Actor Alec Baldwin Charged Again In Fatal Shooting of 'Rust' Cinematographer
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- čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
- A grand jury in New Mexico has returned an indictment charging Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 shooting death of "Rust" cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. A new set of prosecutors had dropped the charges in April 2023 citing the need for further investigation but had said the charges could be refiled. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy talks with armorer Steve Wolf and former prosecutor Josh Ritter about why the new charge in this episode of Crime Fix - a daily show that delves into the biggest stories in crime.
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He NEVER should've done any media interviews..he was worried about public perceptions..he should've been more worried about the police investigation
He did charity Comedy Central roast before that. He is conscious of media because of USA affairs today.
@@alektanno680 Well his lost shooting interview put him in a very poor light and possibly gave prosecutors material to use.
He’s an egotistical fool who thinks he’s a great guy , thinks very highly of himself that he assumed the viewers see him the same way
@@jule3480 this is true well put
Well he had too.... The feminist was gonna push the narrative he hates women and he is abusive....
@@alektanno680 its a narcissists worst nightmare if the public perception of them is negative. Even if it's true.
Live ammo on the set is just unbelievable and tragic.
no stoopid, anyone handling a GUN witihout understanding BASIC firearm safety is just NEGLIGENT. That's why it's called a NEGLIGENT discharge and not an ACCIDENTAL discharge. Alec literately broke all FOUR rules of the GOLDEN rules at the same time to do what he did.. he even fkn broke the fourth rule and not only killed one person but hit ANOTHER person behind them lmao.
Apparently, they commonly use it to make sure the guns are in working order for use on the set.
@@Sinsteel No they don't.
@Sinsteel yeah that's not true at all you sir are super wrong
“tragic” 😂 riiiight. we all know it wasn’t an accident
Complete NARCISSISTIC BEHAVIOR.... He needs to take responsibility and answers for his actions in this case.
Who brings live ammo onto a movie set? This is just a tragedy and it should NEVER have happened. People need to be held accountable.
Americans do, that’s why so many people die from weapons in that ridiculous country.
@@ava1421 Still a good idea to have a firearm to protect yourself. I’d love to be able to defend my self from potential break ins or any other crime.
@@ava1421 Well, Brazilians do more. They lead with the most gun deaths.
@@ava1421 what enlightened country are you from that has you so quick to throw stones.
@@Slypooch yeah but sadly alot of America's don't think when they have guns they just shot to shot that's a big issue we have too
Why did he point the gun at her ?!?
That's always my question. I read he was mad at her and wanted to pretend shoot her.
objection, that's hearsay your honor. @@joshuaparker1987
Hollywood people like to play mind games
The armorer is 100% RESPONSIBLE. She was totally incompetent... that is obvious from the full video that was released by the police.
Ok Alec
The way people make excuses for the rich & famous is sickening. If I accidentally shoot my friend, I don't get to say "buh buh buh I paid someone else to check to see if the gun was loaded first!"
Nothing takes away your responsibility to ensure that the gun you're holding is safe.
It seems like he might have been set up.
Him not checking the fire arm, and saying he never pulled the trigger was insane. That could sink him.
@@jutru8782Hi, Alec 👋
@@jutru8782yeah but i mean even if he did look whos to say he couldve recognized it was loaded with a live round? As someone who knows nothing about guns i would struggle with knowing
With all the FX/CGI technology that convincingly simulates the look, feel and gunfire sounds, it's nuts to think that there's actually live rounds in a gun on a movie set in current year.
It doesn’t matter who hands you a firearm. You ALWAYS clear the weapon yourself.
Of course. If you don't know how, you have someone who knows show you. Baldwin is no novice.
That's going to make live theatre interesting. Seeing an actor check and clear a gun in the middle of a dramatic scene.
all the actors chek the gun before
@@lesleyrussell8200 You may want to learn how to spell check before you open your pie hole about gun safety.
@@TG-ov8gl you have to learn how put names or niks in youtube,...and sure you write bad in your moblie phone too.....like everyone
The lady armorer should be up on charges.
She is
Yes she is
They both are responsible
Alec had her doing another job for him at the time. Someone else gave him the gun not the armorer. Alec imho is responsible.
@@thebluedoorstep647 Alec is innocent.
I can't imagine how stressed the widower is..Alec & wife are unreal for their comments of their stress levels during the holidays..seriously?
"I'd never point a gun at someone and pull the trigger." That's exactly what you did.
There are two ways to fire a revolver, pull the trigger or cocking and manually release the hammer. He didn't pull the trigger, he pulled back the "hammer" and released it, causing the hammer to fire the bullet. Alec doesn't know a lot about guns and I doubt he knew that the gun could fire that away. Either way, the bullet went off and someone was killed. Nobody wants to admit that the armorer is the person responsible.
