This could not have happened to a more deserving man. Unfortunately, the armorer is also being charged.
They are up for 2 counts of involuntary manslaughter at 18 months for each count and an special circumstances of it involving a gun for 5 years. This means that they could each be facing up to 13 years in prison.
Why Santa Fe district attorney decided to charge Alec Baldwin over ‘Rust’ shooting | CNN
Actor Alec Baldwin will be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western movie “Rust,” as will the armorer who oversaw all weapons used in the production.
Alec Baldwin will be charged with 2 counts of involuntary manslaughter in ‘Rust’ shooting
Baldwin’s attorney says they “will fight these charges, and we will win.”
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Alec Baldwin and weapons handler to be charged with manslaughter in deadly ‘Rust’ shooting
More than a year after “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot on the film’s set near Santa Fe, star-producer Alec Baldwin and the movie’s armorer are being charged in her death.
Alec Baldwin to be charged with involuntary manslaughter in fatal shooting on Rust film set
Film’s armorer overseeing weapons, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, will also be charged with involuntary manslaughter in 2021 shooting
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Prosecutors plan to charge the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on a movie set in New Mexico in 2021. The film’s armorer will also be charged.
Alec Baldwin & ‘Rust’ Armorer To Face Criminal Charges Over 2021 Fatal Movie Shooting, Santa Fe D.A. Says
Alec Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will face criminal charges for the October 2021 fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the film’s set, the Santa Fe District …
Alec Baldwin to be charged with involuntary manslaughter in ‘Rust’ movie set shooting
Alec Baldwin will be criminally charged in the fatal on-set shooting of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
Karma…. Its a bitch..
I don’t understand why you are disappointed the armorer is being charged. Weapons on the set were her responsibility, even if she wasn’t there; and from what I’ve read there were enough precursors to indicate there was something seriously wrong with the safety culture. In that case, the armorer has an obligation to fix it; and if it can’t be fixed (e.g. producer overrules the armorer), resigning in protest is both the correct ethical and professionally self-protecting move.
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(I write this as one who has, in the course of his career, resigned from a position for professional ethics, among other reasons … so I’m aware of some of the implications of doing it.)
I do not think that the lady that was serving as the armorer had enough chops for the job.
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The reason for a jury trial is to determine the facts of the case and to make a final judgement on guilt.
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In my research, it appears that the firearm was removed from the control of the armorer before she was done preparing it for the scene. She might not have even been there at the time. Reports are that she was being double booked as both the armorer and the prop master. Again, all of these are facts to be determined by the jury.
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If I am at a campfire and I am asked to show my firearm. I take it from its holster, drop the mag, hand it to my friend. He points it at another friend and pulls the trigger and there is a loud bang. Other friend is now dead.
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I did not kill the other friend. I did not point a firearm at the other friend. I’m sick inside because I didn’t properly clear the weapon before handing it over. I might *feel* responsible, but I am not responsible.
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Finally, in the case I described above, who do you think would be charged?
For handing a loaded weapon to another fool? You.
It would depend on the totality of circumstances, of course, but in your example you certainly would have had a hand in what happened.
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Beyond that, I’d have to leave it to the justice system – assuming its functional – to make a determination re your share of the responsibility. Just as with the armorer.
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By the way … Just my opinion but being too young for the position, double booked, the gun not being ready, etc, are not good excuses nor acceptable explanations. The position she held carries a weight of responsibility, and if she could or would not carry that, her obligation was to resign. She took and kept the job; she accepts the consequences of not doing it properly.
Wait… how can killing one person be two counts of manslaughter? Was she pregnant, or is he being charged twice because he was two people at the time he did it, or…?
Well, the libtard moron is a grown man with the mind of a retarded child, so two.
I think they are charging 2 different types and letting the jury decide which he is guilty of.
@it’s just Boris: “Weapons on the set were her responsibility, even if she wasn’t there”.
Overall, perhaps. For a gun in _my_ hand? It’s ultimately on me. Also, it’s on my not to point it at someone. Period.
I remember back when this idiocy went down, aesop stopped in and posted millions of pixels in defense of the perp. I wonder where he is now?