Alec Baldwin 'Rust' manslaughter case dismissed
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- čas přidán 11. 07. 2024
- The judge has thrown out the manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin over withheld evidence.
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those police and the state lawyer need to be going to jail.
We see this crap happen in this state almost all the time. We are a blue state..coddle criminals, sanctuary cities, no death penalty, no cash bail, criminals released before the officer can complete the paperwork. We get Texas and California criminals daily. Even illegals move on from here. No jobs and low minimum wage.
How does this not affect every other case the prosecutors touched?!?!
Every single defense attorney in New Mexico will be swarming those court houses using this as precident to demand new trials to be sure that if their clients who were convicted was legally convicted and that there were no "Let's hide this evidence from the defense" moments there.
If your last name is Trump, then absolutely not, as this would be a threat to democracy
It shouldn't even affect this case. They were from AZ, purchased 3 years after the incident, and have nothing to do with this case at all.
This was done intentionally so the case would be thrown out. The murder weapon was also damaged to a point that it was “broken” by our illustrious FBI. The same FBI that is an arm of the Democrats Party ruined a critical piece of evidence, the murder weapon, in a case in which the defendant is a huge Democrat donor and fundraiser, and an outspoken Trump hater. This is the most obvious example of FBI shenanigans since the Hunter Biden Laptop and Biden Family Cartel corruption coverup.
She was a special prosecutor. God only knows how she took the case. The prosecutor should have told the judge who should have never brought the case to trial. Local DA was probably not competent to try the case. The fact so many of the previous prosecutors left was that they didn't want to get caught up in this messed up case.
Why would live ammo be on a movie set anyway? I smell something intentional and fishy.
like tuna, sister
Someone had a purpose for bringing that live ammo to the set. Why didn’t they investigate that??
Actors clowning around. Thinking they live in the lawless New Mexico Territory late 1800's. The armoror was inexperienced and she is paying for it. Doubt Baldwin will ever see New Mexico again. He lied when Trump was elected. He promised to leave the country. Maybe if he had then all this wouldn't be necessary. Goodbye Baldwin and good riddance.
@@preebo2 The actors were playing with the prop pistols at the set location.
@@preebo2 this is what the armorer was there for to make sure this never happens .. .so it's not his fault he had no clue
Wow. The evidence withheld by the police!!!
@@independent-ts6ys you're surprised???
RIP JFK
never forget 2001
Not the police. The prosecution messed up
This is why crime is really bad in New Mexico. Inept prosecutors, I don't believe the jury would have convicted him anyway. Usually it is the liberal judges that let pedophiles out on probation, allow multiple DWI/DUI convicted to get probation. Hell this state is home to Deb Haaland, Biden's secretary of the interior. She has two DUI convictions. The crooked Democrats here are soft on crime. Live in Albuquerque? You have a 1 in 177 chance of being a victim of a felony. Last year the Governor made an executive order that violated the 2nd amendment. She got spanked by a federal judge. State is dead last in education. 50 percent of the population cannot read above a 6th grade level.
@@CoercedJab never forget 2024!
How many people are in jail due to this kind of behavior?
Less even.
only 1, the inexperienced armorer...
Somebody was responsible from the beginning who loaded the live bullets.
The people whose job it was to make sure the weapons an ammo where safe
Tragedy 🙏that should never have happened 🙏🥺
@@shazAnddollysausage Do you think we are all stupid? Everybody and their brother KNOWS that!
@@mircat28 Typical🙄 (DO I THINK everyone's stupid? .... strange question unless you know everyone ,to determine whether they're stupid or not ..... why ?
Do You think everyone's stupid then ? I hadn't realised this thread was regarding the topic of determining Everybody's intellect...... 🙄
@@mircat28 il change it especially for you not that the words were for you ....
@@mircat28 there u go happy now ......there's many more comments in the thread you'll enjoy , similiar ,and many that aren't in your "EVERYBODY" BOX .....
@@mircat28 EVERYBODY ? ... you've missed the hundreds of thousands maybe millions of commnets on CZcams /Internet that aren't in the EVERYBODY BOX ....