@@JayBirdNJ. Wait what? You don't know how Colts work then. When you pull back the hammer on a Colt it 'clicks twice' once into a safe position and if the trigger is pulled it will NOT fire, then you have to pull back the hammer for the second 'click' for ready to fire and if the trigger is pulled it WILL fire. In fact Colt hammers lock into place and can't be released with enough force to fire,
@@JayBirdNJ. Excuse me what did you say? To an absolute, undisputed irrefutable, 100% certainty the individual holding the gun is the one responsible. *PERIOD* The "armorer": is the person responsible you say? No one wants to admit it because that's a preposterous statement > that's why no one admits except you and the 3 mentally challenged idiots that agreed with you .
This is the easiest case to solve in history.
Its Alec and the armorers fault, but mostly Alecs.
It is SOLELY Alec Baldwin's fault.
EXACTLY what crime are you accusing the armorer of? She wasn't even present when Baldwin killed his victim- Baldwin kicked her off the set beforehand.
@@Gurn_Blanston Putting a live round into a prop gun.
@@sole__doubt There is no "Putting a live round into a prop gun" crime on the books in New Mexico.
And the "prop" gun was specified by Baldwin to be a real firearm.
@@Gurn_Blanston Just because its not a crime on the books doesnt mean the armorer wont be found liable on a civil suit.
Mr Halls handed him that live gun!
That fact that live amo was on set makes it even more important to check that gun after he had it in his hand.
how would he know there was live ammo? There wasn't suppose to be any. smh
@@RedMissileGaming They mentioned they took live amo with to mess about with after filming for the day.
Wait what? The guy goes on a ten minute tirade Saying you should never point a gun or take a gun unless you know it’s empty by your own check … and then contradicts himself at the end saying that as long as the armorer hands you the gun you’re OK.
That’s kind of the whole case.
Exactly! Walking contradiction!
He’s insufferable to listen to I definitely don’t respect him as an expert
While I don’t really like the guy it’s definitely not Alec’s fault, that’s not his job that’s the armorers job and who tf brings live ammo to a movie set!!??? THATS WHO SHOULD BE CHARGED
The main problem with this case is conviction! There is no “without reasonable doubt”! But I do believe SOMEONE needs to be held accountable!
No, he’s saying at MINIMUM fault he accepted a gun from a person other than the armorer. He showing another point of failure and neglect. This woman can’t just be murdered and no one has to take responsibility for it.
He’s not just an actor on a movie set. He’s a co producer who had multiple people walk off for lack of safety and care. He deserves to be on trial for this. He gave zero F’s and- your guest is right- if it were a “prop” gun being pointed at his “precious” head, he would want to check it. He didn’t follow procedure.
At the time of the incident that is exactly what he was. An actor immersing himself into a role. Relying on the set controls and the safety officers who told him it was COLD. How is this not the persons fault who had LIVE AMMO mixed with set blanks? Were there times in this he could have acted more like a human being yes I will give you that but honestly, there was a lot of blame to go around on that set. Not all of it was his fault just because he was "co producer" that means he had to put his own money into the picture to get it made. That does not make him responsible for safety over someone who is supposed to be certified in set safety. His lawyers will defend him with ease.
People quit because they weren’t getting their hotel rooms paid, the rooms weren’t close to the shoot, their pay was too low in all their movies and then the fact there was a gun or guns that misfired 3 times before the shooting. There also was info that some of the crew were shooting the guns outside of their work day. Which if true, is a huge violation itself and someone could have easily put in a live round. Alec had already pulled that same gun he was using a few times before the instance with the live royals and death. I don’t believe he should be charged with anything. The gun wouldn’t have broke when the FBI was testing it if it was in proper working order to start with. That only bolsters the case that Baldwin wasn’t responsible for the gun going off. The gun was clearly dangerous and the armorer should have taken it out of service. If that same gun had misfired earlier in the production, the gun should have been removed from the set and been sent to a professional to either repair or replace. Alec isn’t the only one in charge of that production. There are always other people who help fund the project and hire people. That isn’t all on Alec. That is usually a combo of the Director, assistant director, screenwriter, producer and a couple more people.
@@quantumalchemyyou are talking about incidences from 30 - 40 years ago that were the impetus for the changes to weapon safety protocols we have now & in 2021 when this happened. No one was charged because standard practice safety protocols didn’t exist then. They did exist & weren’t followed on the Rust set & someone died. All three, the armourer, the Ad & the actor should be charged, because all of them failed in following safety protocols correctly.
So what about the one that actually loaded the gun with live ammo which is not allowed on set?
you're pretty ignorant lmao, you should maybe actually educate yourself on MOVIE SETS AND PROPS and how they work. the fact alone that LIVE AMMO was on the movie set is the problem. whoever BROUGHT A REAL GUN AND LIVE AMMO is who should be charged. period.
