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Legal Analysis: Alec Baldwin Situation Beginning to Look a Lot Like Manslaughter
Legal Insurrection ^ | 10-25-2021 | Andrew Branca

Posted on 10/25/2021 6:40:34 PM PDT by servo1969

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To: Jim W N

Intelligent post.

As obnoxious a personality as Baldwin is, and as ignorant as his political opinions are, the legalities of this will wind up being far more complicated than some here suggest.


41 posted on 10/25/2021 7:34:25 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: AnthonySoprano
DA is concerned with Politics, not crime.

Cover-up in progress.

I would think that a politically ambitious D.A. might want a celebrity head in his trophy cabinet.

42 posted on 10/25/2021 7:35:48 PM PDT by Angelino97
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To: servo1969

He’ll not face any state charges. His biggest worry is lawsuits unless the family get a big payoff behind the scenes. End result: He walks after about a $20 mil payoff to the husband.


43 posted on 10/25/2021 7:39:33 PM PDT by damper99
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To: servo1969

I done told y’all already.


44 posted on 10/25/2021 7:42:33 PM PDT by Tommy Revolts
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To: Fido969

“If the gun was supposed to contain inert rounds, his negligence is limited to not checking it by dry-firing or observing the gun dry-fired cycling the action over each chamber. That he could walk from.”

Pointing a firearm at another.

Handling a firearm in unsafe manner resulting in discharge.


45 posted on 10/25/2021 7:43:27 PM PDT by TexasGator (UF)
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To: Fido969
You can’t conclude he pulled the trigger. The gun “went off by itself” before that. That may be indicative of a bad sear.

OK, sure, whatever you say; poor Alec is just the victim of unfortunate circumstances and poor craftmanship by the evil gun makers.

Just as likely, some union worker wanted to make a point about safety problems on the set so they loaded the gun with live rounds. No-one in the chain caught it because they were as negligent as accused and some poor person paid the price. End of the day, the number one firearms safety rule is treat every gun like it's loaded. Faulty sear, or not Baldwin violated that rule. He then violated the other three and one person ended up dead and another seriously hurt. His hypocritical anti-gun a$$ is to blame.

46 posted on 10/25/2021 7:46:54 PM PDT by Turbo Pig ('to close with and destroy the enemy")
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To: Fido969

“You can’t conclude he pulled the trigger. The gun “went off by itself” before that. That may be indicative of a bad sear.”

You have to agree. that he cocked the hammer and recklessly pointed it at a person.


47 posted on 10/25/2021 7:49:52 PM PDT by TexasGator (UF)
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To: servo1969

New holiday Christmas song for Arrec Barwdrin

“Its beginning to look a lot like Manslaughter”


48 posted on 10/25/2021 7:53:46 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Turbo Pig

At least something has taken everyone’s mind off of Brian Laundrie and his family.

(The North Port police admitted today that they were mistaken when they said that they had seen Brian ‘return to the house’ on Sept. 15. They mistook the mother for Laundrie!)


49 posted on 10/25/2021 7:54:22 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: servo1969

Frankly, I was amazed that he wasn’t arrested at the scene. Anyone other than a celebrity, public official, or cop would have been.


50 posted on 10/25/2021 7:55:49 PM PDT by GaryCrow
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To: Veto!

So what did he “ mean” to do to her?
Scare her?
Annoy her?
Show anger or contempt toward her?
Make her smile?

What would you think if someone…possibly an angry or annoyed someone, or a condescending bully…pointed a gun directly at you? Even a “ prop”?
Feel easy with that?


51 posted on 10/25/2021 8:08:25 PM PDT by silverleaf (“Freedom ultimately means the right of other people to do things that you disagree with”. T. Sowell )
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To: Fido969

“You can’t conclude he pulled the trigger.”

This is probably is only and best defense but still would not totally absolve him.

The gun is presently in evidence and will almost certainly be scrutinized for defects.


52 posted on 10/25/2021 8:09:13 PM PDT by unlearner (Be ready for war.)
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To: freedumb2003

“he is a C lister”

Uh, no. Baldwin is a very big celebrity. Definitely an a-lister. Or, at least he was before killing his cinematographer.

Worth $65M. Makes several million per year as an actor.


53 posted on 10/25/2021 8:10:00 PM PDT by unlearner (Be ready for war.)
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To: servo1969

My best friend who is more of a conspiracy theorist then I am messaged me an item that said Halyna Hutchins had tweeted that she knew information on Hillary Clinton would send her to jail.

Anyone else hear of this? Politifact said it was a false rumor but then again that’s all Poltifact deals with, false rumors directed against conservatives.

My assumption is it’s false.


54 posted on 10/25/2021 8:15:51 PM PDT by KamperKen
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To: TexasGator

they weren’t even shooting a scene. he was practicing his draw and got carried away


55 posted on 10/25/2021 8:32:23 PM PDT by blackberry1
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To: silverleaf

good analysis. Thanks


56 posted on 10/25/2021 8:33:11 PM PDT by Veto! (Political Correctness Offends Me)
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To: Veto!

Too bad. That has nothing to do with his behavior...if i drive drunk and kill someone i certainly didnt mean to


57 posted on 10/25/2021 8:36:30 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (The 2020 election Trump victory determines the fate f America and Freedom.)
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To: Jim W N

What side of story..he pointed the gun at her and pulled the trigger


58 posted on 10/25/2021 8:39:13 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (The 2020 election Trump victory determines the fate f America and Freedom.)
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To: Sacajaweau
I'm still trying to figure out why he pointed the gun at her in the first place. It was NOT part of any scene.

I read elsewhere that he was rehearsing a scene where he draws the gun and points it at the camera. He was doing this while the cameras were being set up for the shot.

I read in another article that the shot is common, and so there are protocols for it:

None of this was happening. Baldwin was distracted by the camera setup and was filling the time by practicing pulling the gun out of his holster and and pointing it towards the camera.

He shouldn't have even been given the gun until the cameras were set, the people were away from the scene, and the cameras were about to roll.

-PJ

59 posted on 10/25/2021 8:41:38 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: Turbo Pig

He did hire union staff to save money

This was union payback


60 posted on 10/25/2021 8:43:59 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (The 2020 election Trump victory determines the fate f America and Freedom.)
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