Why TF would the cops and prosecutor withhold this evidence? Bizarre!
They apparently hated Baldwin for being a loud liberal and wanted to teach him a lesson. Malicious prosecution, as the judge noted.
I now know you can hate someone and be happy for him simultaneously
Because you understand that INJUSTICE is UNACCEPTABLE! You're a decent person. Thank you.
@pacervault3350 yes, bluntly said
Exactly, because it can happen to anyone of us. Something for everyone to seriously think about.
@@ohwhataday7171 I had a strange sympathy for him throughout
He's a hollyweird millionaire...Millionaires do not go to jail or prison.
I think it proves that the armor was so irresponsible that not only one live bullet was on that cart, but many were. Meaning that it was easy for anyone to shoot a live bullet during both the shoot and off time?
I’m not sure but that is the way I’m understanding it and actually do believe it proves even more so how irresponsible and guilty that young lady as an Armory was?!
Tell me if I’m off base?
Exactly.........her and who ever hired her bears responsibility for this tragedy. Not Alex. Also any production company that has only one person checking things like guns and ammo is negligent.
@@3markaw Alec was the executive prouder; it was his movie..He hired her..
@@User5_ There is a difference between a producer and an executive producer. While Alex may have been responsible for her and everyone else on set's salary it is quite unlikely he hired her.
I hope the state and the officers are held accountable.
Judges do not sanction Prosecutors. In this case the prosecutorial misconduct was done a ways back.
Kari Morrissey should face disciplinary action for this blatant misconduct.
Doubtful...the New Mexico Bar probably recommended her. She was the last in a string of prosecutors that left. They new to jump ship. She had to finish a screwed up case that was dumped.
@@carrieannkouri2151 I just read that she resigned.
It's a sign of our times
Great commentary. Excellent !! Best I’ve heard on what went down today. Thanks!
Didn't they have live ammo on set. That they where target practicing with for fun. ? And then the prop master didn't check the gun for live ammo.
WHY do these women news anchors dress for a night club when this is a news broadcast. What happened to showing some class and not drawing attention to one self during a story. Did people forget to dress appropriately for the occasion???
@@ohwhataday7171 Agree. It’s a problem all over. A sign of the times. Probably due to the heat, too.
Shut up
It’s TMZ, what would you expect?
@@Mutasis_Mutandis They are in an air conditioned building. They dress this way in winter too.
When the police took those bullets into custody did they use handcuffs or plastic twist ties?
Tased, 😊
Was it dismissed with our without predudice? The difference is huge.
@@fionnmaccumhaill3257 with
With prejudice.
With
@fionnmaccumhaill3257 that is my question... with or without prejudice?
@@lourias With. Like Uncle Ben’s Rice.
Regardless the police were corrupt
I understand how prosecutorial misconduct got the charges dropped, but what's the significance of the live ammunition? Anyone?
Really none. The ammunition turned out not to be probative to the central question of Baldwin’s culpability in lying about pulling the trigger of the Colt revolver. It was similar to the nonlive ammo that PDQ Props provided to the Rust set and suggested but did not prove that the origin was Hannah Gutierrez-Reed or her father. That question is still open. This judge came down hard on the lead investigator for assigning a bogus case file number to the evidence, after rumbles from the 350,000-member film industry trade unions. Plainly New Mexico would like to remain a friendly venue for dramatic productions.
Baldwin’s lawyer argued strenuously that the existence of the rather obscure Starline brass .45 cases would ‘mess up’ the prosecutors’ case, but I don’t see how. The hearing on the motion to dismiss was a circus. Experienced lawyers have never seen anything like it.
@@markuswx1322 Thank you.
@@DavidLS1 You’re welcome; I should add that I meant to write, “live” rather than “ nonlive”. For some reason I’m having trouble editing posts.
3 Questions we will never have answered in our lifetimes:
1) Is there life after death
2) Are we alone in the universe
3) How did live ammunition get on the set of Rust
Wtf is she wearing
He was only facing 18 months in prison? Wtf, smdh!
