >>>> would be similarly inclined no matter what the Trump Administration
decided to do with Hasan. One of the two vocal critics I encountered
with Spuds at the dog park today was wearing a rCLRESISTrCY shirt and the >>>> other a shirt reading rCLKAMALA.rCY
6. I can see one ethical argument for the public execution, though it is >>>> not sufficient to carry the day. For a capital punishment advocate,
watching an execution is, if not mandatory, a demonstration of good
faith. ItrCOs easy to advocate the State killing someone in the abstract, >>>> but the State represents all of us, and we share responsibility for what >>>> our government does. Giving citizens the opportunity to see and
understand exactly what they say they want bolsters seriousness and
integrity.
The results of this public execution may not be what its adherents expect. >>>>
ADDED: I also want to note that this is another relatively minor source >>>> of outrage, like the vast majority of what TrumprCOs critics bellow about. >>>> On the consequential list, IrCOd put it above the reflecting poll uproar >>>> but well short of TrumprCOs aborted deal with the IRS for a family slush fund.
When you get back to the Philippines (courtesy of ICE) you'll learn
first hand about public executions. https://postimg.cc/qtBP2bS2
Pick the Asiatic shithole country of your choice; the result will be
the same.
Loose Cannon wrote:
On Sun, 11 Oct 2026 21:11:47 -0700, Michael EjercitoAnd what result is that?
<MEjercit@HotMail.com> wrote:
Loose Cannon wrote:
On Sat, 10 Oct 2026 18:57:08 -0700, Michael EjercitoWhat does ICe have to do with the Philippines?
<MEjercit@HotMail.com> wrote:
https://ethicsalarms.com/2026/10/10/on-the-upcoming-public-execution-of-nidal-malik-hasan/
On the Upcoming Public Execution of Nidal Malik Hasan
October 10, 2026 / Jack Marshall
Last week the President signed off on the firing squad execution of
Nidal Malik Hasan, the Muslim terrorist who killed 13 people on an Army >>>>> post in Texas in 2009. Funny, I assumed he had been executed already: >>>>> why I thought that, I do not know. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
announced that HasanAs killing would be public. oPeople need to
understand that thereAs serious consequences for these types of things,o >>>>> Hegseth said. I think pretty much everyone is aware that there are
serious consequences for murdering a lot of human beings, unless the >>>>> killer is a mother and the victims are her own children, but I digress. >>>>>
The Pentagon confirmed the plan to make the execution public, with the >>>>> event streamed live. Predictably, many Americans are horrified at the >>>>> prospect, including the usual suspects, progressives, capital punishment >>>>> opponents and the Trump Deranged. The issue was lightly debated on
yesterdayAs EA Open Forum, with opinions varying. AM Golden wrote, oI >>>>> guess I donAt want to watch someone die. Even if he deserves it. ItAs >>>>> not sport. ItAs not entertainment.o Remy Boudreau said, oIt really is a >>>>> terrible idea.o Steve Witherspoon wrote in part that it owill give this >>>>> terrorist the martyrdom that he wanted. Across the globe, those that >>>>> support the actions of this terrorist will hail this terrorist as a
martyr and use the execution video to actively promote their ideology.o >>>>> JutGory: oI do not believe public executions, which were historically >>>>> routine, is edifying to the average person. Quite the contrary, they >>>>> feed baser instincts. I still donAt intend to tune in.o Michael West >>>>> wrote, oHad Nidal Hasan been dealt with appropriately u within the year >>>>> of his conviction for what he was quite obviously guilty of u a private >>>>> execution would have been sufficient. IAm not a fan of the spectacle, >>>>> but IAm open to being convinced that the spectacle has some ethical
claim because of how long it has taken for justice to be enacted.o
Over on the all anti-Trump, all-pro-Democrat propaganda network MS NOW, >>>>> host Stephanie Ruhle and correspondent Jonathan Lemire made those
counter-arguments and more.
oWe will see it here in the United States,o Lemire said, obut so will >>>>> people around the globe, including our adversaries, including terror >>>>> groups that would probably make good use of this kind of footage of
America killing someone who accused of doing these things. It raises the >>>>> terror threat, it raises security risks; but more than that, it degrades >>>>> who we are as a country.o
The latter point is the reflex and empty lament I keep seeing on
Facebook: oIs this who we are?ouwhatever that means. It is a versatile, >>>>> lazy default argument that fits anything the speaker thinks is
repugnant. oIs this who we areuencouraging children to mutilate
themselves and calling it ogender affirming careo? oIs this who we
areuencouraging anti-Semitism and the destruction of Israel while
supporting brutal terrorists?o oIs this who we are, a nation that kills >>>>> over 1,230,000 unborn children each year and calls it ochoiceo?
As Jimmy Durante would say, I got a million of Aem! And as Tonto said in >>>>> a memorable joke, oWhat do you mean we, white man?o
Ruhle even had the gall to send a plea to Trump to block the public
execution. Why should a a President that Ruhle and her colleagues
denigrate, lie about and refuse to extend even minimal respect to all >>>>> day, every day care what she wants?
