It’s possible that it was so traumatic when it happened he seriously has no memory of pulling the trigger. I really don’t think that he was intending to murder his friend. If someone was going to murder someone they wouldn’t do it in front of everyone and the camera was probably rolling. Total setup or someone, the girl in charge of the props maybe, had not checked the prop gun.
I know, he was supposed to look in the gun himself and he didn’t but that doesn’t mean he is a murderer. He is very much in trouble but I think it’s very likely he does not remember pulling the trigger.
It was a real gun, not a prop.
The set armorer did not check the weapon and clear it for set use AFTER some of the crew had loaded real ammo and fired it at some cans and bottles off the set. There was still a real round in the weapon, which Baldwin assumed was unloaded and safety checked........................
If only people who didn’t intend harm, perhaps by strolling through a door that was opened for them, got leniency because of a lack of intent.
that doesn’t mean he is a murderer.
He's never been charged with murder, and won't be.
Of course he didn’t intend it, that is why the charges are involuntary manslaughter not first degree murder. Baldwin was engaging in an act that was grossly dangerous or negligent, killing someone in the process. No different than firing a gun in the dark, hitting and killing an unseen passerby. Whether he remembers it or not is irrelevant.
The charge isn’t murder- it should be reckless homicide- Negligence etc-
Where are you getting this? The article says nothing about murder, and intent has nothing to do with it (with the exception of the word "involuntary"). There are quite a few people in prison right now who never intended to end the life of anyone.
This is not complicated. If you play a stupid game and win a stupid prize it is on you. If you play a stupid game and the stupid prize is forced onto someone else, it is still on you.
I hope he does time.
Is there a difference between “accident” and “negligent”. I think so. Because Alec didn’t personally inspect the firearm, he’s ultimately responsible to his own negligence.