A sign of a degrading society?
Its not race vs race, its $$$$$$$$$ vs poor. Wake up ppl
Can't stand the guy. However, what was hidden by the prosecution was and is shameful as well as criminal.
Thanks for the update!
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I had a feeling about this because of the circumstances . He had no clue a live bullet was in that gun he didn't mean to kill anyone ......an it's happened more than once in this industry an it seems a bit harsh to charge him
It was. There are many things actors do that could kill or harm other actors if those stunts aren't designed well. Actors do these things because they have been assured by stunt coordinators and such that procedures to do things safely are in place. They are there to perform, not to handle the props or design the stunts.
Only God knows how many times these types of shenanigans take place. Shame on these folks….
Wow! Unthinkable.
So rounds from a state away, purchased 3 years after the incident, that had nothing to do with this case merit a mistrial? What?
Yeah, it makes zero sense.
Not actors fault!!!!
The lead prosecutor and everyone who knew showed forced to resign and prosecuted for evidence tampering.
Any poor person would go to prison. Period. Their "sobbing" supposed to be somehow meaningful to his VICTIMS and their families? Nuts.
Sobbing because of his babies at home. They were scared to death.
the legal issue here is baldwin's recklessness, not bullets that were never at the crime scene. It was a bad decision to dismiss. A curative jury instruction would have been in order. Simple clerical mistake by investigators filing the bullets into evidence under a different case#. Would have made no difference had the jury been given the case.
Make a separate file so that the prosecution can swear in court that all evidence from the Rust investigation was made available to the defense. They're in fine company with Bragg in NY Willis in GA and Smith in FL.
As O.J. celebrates from Hades.
Government worker incompetence is widespread sadly for us tax payers.
She was a crime scene technician, not a cop.
her superiors need more training....
Wow!
I mean I know that was real he didn't mean to kill that woman this was a setup from the jump what was live rounds doing on the set anyway the girl didn't go by live rounds from a Walmart and put them in the gun for him to kill somebody I mean come on now damn this was just ridiculous from the jump he still got to live with all this mess this is really sad
His reputation is toast no one will work with him. Even with the case thrown out. It's sad and I hope he makes a book about this and it's a top seller for many years.
You shouldn't handle firearms unless you have had training..just like driving a car while drunk...the onus should be on the user not on some gun safety girl on set...It is a bad day for all gun owners now you going to have to be a specialist to own a firearm.....
Who got paid off?
And some people are saying Baldwin is a victim of someone else's fault this is unbelievable he killed a woman for God sake
What a lot of hogwash! The bullet was in the gun with which he pulled the trigger and shot the lovely photographer dead. What he is so non compass mentus he does not even test the gun handed to him on set.Was he drunk?It never even occurred to him to check?His set was a mess he was not paying the crew and their accommodation was sub standard and she was an agitator leading protesting members ...sure they were the best of friends and he obviously was broke.She the photographer had said she was planing an expose video on Hillary Clinton and she had evidence too and a first class reputation as a photographer.Well time will tell and justice will out eventually!Incidentally her ex was given a job by Alec Baldwyn.Well at least he had money at last.
are you okay
maybe you should lie down with your trump blowup doll and take a long nap
Actors do not fire off test rounds on set. Everything is supposed to be worked out, including the number of shots that will be fired. By the time a gun is given to an actor, everything is supposed to be in place and thoroughly checked for safety. This is why the armorer went to jail. It was their negligence that caused it, not Baldwin's.
Q
Applause 👏 ❤
Alec Baldwin = unburdened by what has been
Looking forward 👌 😊 to what amazing things WILL BE.
WE LOVE YOU ALEC BALDWIN ❤️.
Hugs
Q❤
Ohhhh samething that happened to Trump, except merchan denied the dismissal
Wow
I never thought for one second he did this! This was done nefariously by someone else! Why would he do this to himself his career and his family? It has never made sense. No one I know thought he did it.