The reason why prosecution comes back to this case yet again is that they need to find justice for the life lost. And I agree, the family and loved ones deserve that. Nobody has suffered consequences. Baldwin's family saying this is "stressful" lacks compassion and situational awareness. I'd prefer if they didn't say anything at this point.
I agree, they're more agitated and dismissive than regretful or sorry. Both Alex Baldwin and his wife have shown their true, condescending colours for the world to see..
Smart and pretty. Marry me plox
justice is not blaming the actor who had no idea it was a loaded gun in the first place baldwin is also a victim here cant imagine shooting someone u love on accident like that
@@nakedsnake6076 Being punished for will full negligence is justice.!
@@nakedsnake6076 he wasn't just an actor. He was a producer, who was responsible for conditions on the set.
Why was he even pointing the gun at her? She wasn’t even in the movie?
For a close up shot of a gun
She was the cinematographer and was filming. He was prepping for a scene to get a shot of the gun. He didn’t just point it for no reason.
@@XenaWarrior95 He shouldn't have pointed it at anyone. "She told me to" is not a defense.
He also knows how unqualified the armorer was. They were cutting costs everywhere they could.
Leave Alec alone 😢
And forcing her to do multiple jobs that weren't her responsibility. She didn't even know he had the gun. As on set producer, Alec should have shut down production after the first of 2 misfires and done a complete inventory of every gun and bullet. Hannah didn't have time to properly do her job bc ALEC wouldn't allow it. She has all of these concerns in writing and is also going to trial. I hope he rots in prison. Joel & Halyna deserve justice.
She had also been arrested a couple of months prior for bringing a gun into a bar.
I would not be surprised if a study proves overwhelmingly this is the reason negligent / gross negligence occurs in corporations.
When this happened to Brandon Lee on the set of The Crow I don't believe there were any criminal charges laid.
Yeah, probably because that was a pure accident that happened on a well organised set staffed with qualified profesionals who, unlike Baldwin, took all of the safety precautions that they were expected to.
1. The regulations back then were a bit different. And that tragedy is a large part of why they changed.
2. Lee's death was an accident with a malfunctioning round. This was pure negligence on behalf of 3 people.
I believe Mr Halls was around or involved then somehow
He says he would never point a gun at anyone. During questioning he says I pulled the gun and then reenacts himself pointing it at Halyna. Even if you believe he didn't pull the trigger he pointed the gun and cocked the hammer according to himself. A cocked single action revolver has a very light trigger pull =hair trigger. Maybe he should have asked for an attorney from the start. He looks like a liar.
"I'm never going to recover from this, financially."
Boo Hoo Alec
This prosecutor is absolutely right. Problem is that Baldwin isnt a regular person with no firearms experience. He is an anti gun advocate. He has publicly spoken about the need to keep guns out of the hands of people that would misuse them and also spoken about gun safety and the need to require it. This guy has made his living using guns in movies.
If that is true, it's certainly weird that there would be guns handled so carelessly on the set, and that he would be so comfortable with that. Sure they had multiple people to check on them, but something went wrong with that chain of command. Plus Baldwin himself didn't properly check the gun
I don't know that anything went "wrong". I think no one on set would have known one way or the other. Props manager-negligence. Actor-manslaughter. Case closed.
There is only one person responsible for the safe handling of weapons on a movie set and that is the armorer. The armorer may be guilty of not locking the guns up so that she was the only one with access but she wasnt on set and wasnt the one telling Baldwin the the gun was safe. Baldwin was a producer on this film and knows movie set protocol when it comes to weapons. He is an outspoken anti gun advocate and preaches about the need for gun safety and the need to keep guns out of the hands of people that would misuse them. (IE kill someone) He is and should be held responsible for his actions that caused this womans death.@@Ferreneh
@@whelmo14You are mistake the armorer was on set. If the armor wasn’t on set they wouldn’t have been able to use the guns. The police & prosecutors have already said the armorer readied the gun and handed to a production person & told them that it was cold, that person handed it to the actor & told them it was cold. Movie companies pay very good money to weapons experts (armorers) to ensure the safety of these firearms so amateurs like actors or the production team don’t get hurt. This is 100% the armor‘s fault! This is 100% the armorers fault not an actor.
@@jamielancaster01 from what I understand, armorer is supposed to be the one who directly hands the cold gun to the actor? The mistake here was clearly that someone else than the armorer gave the gun to Baldwin saying it was cold when it wasn't. And Baldwin didn't check himself either
Wow, so sad the Baldwin family is going through all that stress! And right after the holidays, just when you think you have all your Christmas shopping done and all that madness is behind you for another year - but then this! You know, we should find out from the family of the woman who died how they're doing - I'm sure it's nothing compared to the stress the Baldwins are feeling.
