Update: Alec Baldwin case dismissed

Not sure about the legal terms here, but he was certainly negligent and that caused a person to die. If the story as written is true.

 

Seems crazy to me he is held responsible for this.

 

I haven't read the story. How was he negligent? Was it his responsibility to check for a live round?

 

One should ALWAYS check a firearm to make sure whether or not it's loaded.

 

Involuntary manslaughter seems entirely appropriate, if not obvious. I view this similar to police shootings, if you do a bad shoot you don’t get to just say “oops, my bad”. If incompetence is at play, there should be a form of criminal negligence. That obviously doesn’t mean every death or accident becomes criminal, but where clear negligence can be shown…

It may seem more obvious for the armorer to be responsible than Baldwin, but if he put an incompetent person in charge then you could argue he is the more responsible party.

 

I think what came out is the armorer was pretty much incompetent or hired due to nepotism, and as producer Baldwin “should have known” that.

Whether they can convict him pretty much depends on if they can prove he knew there were issues with the armorer. I’m guessing to charge him, they found some stuff like complaints/emails about her incompetence.

 

To echo what desert stated above, every weapon must be regarded as being loaded.

 

Ahhh. Didn't realize he was producer.

 

I still don’t understand why live rounds are even allowed on any set given this isn’t the first time this happens.

 

I know nothing about guns. What does a blank look like in a gun vs a live round?

 

No actual projectile in the brass. Here's an example. It's pretty easy to tell by visual inspection, but you have to eject the round to know for sure.

 

With death (especially one that could've easily been prevented) comes accountability.

 

Colin Miller does what one should really do if the issue is the validity of the decision to charge. He looked at the NM statute and the case law for the elements of the crime. Thread

 

Yeah I'm not sure how you hold an actor responsible for that. Producer? Sure.

Unfortunately for Baldwin, he's both.

 

Didn't realize they went through that kind of process on sets.

 

I predict both will plea down to a lesser charge. Hope the movie gets finished....