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The person most responsible for that woman's death is Alec Baldwin. It was absolutely his responsibility to check that weapon when it was handed to him. He failed. He has been in the business for decades and knows the drill. You can't just waive liability when you are the one who aimed the weapon and pulled the trigger. I don't wish this situation on anyone but facts are facts. He'll be fighting charges/lawsuits for years to come. My condolences to the family of the deceased.
The fact that this happens so rarely means they have a process that works. This time the process broke down. I doubt the process involves actors checking their own weapons.
Actors are not responsible for checking their weapons. Unless the scenes call for it, they are not even supposed to take out magazines to check if bullets are in them. They are given guns by the armorer and rely on the information given to them. (And this job is better done by armorers, too, as many actors know diddly-squat about weapons.)
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I don't really agree with that Adam. Baldwin like all actors are just trained monkeys.
Having performed in a large number of plays and a few independent films, I gotta say this isn't quite accurate.
Like all organizations, certain people have specific jobs. Sometimes you trust them to do it. Now, sure, being handed a weapon that could injure or kill people would put a little expectation of extra care. However, it's also understandable that if your hired expert tells you something is safe, you believe that person. That's why they are being paid.
It doesn't make Baldwin a trained monkey, regardless of how much you seem to hate actors. It makes him someone who trusted a member of his team.
It's super easy to second guess the actions of someone from your keyboard. None of us were there. I'm sure Baldwin, who is a human being, will probably second guess it long after every one of us here as forgotten about it.
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A lot of things were wrong on that set but:
- There should never be live ammunition anywhere on a set
- Guns should never be mixed between their uses (prop/hero vs. blank)
- An AD should never be handling a gun of any kind
- An AD should never be providing the status of a gun on set
- The Armourer and their team should be the only ones handing guns to performers
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Oct 30, 2021 - 7:28 AM
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Solium
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I don't really agree with that Adam. Baldwin like all actors are just trained monkeys.
Having performed in a large number of plays and a few independent films, I gotta say this isn't quite accurate.
Like all organizations, certain people have specific jobs. Sometimes you trust them to do it. Now, sure, being handed a weapon that could injure or kill people would put a little expectation of extra care. However, it's also understandable that if your hired expert tells you something is safe, you believe that person. That's why they are being paid.
It doesn't make Baldwin a trained monkey, regardless of how much you seem to hate actors. It makes him someone who trusted a member of his team.
It's super easy to second guess the actions of someone from your keyboard. None of us were there. I'm sure Baldwin, who is a human being, will probably second guess it long after every one of us here as forgotten about it.
Sorry for saying "Trained Monkey". I was being hyperbolic to make a point, that may or may-not have been accurate. I don't hate actors, well not all of them!
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