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Kaleva

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18. The assistant director has already been sentenced

Reply to KS Toronado (Reply #6)

Fri Apr 21, 2023, 03:53 AM

Apr 2023

for his part in not ensuring safety on the set

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MSNBC: the reason the charges against Alec Baldwin were dropped, [View all] pnwmom Apr 2023 OP

It sounded like a weak case even before this. spooky3 Apr 2023 #1

How do you think this story would have played out had it been a black actor? NotVeryImportant Apr 2023 #34

Prosecution standard is...reasonable likelihood conviction...beyond reasonable doubt is for a jury. Alexander Of Assyria Apr 2023 #2

If there was a gun modified that much I would think far more... TreasonousBastard Apr 2023 #3

Agree...I don't have guns, but I do know a responsible handler should ALWAYS test a gun, double PortTack Apr 2023 #7

having never been an actor, or on a movie set stopdiggin Apr 2023 #11

Agree...but if I were handed a gun and told to aim and shoot,I would for sure understand PortTack Apr 2023 #13

I don't doubt that he has massive guilt and regrets stopdiggin Apr 2023 #17

The four basic safety rules have been around for decades Kaleva Apr 2023 #21

and yet again, a person hammering at stopdiggin Apr 2023 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author MrsCoffee Apr 2023 #27

A working gun is dangerous no matter where it is Kaleva Apr 2023 #29

The problem is that prop or set guns are ... Whiskeytide Apr 2023 #30

A real gun is used with blanks exboyfil Apr 2023 #31

I agree with your last paragraph Kaleva Apr 2023 #37

How would you understand that? Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2023 #36

Yes, why modify it thst way? viva la Apr 2023 #23

Sounds deliberate. Demsrule86 Apr 2023 #39

Good. SuperCoder Apr 2023 #4

What about Hannah Guitterez, the weapons handler? Wishful-Thinking Apr 2023 #5

She's still facing charges wishstar Apr 2023 #24

I've always felt KS Toronado Apr 2023 #6

I know this is a stupid suggestion canetoad Apr 2023 #10

There's no such thing as a "stupid suggestion" KS Toronado Apr 2023 #12

But it is possible to make films with fake guns. wnylib Apr 2023 #15

I know. That's what I keep thinking. LisaM Apr 2023 #14

How about wars without guns? panader0 Apr 2023 #28

The assistant director has already been sentenced Kaleva Apr 2023 #18

The problem is ... Straw Man Apr 2023 #20

No there were live rounds in her bag exboyfil Apr 2023 #32

That doesn't mean she put live rounds in the gun. Straw Man Apr 2023 #38

She mistook live rounds for dummies, not blanks exboyfil Apr 2023 #40

Ah, I see. Straw Man Apr 2023 #41

'gun fell apart during testing' stopdiggin Apr 2023 #8

Shouldn't they have determined that before filing charges? iemanja Apr 2023 #9

Smells like Alec was set up.. Permanut Apr 2023 #16

Idiots with guns is far more likely Kaleva Apr 2023 #19

Agreed. Mike Niendorff Apr 2023 #22

The plausible reason for charges to be dropped when Deminpenn Apr 2023 #26

Yup, my feeling, too obamanut2012 Apr 2023 #35

IMHO the death was the fault of whoever held the safety responsibilities lindysalsagal Apr 2023 #33