Alec Baldwin shooting

[~Rocktar~]

He deserved a murder charge 1.5 years ago. But at least it’s something.

^^ This

[Parkbandit]

He deserved a murder charge 1.5 years ago. But at least it’s something.

What? No.

There is a difference between murder and involuntary manslaughter and it has to do with motive.

There is no indication that Baldwin wanted to murder Halyna Hutchins.

The charges are appropriate.

[Tgo01]

What? No.

There is a difference between murder and involuntary manslaughter and it has to do with motive.

There is no indication that Baldwin wanted to murder Halyna Hutchins.

The charges are appropriate.

Oh well. He’s an ass. Screw him.

With this fourth degree felony charge it will be pleaded down to a misdemeanor or he will be slapped with community service. I doubt he spends a day in jail.

[Parkbandit]

Oh well. He’s an ass. Screw him.

While I agree with you... he's a gigantic piece of shit as far as human beings go.. the way our justice department is supposed to work is that isn't taken into account.

With this fourth degree felony charge it will be pleaded down to a misdemeanor or he will be slapped with community service. I doubt he spends a day in jail.

Oh, he won't see a day in jail... but hopefully the family of Halyna Hutchins sues him and wins a gigantic settlement.

[Seran]

Oh well. He’s an ass. Screw him.

With this fourth degree felony charge it will be pleaded down to a misdemeanor or he will be slapped with community service. I doubt he spends a day in jail.

He failed to check a gun he had a reasonable expectation would be harmless, by a professional who should have confirmed it had hot ammunition. I'm sure he'll be found guilty of some sort of misdemeanor negligence, and pay miiillions in restitution to the family.

[Shaps]

What I want to know is how so many live rounds were spread all over the place. No one seems to have picked up on that, and that information (at least as far as I know) was released for the first time.

Apparently 1 was found in the weapon, 1 in his belt holster, 1 in another actors bandolier, 1 in another box of ammunition, and I think 1 other somewhere. That's at least 5 live rounds spread out over different locations on set.

I would think more clarification would be needed for that.

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

The armorer was charged as well, which is also good.

[Suppressed Poet]

It most certainly deserves a trial based on what I know.

I remember awhile after the incident Alec Baldwin claiming the gun just went off on its own. That made it immediately obvious to me he understood the legal implications and lied to try and cover his own ass. I say he lied because if you understand how a single action revolver operates, the gun doesn’t fire unless someone cocks the hammer & pulls the trigger.

[Parkbandit]

It most certainly deserves a trial based on what I know.

I remember awhile after the incident Alec Baldwin claiming the gun just went off on its own. That made it immediately obvious to me he understood the legal implications and lied to try and cover his own ass. I say he lied because if you understand how a single action revolver operates, the gun doesn’t fire unless someone cocks the hammer & pulls the trigger.

It's obvious he doesn't know how a single action revolver operates.

His interviews sickened me. "I don't know who's responsible for her death but I know it wasn't me!"

Fucking piece of shit.

[ClydeR]

I keep hearing people on teevee saying that all actors should know better than to point a gun at another person on a movie set, even if the gun is just an unloaded prop. I've seen westerns where the actors pointed guns at each other. I can't remember a single western where actors did not point guns at each other. Example from a popular recent western..

I strongly suspect that the jury in this trial will be treated to many clips from movies showing that for the last 80 years actors pointed guns at each other, that pointing guns at other actors was an expected and normal part of making western films, and that an actor who pointed a gun at another actor was not deviating from what was expected in the industry.