Boo hoo
Really? You’re actually saying the Baldwin’s are suffering more the family of the victim that was killed??😡
@@cindyb3028 From your comment I assume you have no concept of what sarcasm is...
Never heard of anyone getting out of shooting someone, by saying the gun went off without pulling the trigger.
The question as to why there was live ammunition on the set is not irrelevant
Seems relevant in this situation.
Reports say the very gun in question was being loaded with live rounds and used for target practice between takes. If true this makes Alec even more responsible as producer of a movie with an unsafe set.
Not only that several departments had ballistics experts test the gun to see if there was any possibities it could have missfired and that is why they are proceeding with charges ! That brand and model are a very stable weapon !@@seanmarquis2216
¿who kill brandon lee?where is he?
It's totally relevent that's what the snowflakes don't understand. You're supposed to assume the gun is loaded with live ammo and to never point it at somebody.
How did the FBI break the gun? Like, what part of the gun was so broken it presumably wasn’t functional afterwards and needed to be rebuilt?
that cought my attention too. The gun should function in evidence how it functioned at the scene of the crime or someone tampered with evidence. That is pretty simple one to figure out.
They must think we're all idiots.
This likely sinks the prosecution’s case re: the trigger pull.
He’s saying he didn’t pull the trigger. The fbi is saying he did. Then the FBI broke the gun. How is the defense going to do their own testing on a rebuilt gun? The trigger pull evidence will be excluded from the jury via pre trial motions.
I really don’t think he’s lying re the trigger pull. People in these situations have gone to the grave claiming they didn’t pull the trigger. He probably pulled it and didn’t realize it. That doesn’t necessarily make him a liar.
How many people have driven their cars through storefront windows swearing to god their foot was on the brake. It’s normal human behavior.
@@darwinawardcommitteeI agree with your comment, but I can't help notice the dark irony of your username. 😬
If there is recklessness, you can't say it was an accident. An accident implies you did everything in your power and things still went awry.
Grossly negligent
Yes on Alec part 100%
If there is a word worse than grossly it is that.
Irrelevant??? If they were my bullets, I would be in jail!!!
These meadows on MY property😂
When Alec said "I never pulled the trigger", it was a super red flag. I wonder why anyone would lie about such a thing. I don't think he planned to kill Halyna but it sure does seem odd the way he acted. So many people could have prevented this death and that's what I hope is addressed here finally.
Maybe she rejected him or bruised his fragile ego?
Why don't you believe? He does not impress me as an easy person to get along with. Rather agressive.
I think its insane that only Alec is being charged. The armorer needs to be charged as well.
It's literally her job lol 😂
I agree!
He was charged but with a less crime. It makes no Fing sense. Pretty sure it’s a political thing. Baldwin is paying because he did an impression of a former president. Guarantee any other actor wouldn’t be charged with anything. In the 90’s Brandon Lee was killed on set in a gun accident. No one was charged.
She is being charged
@@DavidHBurkart I had no idea, that's good to know. (:
This is tediculas. As the person who is supposed to check and clear guns used in a movie was the one who didnt clear it
It's not that clear cut
He was not just an actor he was a producer and fired many safety personal in order to cut set budgets down. Negligence period.
The person receiving the gun, handling the gun, firing the gun, is the one that is responsible for the safety of that gun. How do you not understand that?
You mean" It's not MY fault I shot and killed someone I was pointing a gun directly at, how am I supposed to know it's loaded and defective, I'm a famous person, so go find someone else to blame, you can't touch me, I'm much more important than the person who I killed. Rules don't apply to me, do you know who I am?".
Or cleared it and after possessing by someone else, it was tampered. That seems to be what folks want to insinuate, but good luck with that.
Great review! TY all so much!
You always check the gun's ammo because you are the one handling it. Never point the gun at some one because it could go off!
Regardless of the fact it was an accident and unintentional. You still have to be held to account
the armorer indeed needs to be held accountable for her actions
@@budgetarms and she is, but it's right Baldwin is too, He can't just take someone's word for it that a gun is safe to use, he is the last line of defence, between receiving a deadly weapon, and something potentially going wrong, and something did go wrong, he should have checked that gun himself, and indeed movie industry rules state that the receiver of a gun on a movie set by an armorer, also must check the weapon, Baldwin should have known better, it wasn't his first rodeo, he's been doing it decades!
@@tomsimon1974 Okay true, but who should be held more accountable, the armorer or Baldwin? He indeed shouldnt have taken the armorer's word for it, she isnt competent at her job.
@@budgetarms From the look of her, she isn't competent at much i reckon! least of all handling deadly weapons!