My assessment of the public execution is as follows:
1. It is not cruel and unusual punishment, contrary to what I heard one >>>>> ignorant critic exclaim today. The shooting has been judicially approved >>>>> as a valid execution method, and the public part of it isnAt a tangible >>>>> aspect of the punishment anyway. The man is going to be killed: weAre >>>>> worried that he might be embarrassed too? The 8th Amendment forbids
ocruel and unusualo punishment: at worst, a public execution by ordinary >>>>> means is just ounusual.o
2. Hassan has been a paraplegic since he was shot when being apprehended >>>>> after his killing spree. Another critic found it especially cruel to >>>>> execute Hasan because he is disabled (due to his own criminal conduct!) >>>>> Wow. That ranks a Kauffmann.
3. If anyone doesnAt want to see it, nothing will force them to tune in. >>>>> Anyone who does tune in just to complain afterwards has no credibility. >>>>> The act itself is, at worst, oicko rather than unethical. Hasan wonAt >>>>> die any more painfully or slowly in a public execution than in a private >>>>> one. HeAll be just as dead whether the shooting is on TV or held at the >>>>> bottom of a mine.
4. I do believe that the decision to hold a public execution is
unethical because itAs incompetent and irresponsible. From a utilitarian >>>>> perspective, its negative results, expected and unanticipated, far, far >>>>> outweigh anything positive that can come from the spectacle. It is
undeniable that terrorists, Muslims and anyone looking for another
excuse to attack the Trump Administration will exploit the event to
their advantage. The President is addicted to handing his adversaries >>>>> huge metaphorical sticks to beat him with. This is another one, and to >>>>> do it before mid-terms is just perverse. And stupid.
5. Trump still hasnAt learned the Cognitive Dissonance Scale principle. >>>>> Firing squads are associated with dictators in the public mind. Good >>>>> guys donAt kill bad guys that way, itAs the other way around. The most >>>>> popular and viewed U.S. movies featuring firing squads all side with the >>>>> executed: oThe Firing Squado (2024), oPaths of Gloryo (1957), oValkyrieo >>>>> (2008), and oJojo Rabbito (2019). Trump already has been branded as the >>>>> equivalent of Hitler; this wonAt help. Of course, most of those outraged >>>>> would be similarly inclined no matter what the Trump Administration
decided to do with Hasan. One of the two vocal critics I encountered >>>>> with Spuds at the dog park today was wearing a oRESISTo shirt and the >>>>> other a shirt reading oKAMALA.o
6. I can see one ethical argument for the public execution, though it is >>>>> not sufficient to carry the day. For a capital punishment advocate,
watching an execution is, if not mandatory, a demonstration of good
faith. ItAs easy to advocate the State killing someone in the abstract, >>>>> but the State represents all of us, and we share responsibility for what >>>>> our government does. Giving citizens the opportunity to see and
understand exactly what they say they want bolsters seriousness and
integrity.
The results of this public execution may not be what its adherents expect.
ADDED: I also want to note that this is another relatively minor source >>>>> of outrage, like the vast majority of what TrumpAs critics bellow about. >>>>> On the consequential list, IAd put it above the reflecting poll uproar >>>>> but well short of TrumpAs aborted deal with the IRS for a family slush fund.
When you get back to the Philippines (courtesy of ICE) you'll learn
first hand about public executions. https://postimg.cc/qtBP2bS2
Pick the Asiatic shithole country of your choice; the result will be
the same.
Michael--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
On Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:39:55 -0700, Michael Ejercito
<MEjercit@HotMail.com> wrote:
Loose Cannon wrote:
On Sun, 11 Oct 2026 21:11:47 -0700, Michael EjercitoAnd what result is that?
<MEjercit@HotMail.com> wrote:
What does ICe have to do with the Philippines?
Pick the Asiatic shithole country of your choice; the result will be
the same.
https://postimg.cc/qtBP2bS2
Loose Cannon wrote:
On Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:39:55 -0700, Michael EjercitoYou keep implying that ICe will deport me even though I am an American.
<MEjercit@HotMail.com> wrote:
Loose Cannon wrote:
On Sun, 11 Oct 2026 21:11:47 -0700, Michael EjercitoAnd what result is that?
<MEjercit@HotMail.com> wrote:
What does ICe have to do with the Philippines?
Pick the Asiatic shithole country of your choice; the result will be
the same.
https://postimg.cc/qtBP2bS2
Michael--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
On Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:13:33 -0700, Michael Ejercito
<MEjercit@HotMail.com> wrote:
Loose Cannon wrote:
On Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:39:55 -0700, Michael EjercitoYou keep implying that ICe will deport me even though I am an American. >>
<MEjercit@HotMail.com> wrote:
And what result is that?
https://postimg.cc/qtBP2bS2
ICE will deport you because you are NOT an American. How do you expect
to pass for a citizen when you look nothing like an American?
HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
Being unkind to "wonderfully hungry" Michael Ejercito is sin ...
... just as being unkind to "wonderfully hungry" (i.e. longing to eat
at the rich man's table) Lazarus was the rich man's sin that he wanted
Father Abraham to send Lazarus to warn his brothers not to commit.
