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Alec Baldwin Indicted on Involuntary Manslaughter Charges

Friday, 19 January 2024, 15:01 BFH Uncategorized 58

USAToday-

Alec Baldwin has again been indicted on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film “Rust.”

A grand jury submitted an indictment Friday in the First Judicial District Court in Santa Fe, New Mexico, nine months after special prosecutors dismissed an earlier involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor.

The court filing alleges Baldwin “did cause the death of Halyna Hutchins in the commission of negligent use of a firearm, an unlawful act,” signed by Special Prosecutor Kari T. Morrissey.

Baldwin was pointing a pistol at Hutchins during a rehearsal for the Western film in October 2021 when the gun went off, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin, also a producer on the film, claimed the gun went off accidentally and that he did not pull the trigger. An FBI forensic report found the weapon could not have been fired unless the trigger was pulled.

Prosecutors filed a formal notice last April dismissing without prejudice the criminal case against Baldwin, noting “new facts were revealed that demand further investigation and forensic analysis which cannot be completed before the May 3, 2023 preliminary hearing.” An investigation into the case remains “active and on-going,” prosecutors added.

58 Comments on Alec Baldwin Indicted on Involuntary Manslaughter Charges

  3. Meanwhile if you or I pointed a loaded gun at someone and willingly and knowingly pulled the trigger, without intent of killing, the word “involuntary” wouldn’t be anywhere in the charges.

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  4. “did cause the death of Halyna Hutchins in the commission of negligent use of a firearm, an unlawful act,”
    I know it’s a VERY unpopular opinion here but this is factually FALSE.

    It was NOT Alec Baldwin’s responsibility, it was that of the armorer.
    PERIOD!
    BTW, I heard the armorer turned down a plea deal.
    That little bitch failed in her job, causing the death of Halyna Hutchins.
    She should pay.
    Baldwin WILL skate, as he should.
    The family should be rewarded in a civil trial.

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  6. locoblanco…
    “Baldwin will skate, as he should” AS HE SHOULD? I think you need to open a window in the room your in and get some fresh oxygen cause you ain’t long on good sense.

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  7. Ghost, the armorer had live rounds around for shooting off set.
    She knew this and the fact that she didn’t take her job as serious life & death says it all.

    Alec has fired guns on movie sets for decades.
    It was NOT his responsibility for a live round being chambered.
    Imagine movies like The Godfather, Scarface, Lethal Weapon.
    Or perhaps the movie with the most fired rounds ever, Clint Eastwood’s The Gauntlet.
    Those movies were done with competent armorers and technicians that knew what the hell they were doing.
    The armorer in this movie was likely a diversity hire, being a young chick.
    She failed, and the company should be sued as well.

    Baldwin will NEVER do time. Bet me!
    People may want to argue with me but they will never put their money where their mouth is…

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  8. Loco,
    Ever hear the saying “never point a gun at anything you don’t want to shoot?”
    Ever hear treat every gun as if its loaded?
    Ever take a gun safety course where they teach you to insure the gun is unloaded by checking the chamber? In this case any responsible person would have looked at the ronds to insure they were blanks or safe. Especially if you to soon be shooting at a person. I’m not willing to let that careless fuck get off so easy. Yes, the armorer should swing right beside him.

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  9. “It was NOT Alec Baldwin’s responsibility, it was that of the armorer.
    PERIOD!”

    That’s bull shit. And just more proof you don’t know shit about guns, gun safety, or gun etiquette. Who ever presses that trigger is responsible. Period, end of story. What’s the first thing you do when some one hands you a gun? Never mind, I don’t want to know. I check that weapon. And the difference between blanks and slugs is pretty easy to spot. It’s been that way since the invention of gun powder and it’s not going to change foe Alex.
    Also, that was Baldwins production. He hired the armorer.

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  11. They will NEVER make “involuntary manslaughter” stick.
    It does NOT fit the definition of IM whatsoever.
    Hell, I could defend him in court.
    The charge is as laughable as the charges against Trump.

    Which brings up a neat little trivia question for future generations.
    “Name what president and the man who lampooned him on SNL that were both indicted and what year?”

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  12. Brad, that is TRUE for legit firearms.
    Arms on a set that are used as fantasy, fake, blank firing do NOT fit your criteria whatsoever regarding who pulls the trigger.
    What about hand grenades, suppose a live one made it to the set and some actor throws it? Should he have known it was real?
    Of course not, same with handguns on a production set.
    Period.

    As for “Also, that was Baldwins production. He hired the armorer.”
    I said he should be sued, along with the production company.
    No argument there.

    BTW, did anyone do time for the Twilight Zone movie deaths?
    No, they did not…

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  14. Everyone holding a gun is responsible for whatever happens with that gun.
    You ALWAYS treat it as though it IS loaded.
    Always point the muzzle in a safe direction
    Be certain of your target and what’s beyond it.
    Keep your finger outside the trigger guard until ready to shoot.

    The user is the last step in the safety chain. On a movie set it was Alec’s responsibility to make sure the weapon was safe, meaning NOT loaded with live ammo.