He pulled the trigger on a firearm that was used with live rounds while they werent filming, and then denied he ever pulled the trigger on the firearm. That specific gun cannot be fired without pulling the trigger, and the hammer slipping would not make the gun fire. He is guilty of firing the gun, and negligently killing someone regardless of what the media says.
A woman is dead at his hands.
Yeah.... somebody got paid.
Prove it, otherwise you're just talking out of your derriere
Huh? So the prosecutor willingly agreed to ruin her career and reputation (and possible criminal charges) in front of the whole world for a pay cheque? Yeah nah bro there's some things money can't buy
Rules for thee and not me. Classic.
No, wrong take. The judge said as clearly as possible that this was a malicious prosecution of an innocent man.
It’s Over..
This was on a par with the line in Naked gun. " Hay if I see five guys stabbing a guy in back I'm gonna shoot!" "Frank it was a play...it was Julius Cesar in the park"
Too bad Alec wasn't a gun guy who gave a rats behind about firearms safety and had had at worst rudimentary training. The poor woman would be alive today. Live rounds knowingly having been on a movie set and not enough sense to check what's in the gun. WTF!!
🤮DISGUSTING🤮
walks free, no trial
You took the words right out of my mouth.
Blame the ADA for the state of New Mexico, they screwed up this badly to get the case thrown out and dismissed with prejudice! meaning Alec can't be charged with this ever again. I had a feeling the state ADA was thirsty on making a name for herself
We can blame the system, or we can blame corruption. Here’s an envelope of money please suppress evidence that we can make come to light to get this case dismissed
@@mopthermopther haha. You tried to cancel him and it backfired. Sorry it didn't work. Unlike the prosecutors with the evidence, don't hide your sad man tears. Cry
Justice served!
Why not just retry the case with the new evidence?...something smells..
Because it was dismissed with prejudice. That means he cannot be retried for this. Ever.
@@SomeOrangeCat well aware, that is why it smells...
@@SomeOrangeCat Also, I wouldn't say never; federal prosecutors could try him. He could also be charged with another crime at the state level (not involuntary manslaughter)
@@User5_ He can't and won't be charged again because he committed no crime. It's really that simple. The armorer who handed him the loaded gun was convicted because of their criminal negligence. That's where the case should have ended.
Of course it was.
Anyone that thought it wouldn't be is deluded af
Money and fame buys freedom.
How was that done in this case?
Nothing to do with money nor fame, Law enforcement and the prosecution withheld evidence.
As an actor it isn’t his responsibility to check for blanks. It is the armorers job. And live ammunition should NEVER be on set.
That judge must have been paid well
@@ericparnell4628 it's made very clear the prosecution with held crucial evidence.
And that's what money can buy.
I think this whole mess stinks to high heaven. Horrible accident that caused a death. A horrible tragedy. The only reason he was charged was because he is a big star someone had a hard on for. The armorer should get new trial for sure.
There was literally no way on earth that event took place without a responsible person pointing a firearm at a human they can see and then cocking the hammer.
Even his version of the events... that he never pulled the trigger, which was controverted by inspection of the gun that the hammer sear worked just fine... even if the sear broke, he still pointed it at a human and cocked it.
No one else did that.
At worst the armorer mixed up the bullets. But ever since the Crow accident, this kind of mistake has been accounted for by using camera tricks so no one EVER EVER EVER points a firearm at another human on set ever again.
Then use rubber props for holdups, or mirrors or angles to use a functional firearm to simulate pointing a loaded firearm.
Only 1 human broke those rules by his own free will and actually caused this, and then immediately blamed people he hired.
@@ravissary79 I like this reply ,I'm saying nothing,...but if I did it'd be practically the same as your comment ,great comment not biased ,one sided etcetc just says what SHOULD have been ......🙏
@@ravissary79 I'd prob add maybe common sense may have helped (maybe not) ...,as one should ever assume anything throughout life ,so so sad for the family,🥺 a preventable tragedy ...🙏🥺
What a total debacle.
This just makes me sick to see.
Should have never been charged in the first place.
Affluenza, separate justice system in the US
If this can happen to a celebrity imagine how many times this happens to the average Joe. I hope Alex sues.
