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Yeesh - Alec Baldwin just plopped into a world of hurt
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Discharged a 'prop' weapon that resulted in a death and another severe injury. https://www.santafenewmexican.com/ne...c47b69ce5.html Last edited by Baby Lee; 10-21-2021 at 09:36 PM.. |
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07-13-2024, 12:38 PM | #557 |
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What do ya know. Prosecutor hid some evidence and got caught. That's the only reason Baldwin is walking away a free man.
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I get that basic gun safety would suggest that he would check it himself, but again, he's likely never taken a gun safety class in his life. Unless we make it a rule that every actor is required to take a gun safety class before handling fake guns, I just don't understand how this went to trial in the first place. |
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Granted, I've never been charged in a murder trial, so I'm not familiar with how it works. It just seems like that's how it would work. |
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I agree that a defense of not pulling the trigger seems dumb, but I don't see how he's responsible either way unless the prosecution were claiming he knew the gun was loaded (and they weren't). |
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Countless other actors train extensively. Even Will Smith's cucked ass went over the top to make sure he is educated enough to be doing the job safely. I honestly can't believe the insurance companies let actors who haven't trained to proficiency handle them on set, armorer or not. I don't believe it was a fake gun either, but I can't remember the exact details from the last time I read about it. |
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07-13-2024, 03:10 PM | #568 |
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I didn't know fake guns shoot real bullets. Sounds like a real gun to me.
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From what I gathered:
- The armorer was provided real bullets that looked identical or very similar to the blanks. - The armorer loaded the gun and eventually it gets to Baldwin. - Baldwin is on set, practicing a “cross-draw” and the gun fires, killing one and injuring another. - They decide to prosecute the armorer (is found guilty) and Baldwin for being reckless. During the Baldwin trial, Thursday, it comes to light that the armorer gave the bullets to her father, who gave them to a family friend in law enforcement who took them to the authorities.This should have been checked into evidence for both the armorer and Baldwin cases.The prosecution made a determination that the bullets weren’t similar looking enough and told the underlings to log the evidence under a separate case, effectively concealing it from the defense in both cases. One might even say they “buried” it. When it was brought to light, one of the prosecutors who was previously unaware told the team to dismiss the case, and when they didn’t, she resigned. The judge sent the jury home on Friday, and they spent the day reviewing the facts around the bullets and how they were checked in. They even looked at the bullets and apparently they were pretty similar, meaning that if the defense had known this, they could have created reasonable doubt about the charges. The judge was like **** you guys, dismissed. |
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Like, it's egregious, if the local news here in LA are informed enough. They had a prosecutor on who resigned from the case when that came to light. She was asked if she thought the judge dismissed the case because of her resignation and she said absolutely not. Apparently there is an internal investigation underway already about them withholding evidence in OTHER cases as well. So people can say Alec Baldwin nobody feels bad for you, rich opinionated actor that you are! But really they should be saying WTF is going on with the New Mexico system down there??? edit: beaten by moments |
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