Alec Baldwin Faces A Serious Charge After Rust Movie Shooting

More than a year after the tragic "Rust" shooting, a New Mexico prosecutor has officially decided to charge Alec Baldwin with a serious crime.

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[NickiSwift]

Do you find this charge to be fair for what happened?

[teresagoins]

I am no fan of A!ex Baldwin, however to charge him, in my opinion is ridiculous, he had no reason in the world to check the gun for live ammunition, the people who handle the props and guns on the set are responsible for loading a gun with real ammo. This has never made any sense to me. Explain to me please, how could he have possibly known the gun was loaded. On a set, you have to trust other professionals to do their job correctly. He is an actor, not a gun prop expert.

[laurakilmer]

Aw Shucks. I feel so bad for him. Yuck.

[Tommyboy]

This is the full statement from SAG-AFTRA:
“The death of Halyna Hutchins is a tragedy, and all the more so because of its preventable nature. It is not a failure of duty or a criminal act on the part of any performer.
The prosecutor’s contention that an actor has a duty to ensure the functional and mechanical operation of a firearm on a production set is wrong and uninformed. An actor’s job is not to be a firearms or weapons expert. Firearms are provided for their use under the guidance of multiple expert professionals directly responsible for the safe and accurate operation of that firearm.  In addition, the employer is always responsible for providing a safe work environment at all times, including hiring and supervising the work of professionals trained in weapons.
The Industry Standards for safety with firearms and use of blank ammunition are clearly laid out in Safety Bulletin 1, provided by the Joint Industry-Wide Labor Management Safety Commission. The guidelines require an experienced, qualified armorer to be put in charge of all handling, use, and safekeeping of firearms on set. These duties include “inspecting the firearm and barrel before and after every firing sequence, ” and “checking all firearms before each use.”
The guidelines do not make it the performer’s responsibility to check any firearm. Performers train to perform, and they are not required or expected to be experts on guns or experienced in their use. The industry assigns that responsibility to qualified professionals who oversee their use and handling in every aspect.  Anyone issued a firearm on set must be given training and guidance in its safe handling and use, but all activity with firearms on a set must be under the careful supervision and control of the professional armorer and the employer.”

[Chronically_JBoo]

Everyone on that set was responsible, starting with him and the Armorer

[mantan]

This is a dog and pony show because people with big money and power do NOT go to jail.

[DaddyOfTheSugarVariety]

I don't think Alec Baldwin did it on purpose, but I don't think he's a good person.

[fantasyprincessgirl]

Why do you charge people for accidents?

[VeeLondon]

Alec is very egotistical with no accountability or self awareness.

[salmaal-shaoily]

It would be a terrible miscarriage of justice if Alec baldwin wasn't found guilty & held accountable for pulling the trigger that took a life & injured another

[jayhay]

To be fair these are just charges, not convictions. In all likelihood, assuming he has a sane jury and judge, he’ll be acquitted. Or at the very least, the second charge will be dismissed and he’ll just have to do like a year of house arrest or something

[donnypuleo]

I don’t think he deserves to go jail he didn’t intentionally go up to her and shoot her the person in charge of the props should be held accountable who puts actual rounds on a fucking movie set

[sweetdrahthaar]

Even arrogant egotistical jackasses should be held accountable. Use that creep as an example to the entire industry of armors that work movie sets. Then maybe something that stupid won’t happen again

[desert]

We can only pray baldwin is found guilty and brought to justice. If you pick up a gun and point it at someone..you better dam well know if it has live rounds.

[mantan]

No, but what if another person wants to point a real gun at an innocent person and blame it on someone else because it was all recorded on camera.

[saltysliegh]

If Kyle rittenhouse walked away a free man so will Baldwin.