@@tomsimon1974 I am still confused why not fake guns are used, that hold real ammo, but only blanks.
I assume the cost and the availability of normal guns.
The whole argument about the "weight of the weapon and how important that is", you are absolutely correct, to someone that has never held a firearm. Now, for someone that holds one everyday like myself as an EDC, the weight of the weapon is irrelevant. I take importance in making sure that my weapon is clear or if one is in the pipe.
he refused training, didn't he? He hired an inexperienced armorer. And he gave that armorer other duties that interfered with her job as an armorer. I don't know if that is criminal or civil but it seems to me to be reckess endangerment?
Keanu Reeves is an actor and also has a armorer for all his firearm movies. (there's a lot of them) and guess what. He still checks EVERY firearm and follows ALL the rules for gun safety. The moment you break a gun safety rule and blame it on someone else your wrong. Gun safety rules dont change because your an actor lol. There are no exceptions period!! the defense will have a heck of a time showing that actors dont have to follow the rules of safety because they are actors.
He is probably smarter than Alec Baldwin, even George Clooney is smarter than Alec.
Absolutely right👍
Because "he's an actor he doesn't have to check it before he points it at someone "?? This dude is way out there on Pluto some where. 👽
It's literally supposed to be checked by the armory the person who is responsible for the weapons. The onus is not on the freaking actor!
@@familyvideoacct I don't care if God Almighty hands you a gun , it's still your responsibility to check it before you point it at someone. 🙏
My personal opinion is regardless of your like or dislike of Alec Baldwin, I think they are reaching and will be terribly hard to prove. Or they wouldn't have dropped the charges the first time.
No it's not Alex's fault, it's whoever gave him the frikin gun! Why aren't they being investigated
The armorer is being charged.
he should have got life in prison for letting this happen and shooting her and the other person
The prosecution has a big problem with the gun. They broke the gun testing it & never gave the defense a chance to test it before they broke it. They supposedly fixed it BUT the gun is not in same original condition before it was broke - testing it now is useless.
He pointed it and pulled the trigger
Trigger was pulled. They had to beat the gun with a mallet until it broke before the trigger would accidentally go off. Lol
Man will not see a day of prison time.
It is refreshing to hear someone say "Its irrelevant" regarding live ammo on a movie set. The armorer is right as it makes no difference if the set is ankle high in live ammo; everyone handlng a gun needs to verify that their gun is safe. Then, treat it as if it's loaded. That means never shoot an unchecked gun at the cinematographer, or anyone, during a rehearsal.
Amen!
WHY was live ammo on the set? HOW did live ammo get into the property gun? Period!
It was a terrible accident, it's not criminal. The Armorer however bears the brunt of responsibility in my opinion.
It has been reported that live ammo was being used to fire the revolver recreationally.
Only person who should be charged is the Armorer.
100%
She wasn’t even there
@@latentseawhere was she?
bald guy with glasses really said it's irrelevant why there was live ammo on the set because of entropy 😂😂😂
I think something went over your head. Do you know what that word means. He's saying it's irrelevant because the guns should be checked regardless.
He said it's irrelevant as far as a conviction for the involuntary manslaughter charges are concerned. It's not irrelevant for the question of how much it was amateur hour on the set.
@@MichaelLoves2024yes but a movie set is created, it's not a random house that someone accidentally left live ammo in. Someone is responsible for the ammo on set
@@chantelletrembath3345 we aren't disagreement
@@chantelletrembath3345 The person who loaded the Colt 45 revolver had delliberately loaded a live cartridges, algned so as to be first in line to fire. Otherwise the in line firing blank was exchanged by a live cartridge by the shooter. There is no other way.
The main thing I took away from this was the question raised: would Alec have pointed the gun at his own head, if the scene had required it, without checking it himself? This should be asked at the trial. This was a very well put together video. Well worth the wait! Good job!
Probably they follow protocol and its not his job to do that
This is the armorer's job. Who does that? That's pretty nonsensical.
@@familyvideoacctif it was your own head would you trust their word it’s safe and still not check it yourself? Regardless Baldwin deserves for waving a prop around like a toy and firing at someone who wasn’t even scheduled to be shot. He was close up and point blank to her, had he done the scene as asked the actor scheduled to be “shot” maybe would have survived at a distance or Baldwin would have aimed at the shoulder or slightly off center, who knows.
I wonder how that poor woman’s family was this last Christmas.
He shouldn’t be able to avoid justice because he’s a celebrity
Thank you Steve!! This isnt rocket science...
