Do you really think Baldwin will face prison after this sentence?
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𝐸𝓇𝒾𝒸𝒶𝑅𝑒𝓃𝑒—𝒫𝓇𝒾𝒸𝑒
— 3 years ago(January 19, 2023 07:17 PM)Involuntary manslaughter is a joke of a charge and if he has anything close to halfway decent lawyers they will get that charge dismissed. At worst he’ll get time served and probation. It’s going to be very difficult for a prosecutor to argue an accidental death caused by a goddamn PROP gun demands significant jail time.
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WarrenPeace — 3 years ago(January 21, 2023 08:15 PM)
Which doesn't make any sense.
Why would they take a real gun and convert it to be a prop gun?
Why not make a gun that can only fire blanks and can never fire bullets?
If they have those already then that is what movie sets should ONLY use to prevent any more accidental shootings and killings.
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BlablaBlackSheep — 3 years ago(January 21, 2023 09:23 PM)
So there’s two types of guns they use in movies, there’s “non-guns” that are electronic devices that have a muzzle flash, but no actual firing mechanism or gunpowder, it’s just a fake gun.
Then there’s real guns that shoot blanks. The problem is Baldwin was using a real gun that wasn’t loaded with blanks but real bullets. Also he should never have been aiming and firing a gun at crew members, even if he thought it was empty or had blanks (blanks can still kill people) -
WarrenPeace — 3 years ago(January 22, 2023 01:54 AM)
"Also he should never have been aiming and firing a gun at crew members, even if he thought it was empty or had blanks (blanks can still kill people)"
I have seen movies where the actor fires the gun right at the camera.
How do they do that if they are not supposed to fire a gun, even with blanks, at them?
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BlablaBlackSheep — 3 years ago(January 22, 2023 04:27 AM)
In that case the camera operator would not be behind the camera. They would be observing from a monitor in another room or behind the actor holding the firearm. Safety should always be their priority.
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kuatorises — 3 years ago(January 20, 2023 05:17 PM)
No, this will either be thrown out or he'll be found not guilty. This isn't a guy choosing to drive drunk or some other negligent/unintentional accident. He was
given
a gun and told it was safe. Live bullets shouldn't be on a movie set to begin with. The armorer is ****ed though. -
BlablaBlackSheep — 3 years ago(January 21, 2023 05:34 PM)
Doesn’t matter if he was “given the gun” you still always check the chamber and you don’t point a gun at people even if you think it’s “safe.” Also he was the producer so should have been checking the safety regulations
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TaraDeS — 3 years ago(January 22, 2023 02:34 AM)
by kuatorises January 20, 2023 06:17 PM
Member since April 29, 2020
No, this will either be thrown out or he'll be found not guilty. This isn't a guy choosing to drive drunk or some other negligent/unintentional accident. He was
given
a gun and told it was safe. Live bullets shouldn't be on a movie set to begin with. The armorer is ****ed though.
Agreed.
The main question still stays:
Who brought the live ammunition to the film set?!
And for what purpose?
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kuatorises — 3 years ago(January 22, 2023 01:21 PM)
Helena Hutchens is dead because someone brought live rounds onto the set. Did the armorer want Hutchens dead? Of course not. Is she resposible? Yes. A murderer? No.
Most of the people who think he's guilty don't like him as a person, which is irrelevant. -
TaraDeS — 3 years ago(January 22, 2023 06:03 PM)
by kuatorises January 22, 2023 02:21 PM
Member since April 29, 2020
Helena Hutchens is dead because someone brought live rounds onto the set. Did the armorer want Hutchens dead? Of course not. Is she resposible? Yes. A murderer? No.
Most of the people who think he's guilty don't like him as a person, which is irrelevant
Exactly, Baldwin's character
and
his political preferences are irrelevant.
Is Halyna Hutchins responsible?
I don't think so and I think it was murder.
It
'only'
killed the wrong target.
When the first news of the tragedy broke, had goosebumps on my neck.
Because the whole circumstances were described in one of my favourite books.
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There, someone secretly (and intentionally!) switched ammunition to assassinate the director.
In the book it was just phantasy and we don't watch a detective story.
But apart of Halyna Hutchins death, the director Joel Souza was injured.
Won't reveal who the killer in the book was (irrelevant too).
But over and over again the question for me:
WHO BROUGHT THE LIVE AMMUNITION TO THE FILM SET ?!
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The Heart-Keeper (1968) by Françoise Sagan
The title and the book-cover are misleading.
It's a witty life and crime story set against Hollywood's glittering backdrop.
It's a love story also, but different from what you would think from the title.
It starts with a Shakespeare quote:
The Earth hath bubbles
As the water has…
(Macbeth)