Baldwin’s best acting performance yet
A$$hole. Cheers to Alec Baldwin. He was getting screwed.
Money buy freedom??????? He's freeeeeee. I can believe 😢😮😮
The victims of the shooting on the set of Rush, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, fatally shot and director Joel Souza injured because of an accident. Mishaps, accidents and deaths happen everyday at some job site. That does not mean that because of the death the family should receive monetary compensation. That seems ridiculous. This was a grown married woman and her mother and sister in Ukraine are suing Alec Baldwin. I feel they need to drop that case and move on. They support themselves.
He will get sued and will settle for a few thousand.
🤔Perry Mason
Injustice.
Maga tears from maga prosecutors are so delicious!
He feels no guilt snd those are his words
He didn’t do anything wrong what would there be to feel guilty about??????!
It was a horrible accident, but not his fault.
Might have known the celebrity pulling the trigger and killing someone was going to get off, while the ballistic safety woman gets a prison sentence.
Dismissed with prejudice meaning double jeopardy is attached meaning he can NEVER be recharged on this. Ha ha.
She’s responsible no matter what.
@@GoRideConnorshe was negligent at most. He handled his own firearm and bullets, and chose to point the gun at his own DP and cock it.
No one else's negligence caused that.
It's 2nd degree manslaughter at LEAST.
@@lewis83 her job was to make sure the movie set was safe every weapon on the set was handled and supplied by her
What a joke.
yep...
Sounds fishy. A error to let off Baldwin walk without time served for killing one and injuring another!
Climber, learn more about handling gun protocols.
Thank God 🙏👏👏 he should have never been charged in the first place👍 even though he's a😡😡😡 Democrat right is right and wrong is wrong Alec Baldwin I pray that you have a safe healthy Future God bless you and your family I am happy for you and your family 👏👏👏
Blah blah blah...😂
Hot take while this was very underhanded by the prosecution it shouldn't matter he's guilty.... (I know that sounds bad but this is pretty cut-and-dried. He didn't check his weapon it's a simple)
He's a professional he should know how to properly handle a firearm, blank rounds and live rounds look different, feel different and sound different. It would have taken him half a second to check the ammunition in his gun or even Glance at it realizing it was the wrong ammo. Yes the armor screwed up and the person who handed him the firearm also screwed up by not looking at it but at the end of the day the person who pulls the trigger is solely responsible for his actions.
This is preached in every single firearms training class, this is preached on every reenactment gunfight I've ever taken part of, you cannot claim negligence firearms are not toys especially when this was so avoidable just to "fudging" look at it. The shooter is responsible for checking his weapon, hell in the behind the scenes on a lot of the Keanu Reeves John wick movie sets you would often see him look at his mag twice which looks like him verifying his ammunition as he should. You can't shoot somebody without verifying that you're shooting blanks especially when it takes half a second to verify it.
It doesn't matter if anybody says if the gun is cold or not. It is your responsibility to check before you pull the trigger and you never trust anybody else, this is preached over and over and over again and it has always been this way this is not new.
@@Ethan1193 sums it up well .....🙏
Justice prevailed!!!!!
There is no justice. If you understand how single action revolvers work, and understand gun safety, and how the rules in Hollywood chabged after Brandon Lee was shot... then listened to his interview. Add it together he's undeniably guilty. Period.
At age 8, I learned the cardinal rules of gun safety. Do not cock the gun until you are ready to shoot and NEVER point a gun at a target, unless you intend to kill. Even children learn and practice these rules. Now, Alex and Hilary (Hilaria) will go on to the reality tv project that they set in motion. Alec has the personality type of someone who is incapable of remorse. His tears were not for the loss of Helyna, they were tears of relief that he's off the hook. Sadly, a little boy is left without a mother and a husband is left without his wife. Alec takes no responsibility. Did the judge follow the letter of the law? Yes. Was justice served? I don't believe so.
Clown world just keeps gettin weirder
"Justice" in America has really become a joke!
No justice for Halyna Hutchins because of a prosecutorial misconduct.