Excellent, balanced, informative conversation. I so appreciate the middle guy Steve. His mindset and attitude will help save lives and possibly get justice for the woman who was killed. Thank you 🙏
He came across really biased to me.. he should have touched on the armorer and firearms expert instead he went only for Alec. Squeezing the trigger was one aspect someone had to load and bring him the gun… I respect he’s an expert but trust was put in experts on the set and look how that went. He’s not wrong about gun safety I just disagree that an actor on a set where they are told these guns and ammo are props is held accountable the same as if my nina clips buddy next to me. It won’t get justice no way everyone will be held accountable or the armorer would already be locked up.
@@renegade2248 If an "expert" handed you a real gun and told you it was empty, would you put it to your head and pull the trigger?
That was the most incorrect use of the word entropy I've ever heard ....
if ur not responsible and smart enough to handle a dangerous weapon then don’t handle one.
If the responsibility for handling weapon safety is all on Alec, why have an amorer at all?
Who said it was all on Alec? At least three people have been charged.
I believe the fault lies with the Armorer and not the actor. The responsibility lies with the person responsible for the firearms.
The armorer is being charged.
The blame is on everyone that had their hands on the gun. As soon as the gun is your hands, you’re the one that’s responsible for everything that the bullets penetrate.
Anyone who knows anything about gun safety, knows to check the gun. Never point a gun at someone. This is common knowledge.
I love that the lawyer somehow thinks being an actor is an acceptable defense to shooting someone. There is not a clause in the law that says "it's not a crime if it happens during the course of a movie production". Clear example of money and fame affecting people's perception.
Get serious bro! Actors act in a MAKE BELIEVE world...WTF do you expect...Will Smith and every other actor will need special training to pick up a "COLD WEAPON"?? This happens on set each and every day, but rarely is the ' chain of custody' of said weapons so poorly executed as this!
The last person to blame here is the bloody actor, who is simply ACTING! 🙄
You don't understand what he is saying or know the law. Therefore, you are making incorrect assumptions.
One must ALWAYS evaluate a situation under the law based on how a reasonable person would act in that specific situation. In this case, the person handling the weapon was an actor who was in a situation he had been in many times before and believed that the two people who checked the gun before it was handed to him and cleared it, saying it was a cold gun, were correct, and he could rely on them to give him an unloaded weapon. If that was also the industry standard of how things were done, then what he did and believed were reasonable for the situation. If this is something that happened on other sets with himself and other actors, then he acted reasonably in this situation. If he had no knowledge there could be live ammo on set all, that is also a major factor in whether he acted reasonably. Likewise, it seems that actors are asked to point guns and make-believe they are shooting people all the time. The actor in this situation did that, and after doing that many, many times over several decades in other films, it was reasonable for him to believe the outcome would be the same.
It is literally a defense attorney's job to look at the law and circumstances of the case and see where the exceptions and defenses apply.
That is why the attorney said those things. He's not saying anyone is innocent and is not being affected by anyone's fame. That man has no stake in any of this. He wasn't speaking about his personal beliefs or feeling. He was presenting one aspect of the case for the sake of the interview in a program.
The evidence all has to be presented at trial and the law applied, and the case looked at as a whole. Then everything is decided on by either a judge or jury.
You don’t understand… … I can’t imagine what type begins with these words
@@DonTSee3You also don’t understand ….
That entropy argument is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. Entropy is a result of how the cosmos functions, it is a product of nature and has nothing to do with the distribution of man made objects such as ammo.
As for the shooting, I am not going to comment on that as my opinion matters not. I just couldn't help but face-palm when he used entropy as an argument.
P. S. It was Bruce Lee's son Brandon, not Brandon Lee's son Jason
Man creating objects is a part of nature. We're not separate from it AT ALL.
@@luyandauthandomakhanya7813 But what we do is not entropy, in fact virtually everything we do is counter to entropy. To use a universal constant like entropy to describe how ammo is distributed around the country is just asinine.
This guy lost me right at the beginng of his argument because of this. He then further cemented that opinion when he said Brandon Lee's son Jason was shot, when it was Bruce Lee's son Brandon who was shot accidentally by Michael Massey on the set of The Crow. (It occurred during the home invasion scene early in the film if anyone is interested to know).
Michael Massey was not prosecuted but he did suffer PTSD as a result.
i think diffusion would have been a better word for his metaphor but he's just saying that a bunch of ammo will spread out over time and end up all over the place. it was a little cringe but surely it's not even close to the dumbest thing you've ever heard
@@SkodaZek To claim that virtually everything humans do is counter to entropy is kinda funny. Must not have kids ;)
Why exactly were there live round on set?
i dont know maybe for the sound of the shoot
How does a gun get broken through testing? Is it possible that there was an issue with the gun?
No. The FBI tested the gun to the point of mechanical failure, proving that it was absolutely impossible for it to fire unless the hammer was cocked all the way back AND the trigger was pulled.
