Alec Baldwin Shooting

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Sure. So by your reasoning if a child gains access to an unsecured gun in the home and accidentally shoots someone, then they are guilty of manslaughter. Period. No exception. Got it.

Does your rule also apply to where actors are told that there is no petrol in the tank when they are supposed to throw their lit cigarette in to cause a delayed CGI explosion, but instead someone filled it up with gas and they blow up the entire set and everyone in it? Of course not. 

Or how about the scene where they throw someone off a cliff and the safety net below is not secured properly? Is it the pushing actor's fault for not double checking that this is safe? No. It's the crew's responsibility. 

How about the actor who hands another actor a poisoned glass of wine - but instead of being benign, this really does contain poison. Is it the actor's fault and he/she should face manslaughter? 

Why should a gun which was provided with the clear instruction that it was not loaded be any different to any other piece of potentially fatal film equipment, but in your opinion come with different responsibilities attached?

A kid is not culpable by virtue of being a kid.


However - his parents and/ or the gun owner SHOULD be held criminally liable for the kid' s action.

As far as the rest - we are talking about the responsibility of guns. 

The rest does not apply.

The point I was making is that your Point #1 was stated as a self-evident commandment and ended with the assertion of "Period." which in my book implies without exception. I was showing you an exception.

Also, you seem to be cherry picking your own interpretation of "responsibility" and singling out guns. In the real world, I agree with you, but we are talking about a film set, which is not the real world and contains many props, guns being just one type. Your "golden rule #1" is therefore simply an opinion. 

You will find that when the verdict is read on Alec, that you are wrong. He will not face any charges based on pulling the trigger himself. He may face charges based on the fact that he is a producer of the movie and did not put in place sufficient safeguards and processes to ensure a safe workplace for his actors.