A livestreamed public execution would be psychologically damaging to kids. Experts weigh in on what parents can do

A livestreamed public execution would be psychologically damaging to kids. Experts weigh in on what parents can do

This is not an article about politics, capital punishment or whether the Fort Hood shooter deserves to be executed in public for his crimes.Instead, it’s focused on the unprecedented parental challenge of handling the near-certain prospect that children will hear of or see footage of the Dec. 3 U.S. execution by firing squad of Nidal Malik Hasan if the Trump administration follows through with plans to livestream the event.The danger stretches beyond the broadcast itself, because history s...

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