And again, Baldwin chose to violate every single basic rule of firearms safety, pointing a loaded firearm at innocent people, manually cocking the hammer all the way back, putting his finger on the trigger, and pulling it, killing his victim through his own negligence, in violation of New Mexico's Involuntary Manslaughter statute 30-2-3.
One mystery, and impossibility after another. The woman is dead and the prossecutors have accepted that it was an accident.
Was it delliberately broken? I am a suspicious bloke.
Here in Canada it’s mandatory to take a firearms safety course in order to get your gun license, couple of the first things they teach you is always have your fire arm pointed in a safe direction and when first picking up the firearm check to make sure it’s unloaded and safe even if someone is handing it too you..seems like all the gun safety here was from great granddaddy after he got dementia
18:26 Brandon Lee never had a son named Jason that was killed on a movie set. However, BRUCE Lee had a son named BRANDON that was killed while filming The Crow by a “prop” gun that expelled a blank, not a LIVE round. He also forgot the actor Jon-Erik Hexxum was also killed by a “prop” gun and blanks.
It actually was a live round unfortunately. When they were pouring out the gun powder of the bullets to make blanks, they accidentally skipped one. That was the one that killed poor Brandon. There's been several documentaries about it.
I always think of Brandon when this case comes up. The actor that shot him was tormented for years. No charges against him but he definitely punished himself
@@salliem424 It was 100% a blank round. There was a tip lodged in the barrel of the gun and the pressure of the blank round being fired launched the tip into poor brandon Lee.
This was no blank. More live cartridges were found with the blanks, BBC report of court hearing 22/02/24, as if planted to mislead.
only thing is the prosecutors destroyed the gun when testing and if the defense didn't have any involvement then there may be an issue
At 18:00ish; Brandon Lee, Bruce lee’s son, died on set from a firearm mis fire. But your guest mentioned, “Brandon Lee’s son Jason” being killed the same way. Jason Scott Lee is alive and not related to Bruce and/or Brandon. That info aside, this accident was absolutely tragic💔
And the ACTOR who pulled the trigger was not charged with a Crime because it Wasn't his Fault. An Armorer or the stunt coordinator handed him the gun, told the Actor it was safe and the director told him to pull the trigger. I'm sure he was scarred for life from that tragedy.
Is “Rust” going to be one of those movies like “The Crow” with the lore of the production looming over the production? or will it fall to the wayside and never be completed?
It was canceled, last I heard.
@@sweaterweatherlady I just googled it, they completed the production of the movie but no release date as of yet.
I was going to watch the movie when it was going to come out and I heard that the movie might still come out, but I’m not going to watch it when or if the movie comes out because Jensen Ackles was part of the cast and he dropped out of the film because of scheduling issues because after the shooting on set it got shut down and on hold. Jensen Ackles was outside the church when the shooting happened.
Its unclear why Baldwin even had the weapon during a break and why it was not properly stored while filming was not going on. But one Glaring fact (and ) rule should apply in this case : NEVER leave a LOADED GUN........around Alec Baldwin.
Given the face that the previous prosecutor botched the case…I’m assuming the current prosecutor has checked and double checked their work.
Whoever handed him the gun is also responsible. I assume the armorer .
Guess you didn’t watch the video
Anytime you are handed a firearm it is your responsibility to clear the firearm! Baldwin was already guilty of cutting safety briefing short and being on the phone during the gun safety class!
He should already be in prison 😅
Agreed!
Absolutely, none of those people on the set seemed competent for the positions they held. I do believe he shot her intentionally, this guy has a long history of unhinged psychopathic actions. The same women was doing a documentary on child trafficking, possibly harmful in that sick industry.
Except there is a little thing called “Due Process”. You may want to finally read the US Constitution.
The main issue is why was there live ammo on the set. Baldwin would not have known there are live rounds and his team had a responsibility
How would you know?
Awesome show & awesome guests Anjenette ❤ your work.
Answer to the question at 5:35- just play the interview where Baldwin denies pulling the trigger and then followed up by stating...."i would never point a gun at someone and pull the trigger". With that statement he admits to knowing the dangers.
is this why he is selling his home in the Hamptons?
question: should the actor who killed brandon lee be arrested for murder?
Manslaughter.
Responsibility..... Maybe if he's responsible all actors will check themselves to keep anyone from harm
That gun can't go off if it's not cocked
At 2:24 in the interrogation he says he cocks the gun and the gun goes off. But if you look, he is pulling the trigger, his finger curls as to pull the trigger.
Classic if I did this I would be walked away in hand cuffs
Simple as this…you get handed a gun….you check it!….simple!
I disagree with the firearms expert.Why is there the need for live ammo on a movie set?Why are there not blanks in the gun.The firearms expert on set is at fault.
