Alec Baldwin Charged
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wrote on 2 Feb 2023, 16:28 last edited by
You're right, but it's America...
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wrote on 2 Feb 2023, 22:48 last edited by
I still think that a big part of his culpability comes from the fact that he was a producer, not just an actor. There’s a responsibility on the producer to ensure all of the appropriate safety measures are occurring as they should. If he was aware of the guns on set actually being used for target shooting and such, and then used the gun without checking then yes, he bears some responsibility.
The armorer? She’s fvcked. It’s a shame. Her dad is supposed to be one of the best armorer in Hollywood. But it’s not as much of a shame as it is for the woman who died and her family.
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topic:timeago-later,9 days
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wrote on 11 Feb 2023, 12:50 last edited by
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wrote on 15 Feb 2023, 18:25 last edited by
Baldwin will resume production of Rust:
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64646939
I guess the movie will do pretty well, with all this publicity.
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Baldwin will resume production of Rust:
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64646939
I guess the movie will do pretty well, with all this publicity.
wrote on 15 Feb 2023, 20:38 last edited by@Horace said in Alec Baldwin Charged:
Baldwin will resume production of Rust:
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64646939Well. You go, Mr. Sensitive.
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wrote on 16 Feb 2023, 01:18 last edited by George K
Baker is fun...
Link to video"I don't see how Hutchins was killed by a gun that was supposed to be a prop without negligence."
Yeah....
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wrote on 16 Feb 2023, 01:32 last edited by
tl;dw
Baldwin should have said exactly one thing: "Lawyer."
Everything else he said can, AND WILL, be held against him.
Baker's analysis is damning.
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topic:timeago-later,8 months
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wrote on 17 Oct 2023, 18:07 last edited by
New Mexico prosecutors intend to recharge actor Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the fatal 2021 “Rust” shooting, two sources familiar with the matter tells NBC News.
The source adds that Baldwin’s case will be brought before a grand jury in mid-November. There had been recent discussions of a plea deal, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
NBC News has reached out to the special prosecutors assigned to the case as well as Baldwin’s attorneys for comment.
This charge could carry up to 18 months in prison if convicted.
This latest news comes 5 months after special prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis dismissed this same charge against Baldwin citing “new facts” in the case. At the time they released a statement reserving the right to re-charge Baldwin stating, “This decision does not absolve Mr. Baldwin of criminal culpability and charges may be refiled.”
The case centers on an incident on the “Rust” film set in October 2021, in which Baldwin’s prop gun fired a live round of ammunition, killing the film’s cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza.
Baldwin has maintained in interviews with both ABC News and CNN that he did not pull the trigger.
“I feel that someone is responsible for what happened, and I can’t say who that is, but I know it’s not me,” Baldwin said in an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos in December 2021.
When the involuntary manslaughter charges were dropped earlier this year, prosecutors said the gun might have been modified before the shooting and malfunctioned. A gun analysis report commissioned by the special prosecutors released in August found that the gun had not been modified.
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wrote on 17 Oct 2023, 18:42 last edited by
I'm pretty sure he pulled the trigger. But I still don't see how he can reasonably be held accountable for the very clear failure of others on the set who were charged with preparing the props.
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topic:timeago-later,4 months
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topic:timeago-later,13 days
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wrote on 2 Mar 2024, 17:08 last edited by
I'm watching Guiterrez-Reed's trial.
It's at the end of the first week, and the state still hasn't rested. The testimony against her, and, for that matter, so many people on the set is damning. It's amazing to hear how unprofessional her behavior was.
An experienced armorer talks about firearm safety on set and finds a TON of potentially dangerous situations:
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topic:timeago-later,about a month
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wrote on 13 Apr 2024, 22:59 last edited by
Saw a lawyer talking about the charges and discussing the defense's motion to drop charges.
He says the state's responsibilities are to prove, beyond the reasonable doubt, the following things:
- Alec Baldwin pointed the muzzle of what he knew to be a real gun at Hutchins.
- Alec Baldwin pressed the trigger in a manner to fire the gun with the hammer cocked.
- Baldwin failed to check that there was no live ammunition in the gun.
- The unintended discharge of the firearm killed Hutchins.
That's it.
According to New Mexico law "I didn't know it was loaded" is not a defense, and it's been adjudicated in the past in New Mexico's Supreme Court. Court said it made no difference as to who loaded the gun.
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wrote on 14 Apr 2024, 13:24 last edited by
If you get unlucky and accidentally kill someone in an extraordinary circumstance, and there exists prosecutor motivation to convict you of a substantial crime, then they can probably file some charges and craft some jury instructions around those charges such that you're going to prison.
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wrote on 14 Apr 2024, 13:56 last edited by
Law based on emotion or a driving need to find somebody "guilty" is bad law.
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wrote on 15 Apr 2024, 18:38 last edited by
Gutierrez-Reed gets 18 months (the maximum) for involuntary manslaughter.
This is bad for Baldwin.
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wrote on 15 Apr 2024, 19:07 last edited by
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wrote on 15 Apr 2024, 19:12 last edited by
Nothing died during the posting of this Tweet, although the English language sure took a bit of a beating.
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wrote on 15 Apr 2024, 19:23 last edited by
It's more than just 18 months.
The judge had the option to jail her for 12 months in a jail, not prison, and no felony on her record. She didn't do that, the judge gave her the (surprisingly short) maximum sentence of 18 months - in prison.
Also, she is classified as a "violent offender." That means that, in New Mexico, she has to serve 85% of the sentence - even with time off for good behavior. So, at least 15 months, 1 week.
The judge looked pissed.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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wrote on 15 Apr 2024, 19:30 last edited by
I wonder if the judge felt more feels about her behavior than the feels she feels about more common violent offenses like rape and murder.
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wrote on 15 Apr 2024, 20:46 last edited by
What are the charges Baldwin faces? His role as producer plays a part in this in addition to being the guy that actually pulled the trigger. If the actions of the armorer were that blatantly dangerous? Then he bears responsibility for allowing that culture on his set.
