Alec Baldwin Fires Prop Gun that Kills Individual on Movie Set

[titsonritz]

Alec Baldwin Calls for Mandatory Police Presence to Ensure Weapon Safety After Shooting

Alec Baldwin Calls for Mandatory Police Presence to Ensure Weapon Safety After Shooting

www.theepochtimes.com

We don't have enough cops for the cities.
The OT they would rack up on a shoot would be a plum duty assignment.
But of course, we could search on police-involved shootings ... leaving loaded guns behind ... etc.

How about a social worker?

 

[Mikej]

Oh just quit making movies like this anyway! The actors have made their political leanings well known through the media. So I don't want to watch your arse-face on the screen any more any way. Add to that the terrible, terrible crap, no talent writers that come up with these stories that rely on special effects to bring people in rather than good story telling. Screw 'em!

Look at Alec Baldwin? Believable as an old West cowboy?

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Alec Baldwin Calls for Mandatory Police Presence to Ensure Weapon Safety After Shooting

Alec Baldwin Calls for Mandatory Police Presence to Ensure Weapon Safety After Shooting

www.theepochtimes.com

We don't have enough cops for the cities.
The OT they would rack up on a shoot would be a plum duty assignment.
But of course, we could search on police-involved shootings ... leaving loaded guns behind ... etc.

Behind a paywall/signup wall so I didn't read. This sounds to me like he is trying to divert blame from himself.

It appears to me he is trying to say, "guns are bad and should only be around when there is direct police supervision", ie "it's the bad guns that caused the problem, not my negligence."

But if he was factual he would say, "I as producer was responsible for making the set safe, hiring people that knew what they were doing, and fixing the problem of an unsafe set after employees complained about accidental gun discharges."

"Furthermore I hired an armorer with almost no experience, an assistant director (who handed me the loaded weapon) who has been fired for having an accidental discharge on previous movies, and I hired scabs instead of fixing the unsafe conditions which made my crew members refuse to work due to it being an unsafe set. "

"And finally, like a complete dumbas!, I as an actor did not ensure the gun was safe, pointed it directly at 2 poeple, then pulled the trigger, killing one and injuring another."

That would be an honest accounting. And if he were an average joe he would be up for manslaughter already.

 

[titsonritz]

Look at Alec Baldwin? Believable as an old West cowboy?

Yeah, I'm buyin' it.

 

[CRBMoA]

 

[stick655]

Wouldn't it be cheaper to just treat every gun like a gun?

That's setting the bar pretty high, and an absolutely unreasonable and over-the-top expectation. How could anyone possibly hope to adhere to such a guideline? Pshhh, ridiculous!!!

 

[chukar]

Alec needs more traffic barrels.....

 

[ilikegunspdx]

You know, something else just occurred to me. Right now, the local police and DA have to decide whether or not to charge him. By saying "hire more police" he is telling that police department that they should support him because he is promoting more $ for more police. The police Union would support this like crazy I think.

As much as I hate to say it, this may have a big impact in his favor because right now the police and DA are sitting on the fence about whether they should charge him. Again it pains me to say it but someone is giving him smart advise in this regard. This is a calculated political move I think designed to make them not charge him and it likely comes from others not him. His reactionary Twitter responses show what he really thinks I'll bet, versus these calculated press releases.

 

[CRBMoA]

^^^Had to read that twice, but it DOES make sense!^^^

 

[Flopsweat]

You know, something else just occurred to me. Right now, the local police and DA have to decide whether or not to charge him. By saying "hire more police" he is telling that police department that they should support him because he is promoting more $ for more police. The police Union would support this like crazy I think.

As much as I hate to say it, this may have a big impact in his favor because right now cuz the police and DA are sitting on the fence about whether they should charge him. Again it pains me to say it but someone is giving him smart advise in this regard. This is a calculated political move I think designed to make them not charge him and it likely comes from others not him. His reactionary Twitter responses show what he really thinks I'll bet versus these calculated press releases.

I agree that it could be a political move, in fact coming from him and at this time it almost has to be, but I'm not sure it'll be very effective.

 

[po18guy]

"Rust" has gone from fiction to drama to reality show to nightmare and now back to drama.

 

[sobo]

...

"Furthermore I hired an armorer with almost no experience, an assistant director (who handed me the loaded weapon) who has been fired for having an accidental NEGLIGENT discharges on previous movies, and I hired scabs instead of fixing the unsafe conditions which made my crew members refuse to work due to it being an unsafe set. "

...

I fixt it for ya...

 

[RVTECH]

^^^Had to read that twice, but it DOES make sense!^^^

Yes it does. I thought something similarly initially but he OP put it eloquently.

And if true - AB did NOT come up with it himself.

 

[RVTECH]

Look at Alec Baldwin? Believable as an old West cowboy?

Other than this failure Has he EVER played in a western?

 

[titsonritz]

Other than this failure Has he EVER played in a western?

The only one I'm aware is The Alamo...

 

[PORSCHE928S4]

Soooo anyone else shoots someone with a unloaded gun how does it work for them ?

 

[RVTECH]

The only one I'm aware is The Alamo...

I believe I saw that long ago.

Still not quite a 'Western' character in the traditional sense.

 

[TTSX]

Is that scene gonna end up in the movie unedited?

 

[RVTECH]

Is that scene gonna end up in the movie unedited?

I think the movie 'Rust' has turned to 'Dust'......

 

[Nosferatu]

You know, something else just occurred to me. Right now, the local police and DA have to decide whether or not to charge him. By saying "hire more police" he is telling that police department that they should support him because he is promoting more $ for more police. The police Union would support this like crazy I think.

As much as I hate to say it, this may have a big impact in his favor because right now the police and DA are sitting on the fence about whether they should charge him. Again it pains me to say it but someone is giving him smart advise in this regard. This is a calculated political move I think designed to make them not charge him and it likely comes from others not him. His reactionary Twitter responses show what he really thinks I'll bet, versus these calculated press releases.

Interesting thought, but I think in reality it's quite a stretch.

Departments don't want to hire more cops just to have them shipped off to movie sets to babysit a bunch of self-absorbed thespians who can't be responsible for themselves.

And guess who gets the finger pointed at them if another "accident" happens? Not the studio, or the producer or the person that caused the harm, but the department that is providing the officer. Lawsuits galore that us taxpayers have to cover.

I don't see the Police getting behind that.