Alec Baldwin Shooting

[Rev. Rye]

Here’s an article explaining the consensus of what I’ve heard about why Alec Baldwin is unlikely to face charges:

https://www.insider.com/alec-baldwin-lik...ts-2021-10

And, for the record, here's New Mexico Statute § 30-2-5 (Bold mine)

30-2-5. Excusable homicide.

Homicide is excusable in the following cases:

A. when committed by accident or misfortune in doing any lawful act, by lawful means, with usual and ordinary caution and without any unlawful intent; or

B. when committed by accident or misfortune in the heat of passion, upon any sudden and sufficient provocation, or upon a sudden combat, if no undue advantage is taken, nor any dangerous weapon used and the killing is not done in a cruel or unusual manner.

The armourer and AD claimed that the gun was unloaded, and, in theory, would have been checked and double checked. There's no reason for Baldwin to have suspected them to be lying to him until the shot was fired. He was going to do a routine shot (in both senses of the word) that had been done in film since The Great Train Robbery in 1903. And then the gun discharged. That seems to fit well within the realm of Statute 30-2-5a.

It looks like Baldwin's only likely to get criminal charges if it turns out someone warned him that it was loaded and he did what he did despite that. Or maybe civil charges if the DP's family or the director charges them, but that doesn't seem to be happening.