Don't speak on her behalf, from all accounts she was a lovely person and most likely would not have wanted the guy to be charged for all this in the first place
@@phoenixmodellingphotography How would you know what she would want.
Great news mr Baldwin Congratulations
Weird. It's as if everything was orchestrated this way to get this particular end result. The case was dismissed without prejudice, so it's possible that Alec Baldwin will go to court again.
@@Constitution1789 No! it was dismissed with prejudice. So he is a free man. As he should be. He can never be tried again.
@@ItisWhatItis_1 Another news network said without prejudice. He got a lucky break. So who is being held responsible for that person's death?
Paid off that judge 🤭😏
DO FORGET PEOPLE THESE CELEBERTIE THINK THERE ABOVE THE LAW...LAWLESS!! DISCUSTING..!! HE WALKS FREE, SHAMEFUL AND SHAME ON THE JUDGE..!!!
1st amendment
The second the judge ruled, she ran as fast as he could to his bank to cash that personal cheque! (IMHO of course)
You just claimed bribery? Are you out of your mind? Do you know that is libel?
@@mircat28 Do you think his comment is going to cause a financial loss to the judge?
@mircat28 Tell you what, I'll edit in a little "IMHO" so people with double-digit IQs who don't know what hyperbole is can understand that it's an opinion.
@@User5_ 😅
@@poisonpawn6452 edited mine for her too that weren't suitable either 🙄
He did not leave home that day to kill anyone. Should never been charged in the first place!!! 😡😡🤷🏼♂️
Just because it wasn't premeditated doesn't mean it is not a crime..
@@User5_whoever brought the live ammo committed the crime to pin it on someone else. If it happened to Baldwin, it can happen to you. Something to think about.
@@ohwhataday7171 You hand me a nerf gun and I check to see if it's loaded...I also don't point any projectile firing machine at anything I don't intend to destroy; so no, it cannot happen to me..Maybe if Alec wasn't anti-gun, he would have known better..
Nothing suspicious going on at all…..move along everyone.
He should never been charged
This is absolute BS the man pointed a gun at another person pulled the trigger and killed her. You never point a gun at another person unless you intend to use it especially if that same weapon was used to fire live rounds earlier in the week. More double standards
@@jerryking5426 Nothing is ever as it seems. America loves Hollywood.
@@Her.Serene.Feline.Cuteness. Correction. The elites love Hollywood
You are aware pointing the gun and pulling the trigger was for a movie right?
@@jerryking5426 well yes but the Pokey screwed up
As per Google, most accidental killings are considered to be NOT a crime. It's only punishable if the killing is due to negligence or unlawful behavior.
Though this will be debated about, the negligence is beholden to the armorer, not Alec.
THIS IS JUSTICE!!
It’s all about the $$$$
President Trump’s cases should also be thrown out based on this!
@kmetzz1 come on. After the Epstein files please wake up and join reality
don't be f ing stupid. They haven't done that so unless the defense brings a motion to that WITH PROOF then that's not going to happen.
@@redmustangredmustang I’m saying it’s the small principle. Only difference is how corrupt the judge and system has been toward Mr Trump
@@kmetzz1 come on Trump has ALWAYS been corrupt ALWAYS. When a man has sued others with SLAPP lawsuits and been SUED, it's not the system it's the man. It's like the girlfriend who says every person she's dated is crazy. No woman, it's you. We can go as far back as Trump and his dad Fred being sued by the DOJ for racial discrimination when it came to housing. You know it was the civil jury that found Trump liable for sexual assault for E Jean Carroll. Found him liable for defamation. Found liable for fraud for lying to banks about his buildings to get a more favorable deal on interest rate loans. You go lie to the bank how much money you make and see how quick you get arrested. Trump has and will always be corrupt human being. You damn well know you would do business with Trump let alone give him money as a loan.
Thank you Honorable Judge
Now here goes TMZ meddling in somebody else's to earn their steak and shrimp😳
Of course....
The actor is not responsible for blanks being put in the gun. It is the armorers job. There’s no way an actor would know. It never should have gone to trial.