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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This seems fine, he’ll probably get probation and they’ll make the point that actors are responsible for checking the gun even if the gun guy says they’re good to go. If that shouldn’t be the law, they’ll have to change the law, because it sounds like that’s the point of the charges. I don’t think they’re out for Alec Baldwin’s scalp.[/quote]

Actors are actors, not gun experts. How would an actor have this expertise? If I were an actor, I would never agree to handle a gun if the rule was that I could have criminal liability for an unintended discharge and couldn't rely on the advice of the gun expert on set (the armorer). [/quote]

Okay well that’s their point with the charges, right? They’re saying that’s the deal. So either they use dummy guns and CGI the firing, or everyone who touches the gun bears a certain, defined level of responsibility (check it, don’t point it at people, whatever else). It seems clear that the point of the prosecution is to lay down the law and force subsequent film sets to comply, thus hopefully making them safer. If actors want to refuse to handle live guns because of potential criminal liability, that’s fine! That’s the system working. They’re protected by strong unions and agents and the industry will adjust and have much better safety protocols, at least for a while. That seems appropriate given that a woman lost her life. [/quote]

The thing is you consider negligence and recklessness based on current standard practices.  The prosecutor cannot just make up what they think industry standards are.  You always have to look at industry safety practices and standards when assessing rhe culpability of individuals.  You can't hold an individual to a standard beyond the norm and the assign criminal culpability based on that.[/quote]

And the jury can decide that the standard or decide they were not actually sufficient or the normal in today's world.[/quote]

He was rehearsing the shot as directed. He wasn’t playing around. This is a waste of tax dollars. [/quote]

I am not convinced that Hollywood SOPs take precedence here.[/quote]

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