First I've heard of this. If true, why so long before letting it out? Seems it would be a major piece of info from the start.New? Report of Baldwin firing blanks directly at crew member.
Alec Baldwin fired blank at crew member before fatal ‘Rust’ shooting: prosecutors
Alec Baldwin once fired a blank at a crew member on the set of “Rust,” prosecutors alleged, as they accused the actor of being reckless with guns while filming.nypost.com
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Of course she is. She's in jail.Sorry if this was posted on another thread. New developments. Armorer is asking for a retrial. State failed to disclose "unexplained toolmarks on critical surfaces of the trigger and sear". Her team is saying it's potentially exculpatory for her. Could it also be exculpatory for Baldwin? I still think Baldwin is liable.
Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' armorer requests prison release days before actor's involuntary manslaughter trial
Hannah Gutierrez Reed requested to be released from prison as her lawyer plans to ask for a new trial. The "Rust" armorer's team accused the prosecution of withholding evidence.
Can't say her attorneys aren't earning their money.Sorry if this was posted on another thread. New developments. Armorer is asking for a retrial. State failed to disclose "unexplained toolmarks on critical surfaces of the trigger and sear". Her team is saying it's potentially exculpatory for her. Could it also be exculpatory for Baldwin? I still think Baldwin is liable.
Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' armorer requests prison release days before actor's involuntary manslaughter trial
Hannah Gutierrez Reed requested to be released from prison as her lawyer plans to ask for a new trial. The "Rust" armorer's team accused the prosecution of withholding evidence.
He was the producer of the movie
Specifically he was the top guy in charge of the set, made all the higher level decisions, had ample warning that there were safety issues on set, took specific steps to bury and ignore those issues, kept the problem people in their delegated responsibilities with zero corrective action and even actively participated in the problem behavior and safety violations. Even if it had been someone else who had pulled the trigger that killed someone Baldwin would still bear the majority share of the culpability in the situation. He was the primary cause of the behavior that lead up to the fatality, and bred a workplace culture that was primed to have a fatal accident at some point. It was basically inevitable.
So should we hold the CEO of Sig liable when there is an AD of a P365XL? What about a charging a Chief of Police when a LEO uses excessive force? Maybe sue the CEO of Ford for making Mustangs that go way faster than the speed limit?
So all top guys of anything should be criminally charged when underlings fail to do their job and someone is killed or injured? We all know why she allowed horseplay on set. Who was she to tell cast members to not be assclowns? She'd be fired. Now in hindsight, that was better than her current position as prisoner.
This has been covered plenty of times already in this very thread. There are plenty of cases where management has been criminally charged for their own negligence in managing working environments that lead to fatalities. Sometimes the workers also bear culpability, sometimes they do not, as their duties, responsibilities, knowledge and training dictate. In this particular case SAG guidelines (which are based off of legal precedent) dictate that actors are not responsible for safety checking equipment, period. Their job is to act, not set up the scene, run the cameras or manage props. There are other people who do all that, and it is those people who are responsible to make sure the set is safe, with the top dog in that pile being the producer. If the actor is told a set or prop is safe they have near absolute indemnity when it comes to the reasonable handling of that prop. And yes, on a movie set that would include pointing a gun (or gun like object) at a person and pulling the trigger. It is up to the armorer on set to make sure that it is impossible for such acts to result in harm to anyone on set.
His production company was responsible. Yes, his insurance will have to pay. Is Baldwin going to do anytime or even get convicted of crime probably not.
Sure but should Alec be criminally charged? Weird no one really wanted to answer the Qs I asked. I will reply to the lucusloc's comment when I get around a keyboard.
Should he be charged? People get charged because the Grand Jury decides to charge them. There is no "should" other than due process. If the grand jury decides to charge him than that is what they decide to do. No one is obligated to answer your questions . This isnt a job intervierw.
Maybe because it's been asked and answered ad nauseam? Some people believe he should, usually pointing to Jeff Cooper's Rules of Gun Safety, others say maybe, but unlikely pointing out SAGA workplace rules that actors are required to follow.
Thats not a moral question. Its a question of law and due process. Is there enough evidence in a capital case to bring a case to trial.? If yes, the Grand Jury puts it on the docket. Its not a question of morality.
To take a page from your earlier argument, it is if I say it is.