Just as this sinning against "wonderfully hungry" Lazarus caused the
rich man to lose his salvation despite being a "son of Abraham," we
are in danger of losing our salvation and automatically going straight
to Hell for being unkind to Michael Ejercito.
Source:
https://groups.google.com/g/sci.med.cardiology/c/JaC_fVym8fA/m/yClWTlaVAAAJ
Indeed.
Michael Ejercito wrote:
someone eternally (Mark 3:29) condemned shrieked:
Michael Ejercito wrote:
You are still so jealous of him!
<racist squeal snipped>
They outearn you, outwit you, outsex you, and outclass you!
Maybe try being wonderfully hungry.
The eternally (Mark 3:29) condemned can't because the devil in their
hearts is cursed (Genesis 3:14) by GOD to be forever terribly **not**
hungry eating dust for the rest of his life. Dust just isn't food.
It is written in multiple places in Scripture that the LORD commands
us to be Holy like Him, Who, as the incarnate Word of GOD, is in His
Holy Spirit, as it is further written.
We are Holy in the Holy Spirit as soon as we use Apostle Paul's secret
( https://bit.ly/Philippians4_12 ) to buckle on "the full Armor of
GOD" (Ephesians 6:11) at the belt of the truth (John 14:6) thereby
being "clothed with power" from Heaven as shown in the following short
video:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KEXj4b7BPA8
Indeed, I am https://WonderfullyHungry.org (Luke 17:37) for food right
now (Luke 6:21a) and hope you, Michael, and others reading this except
the eternally (Mark 3:29) condemned, also have a healthy appetite for
food right now too.
So how are you ?
The 2 lbs Limit: Drawing from the 'two pounds of wheat for a day'swages' in Revelation 6:6, consuming more than 2 lbs of food per day is definitively classified as the sin of gluttony.
The Spiritual Conflict: Mainstream or public disagreement withthis definition--including the viewpoints integrated into broader AI datasets--is not seen as a benign difference of opinion. Instead, it
Loose Cannon wrote:
On Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:13:33 -0700, Michael EjercitoI was born in the United States of America. I am an American. Those
<MEjercit@HotMail.com> wrote:
Loose Cannon wrote:
On Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:39:55 -0700, Michael EjercitoYou keep implying that ICe will deport me even though I am an American. >>>
<MEjercit@HotMail.com> wrote:
And what result is that?
https://postimg.cc/qtBP2bS2
ICE will deport you because you are NOT an American. How do you expect
to pass for a citizen when you look nothing like an American?
who look like me, look like an American.
HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
Subject: The LORD says "Blessed are you who hunger now ..."
Shame on andrew, look at his red face.
He is trying to pull a fast one. His scripture bit is found among these:
'14 Bible verses about Spiritual Hunger'
Psalms
81:10 I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: >open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
Proverbs
13:25 The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, But the stomach of >the wicked is in need.
Joel
2:26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of
the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my
people shall never be ashamed.
Psalms
107 For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
Acts
14:17 "Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by >giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying
your hearts with food and gladness."
someone eternally condemned & ever more cursed by GOD perseverated:
HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
Subject: a very very very simple definition of sin ...
Does andrew's "definition" agree with scripture? Let's see in 1 John:
John wrote this to christians. The greek grammer (sic) speaks of an ongoing >> status. He includes himself in that status.
1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is
not in us.
1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, >> and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is >> not in us.
HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
Subject: The LORD says "Blessed are you who hunger now ..."
Shame on andrew, look at his red face.
He is trying to pull a fast one. His scripture bit is found among these:
'14 Bible verses about Spiritual Hunger'
Psalms
81:10 I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: >open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
Proverbs
13:25 The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, But the stomach of >the wicked is in need.
Joel
2:26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of
the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my
people shall never be ashamed.
Psalms
107 For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
Acts
14:17 "Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by >giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying
your hearts with food and gladness."
someone eternally condemned & ever more cursed by GOD perseverated:
HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
Subject: a very very very simple definition of sin ...
Does andrew's "definition" agree with scripture? Let's see in 1 John:
John wrote this to christians. The greek grammer (sic) speaks of an ongoing >> status. He includes himself in that status.
1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is
not in us.
1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, >> and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is >> not in us.
HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
Subject: The LORD says "Blessed are you who hunger now ..."
Shame on andrew, look at his red face.
He is trying to pull a fast one. His scripture bit is found among these:
'14 Bible verses about Spiritual Hunger'
Psalms
81:10 I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: >open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
Proverbs
13:25 The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, But the stomach of >the wicked is in need.
Joel
2:26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of
the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my
people shall never be ashamed.
Psalms
107 For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
Acts
14:17 "Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by >giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying
your hearts with food and gladness."
someone eternally condemned & ever more cursed by GOD perseverated:
HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
Subject: a very very very simple definition of sin ...
Does andrew's "definition" agree with scripture? Let's see in 1 John:
John wrote this to christians. The greek grammer (sic) speaks of an ongoing >> status. He includes himself in that status.
1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is
not in us.
1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, >> and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is >> not in us.
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