If the US livestreams an execution, it will be an act of terror | Brief letters
Pete Hegseth | Pre-loved | Marlborough man | Canterbury tale | Newt kids on the block Pete Hegseth, the US defence secretary, has authorised the livestreaming of an execution by firing squad (Report, 9 October). Morally this is no different from a terrorist group posting a video of a beheading. It marks yet another step in the brutalising of American society under the second Trump administration. Britain stopped holding public executions in 1868. John Boaler Calne, Wiltshire • I find nearly all the “pre-” expressions irritating, but the term pre-loved (Letters, 7 October) is, in this one instance, justifiable. Items that have been passed on due to the owner’s lack of affection are exactly in a state of “pre‑lovedness”, waiting for the buyer who will truly cherish them. Paola McClure Dundee Continue reading...
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