I'm failing to see the movie protocol for this whole event. He's being charged for doing his job from what i've seen. The fact this weapon was capable of firing a bullet in the first place is inaceptable, dude was just doing what he did a 1000 times before on set.
Wow he has been this negligent thousands of times before? We are lucky it is just one death I guess. He knew it was a real gun, he was producer. They were using a real gun with blanks for authenticity. That is why he should have checked the gun before firing and he never should have pointed it directly at someone. There are reports of them having target practice with live rounds between takes and this is even more reason to check the gun. Of course it was an accident but he made multiple careless mistakes to cause this accident.
I think you need to check facts there Ricky. Let’s put this in real life shall we - let’s say you are at the rifle range and the employee behind the counter shows you the latest model .38 revolver they are selling. He hands you the gun to take a look at and says “it’s empty”. So you grab it and start goofing around with it and then you end up shooting the guy with his own gun. Who is responsible (both criminally and civilly). The answer is YOU. It doesn’t matter if you are an actor playing a part or not! These guns on set are REAL, albeit with some Hollywood modifications. There are strict rules governing safe operation of these modified weapons on set. The most basic logic of gun safety that even an 8 year old Cub Scout is taught is that you always treat the gun as if it’s loaded. Always. The rules and the LAW don’t change because you’re a celebrity actor. On top of that, making it worse is that he was the Executive Producer RESPONSIBLE for all aspects of safety on the set. This was not the first accidental discharge that happened in that set either. It happened just the day before, luckily no one got hit. Multiple employees had already quit because the working conditions on set were so dangerous. Hopefully this helps you see the bigger picture here.
Read the Screen Actors Guild Safety Bulletins. "Treat all weapons as though they are loaded and/or ready to use. Do not play with weapons and never point one at anyone, including yourself."
@@GH-oi2jf Im not gonna, but is that legally binding?
@@rickyism1576 It is not but it would show he was taught the right way to do things and ignored it.
Leave the guy alone come on now. He is not in charge of guns on the set. Condolences to the family of Helena
Her name is Halyna (Галина), not Helena though
Anyone with ANY knowledge of firearms should know to check the firearm when u are handed one or pick one up.
Here's hoping they analyse the audio and footage from that scene.
I don’t know if it’s because I don’t know enough about this case but charging Alec of all people concerned and CRIMINAL charges at that??? SURLEY it’s the armorers fault?? I could understand as they said it being CIVIL negligence but CRIMINAL?? Should be the armorer he’s the expert that handed him the gun…
Armorer did not hand him the gun an assistant director did. Regardless he should have checked the gun himself, it takes two seconds to make sure there is not a huge hunk of led instead of a blank.
@@seanmarquis2216 Right ok thanks for explaining. Has Alec a formal training with firearm safety? If so, then yes he has a duty of care to properly check. If not, should this not be the FINAL job of the armorer?? And why WAS it loaded?? Why was a live firearm on a movie set? They’re shooting a movie I was under the impression the use rubber replicas or blank firing replicas? Why was there a deadly weapon on a set??
@@BigTastey Yes anyone that is handling real guns on a movie set should have some training. I am pretty sure it is in his union contract. look up what other actors like Keanu reeves do to train for a movie. Pretty sure Alec had been trained he just got careless. As far as the armorer, I will be surprised if she works in film again but definitely not as an armorer. Alec was actually handed this gun from the assistant director, even more reason to check. There have been multiple reports that that gun had been used in target practice on set with live ammo between takes, thus the live ammo. It is not uncommon to use real guns with blanks on a movie set for authenticity. This was a very unsafe set, part of the crew had already walked off the set. Alec was Actor/producer and he failed to take a couple seconds to check a real gun so it is appropriate he be charged along with the armorer and assistant director.
Fantastic guests and accurate analysis. Your panel puts Court TVs analysis to shame.
Belongs in prison like the rest of everyday folks would likely end up
Go to jail for five years for your negligence
We need these prosecutors to go after the co-conspirators named in the Epstein documents too
This lol
Save it for a post about that, as this is about baldwin.
@@mariapower6961 ..... Nah.
So the same thing happened with Brandon Lee on the set of the Crow. It boils down to negligence.
No, it’s not the same thing that happened to Lee.
All he had to do was say what really happened, and accept the mistake. The lying is what will do him in.
BS. There a the 4 fundamental rules.
1. All firearms are to be treated as loaded.
2. Never put ur finger on the trigger.
3. Know what is beyond your target.
4. Never point a weapon at something that you would never what to destroy
He and his wife struggled with stress and anxiety 😅when other family lost their wife and mother😢.
Jason Lee was hilarious in my name is Earl. RIP Jason
How? He didn’t point it at anyone he even said in the video I don’t want to aim it towards anyone and waited til it was safe, how is that a crime?
wait till he blames it on trunp