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Subject: Re: Alec Baldwin getting away with murder
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On 3/7/24 2:31 PM, Alan Smithee wrote:
> On 03/07/2024 01:42 PM, EGK wrote:
>> On Thu, 7 Mar 2024 09:59:02 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>> https://deadline.com/2024/03/rust-movie-armorer-guilty-shooting-death-1235847983/ 
>>>
>>
>> Classic example of shit rolling downhill and our two-tiered justice 
>> system.
>> Baldwin is "loose" with weapons on the set and he fires the fatal shot 
>> but
>> because he hired a young and very inexperienced armorer, she ends up 
>> being
>> the perfect scapegoat.
> 
> Did you watch the trial yesterday? She was quoted as saying she could 
> not be responsible for everyone on the set. Even tho it is her job to be 
> responsible.
> 
> Baldwin should be held accountable, but he will likely walk.

Why is he liable?  He was Producer and Actor, neither of which are 
responsible for the gun.

Armorer and AD had that job.  The actor or producer are no more 
responsible for the props than the stunt driver is responsible for 
checking the brakes on the car he drives.

-- 
"Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a man’s mind." - OC 
Bible  25B.G.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ek8kap93bmk0q5w/D%20U%20N%20E%20Part%20II.jpg?dl=0

Gracie, age 6.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0es3xolxka455iw/BetterThingsToDo.jpg?dl=0