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  17. “Brad, that is TRUE for legit firearms.
    Arms on a set that are used as fantasy, fake, blank firing do NOT fit your criteria whatsoever regarding who pulls the trigger.”

    You’re a total idiot. That was a REAL gun. There’s a very profitable cottage industry of supplying movies with period correct firearms. And they are real guns. The were shooting at rabbits with that gun earlier in the week,. And for a fake gun it killed Alec’s victim fairly efficient didn’t it. But it should of. .45 Long Colts a pretty lethal round.
    You should stop typing.

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  19. Loco – sometimes they use prop guns and sometimes they use real guns. There is such a thing as a ‘hot gun’ on a movie set. As I said the user is the last step in the safety chain. You’re a fool if you delegate all the safety to one other person.

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  20. Well I guess the only period correct firearm we need to be concerned with is the one Alec murdered someone with. Right? I’m pretty sure that one had a firing pin. It’s built right into the hammer.
    And the only place I’m ever wrong is Loco Town. Population one.

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  21. I have wrote it out here more than once, “prop” is short for, “property”, it DOES NOT MEAN FAKE. Some prop guns are fake, some are not. As usual loco makes a complete ass of himself.

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  26. In decades of firing weapons on sets I would wager that less than 5% of actors check the gun and blanks.
    They trust the armorer.
    Just like all other stunt coordinators, technicians etc.
    They have a job to do and it is NOT an actor’s responsibility.
    Never has been and never will be.

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  30. The long and short of it is Alec’s selective hatred for guns got this woman killed. I call it selective because he hates the hell out of them until it’s time to make money from a movie and then he’ll fill his hand with one in a heart beat. He should have taken the time to learn about and understand that particular tool. And accept the responsibilities taht go along with handling one.

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  34. “Anyone want to tell me Pacino inspected ALL the rounds he fired in all his movies?”

    Who want to tell the one resident of Loco town that blanks won’t cycle a semi auto or an auto and explain the ramifications of that to movies like Scar Face? And what they use for guns?

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  37. “Brad, Alec has fired dozens of weapons in movies over the years.”

    Are you implying he knows how to handle weapons safely? Because I know for a fact Halyna Hutchins’s children and husband disagree.
    God I hope Alec doesn’t run for President.

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  38. “Who want to tell the one resident of Loco town that blanks won’t cycle a semi auto or an auto and explain the ramifications of that to movies like Scar Face? And what they use for guns?”

    Total non-sequitur.
    The premise here is that it is the actor’s responsibility to check all props, ammo, blanks, etc that he handles on a set.
    Or are you moving the goal posts?

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  44. I think Alec Baldwin shot Ron DeSantis’s win at the Iowa primary…..and in NH and SC and…..well, that should be enough for him to go back to Florida finish, his two terms then leave his wife for Lara Loomer…..

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  46. If it was a legit gun at a range or whatever, not a prop gun then the rules are different.
    Why have an armorer or technical pros on the set?

    How many guns are fired on sets over the decades without any incidents?
    Countless. Yet very few actors check out what they are shooting.
    It is NOT their responsibility.
    Why is that so hard to understand?
    SMDH

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  48. I love it!
    Brad feels the need to patronize willys.
    It’s like “good boy willys, what you said was very good willys.”

    Sure, willys writes simple things that aren’t even remotely clever.
    Yet even Brad knows willys is special-ed so he cheers him on.
    Of course Brad has called willys a faggot in years past…shhhhhh

    Bwahaha!

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  51. Baldwin was a producer, an actor, the armorer, director of photography, Sound Producer, Camera and Lighting director, grip and God only knows the Best Boy! He wuz responsible for everything… except killing Halyna Hutchins.

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  54. At the least, taking a firearm from someone who in effect tells you it isn’t loaded and it’s OK to point it at someone and pull the trigger — AND BELIEVING THEM — is depraved indifference and reckless endangerment.

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  55. @MrLiberty:
    1. Manslaughter vs. murder. Manslaughter is when you didn’t mean to kill someone, but did. Murder is when your intent was to kill.

    2. Voluntary vs. involuntary. When you didn’t mean to hurt someone, but actually did, it’s involuntary. Baldwin didn’t mean to hurt her at all. He’s stupid as can be, but he’s not guilty of voluntary MS.

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  57. Some movies and TV shows have kids firing weapons.
    In 1958, Alfred Hitchcock Presents had 6 yr old Billy Mumy find his Uncle’s gun and he went around pretending to shoot people with it.
    He went to the market with a loaded gun. Good episode.
    Had it been loaded with live ammo and he shot Hitchcock or Marta Kristiensen or anyone on the set would he have been blamed for not inspecting the gun first?
    Of course not.
    It is never the responsibility of a young or dumb actor/actress to know ANYTHING about weapons.
    Many of them wouldn’t know what to look for anyway.

    Admit it, Alec is not responsible and it bothers you.
    Me, I can hate the bastard yet still judge him fairly.

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