Alec Baldwin Shooting

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The thing that gets me is that on this particular set, they'd already had like 3 other accidental discharges due to the incompetence of this production. I agree that if it were just this once, Mr. Baldwin isn't expected to assume anything other than what the expert, who's only job on set is to determine weapon safety and handle the weapons, has said and he isn't responsible. It was an accident. But this happened 3 times already? When does Baldwin become responsible? When exactly is he expected to be like, "This set is unsafe and I either need to demand better conditions or at least be in charge of myself." I mean, is this normal? Does he work in cutting corners productions all the time and it just didn't enter his awareness? Or is he so egotistical that he assumed he would be luckier than he turned out to be?

I mean, it's easy enough to see the uncharitable take in "He shoulda done this and this!" But prior knowledge of 3 accidents with weapons already? It's gotta make sense at some point.