Tell that to a jury instructed to look at the law. Better yet, you can be Alex's attorney. Then a proper outcome is assured.
Again you have to prove willful negligence. Given the fact that there is a precedence and expectation that when handed a cold gun on set that the weapon is cold you are not going to get even a grand jury to true bill let alone to a DA and court room. Not happening sorry his attorneys I’m sure are competent this won’t get past the grand jury. That armor is going to face negligence charges for sure. If every barely educated high school drop out actor had to personally verify every scene every take and every weapon the industry would collapse that’s why professional and in some states licenced armors handle the legal responsibility of prop weapons which are real guns used as props. Actors lack the skills to do so and the legal system doesn’t expect them to do the job of an armor.
If you are handed a rental car and told it’s in working order then drive off the lot and hit the brakes while a mother and child are crossing the street and they fail are you guilty of vehicular manslaughter. The law says you are since you didn’t stop you and not hit them. Did You had the responsibility to get under the car and ensure the brakes were not leaking fluids. No of course not you had the expectation that the vehicle provided too you and checked by the agency would work.
What about the surgeon who is doing an operation and he is handed tools to the surgery by a tech who’s responsibility is to clean them a.d sterilize them. The patient dies 48 hours later due to septic shock as the tools were not serialized. Is there a legal expectation that the surgeon sterilize his tools. No he has the expectation that tools handed to him are up to standards.he is not guilty of negligent malpractice.
Point is professionals have a legal expectation of tools they use when provided to them by a responsible third party.