This whole thread is an indicator of just how screwed up this country is. If gun people can't agree, how do you expect any justice comes from this whole affair.
1 Alec Baldwin is a puke 2 Alec Baldwin shot the cinematographer 3 Halyna Hutchins is dead 4 The gun and ammunition was mishandled by more than one person
The result of this mess will end up in a long debate, Alec Baldwin will join O.J. Simpson in a shrouded event that will ultimately get him off due to celebrity status and life will go on without the cinematographer.
Alec Baldwin may be the biggest arsehole in the world, yet gun safety is the responsibility of the armorer and actors are paid to point guns at each other and pull triggers
Yep.
I find it incredible you would agree to this. It is obvious I have far more experience handling firearms that that slut of a 24 year old licensed armorer but if I handed you a pistol that you knew you had to point at a person would you check it first before doing so? It would annoy the hell out of me if you didn't.
That's the crux of it: the manslaughter and negligent homicide laws were not written with any "except if you're an actor" provisions.
Now, IMO, because some animals are more equal, he's will get a pass. But Hollywood set protocols don't magically absolve one from liability, and the two previous unintended discharges on that set move the "reasonable person" bar solidly out of the "blindly trust the assistant director and armorer" area.....
