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…