Okay, but we’re dancing around the heart of the issue.
Did Baldwin kill one and injure another, with a loaded gun?
Did he intend to kill and injure?
Those two answers determine what charges should be filed against him. Actor, CEO, pilot, or street thug, same questions and answers.
I don’t believe he intended the act, but I do believe he’s guilty of the first. He was the one holding the gun, and therefore the end user, responsible for checking the weapon.
Especially, in light of the reports that there were other incidents of careless firearm handling on that very movie location, just days before.
Same procedure every day, everywhere. Check the weapon, it’s your responsibility. It’s that simple.
Well, yes.
Did Baldwin kill one and injure another, with a loaded gun?
He most certainly did.
Did he intend to kill and injure?
I would say he probably did not.
Check the weapon, it’s your responsibility. It’s that simple.
That has not been an industry standard in the last 50 years. In fact, actors are supposed to be forbidden to manipulate firearms in any manner other than called for in the script or by the Director.
Does that override the laws of the State of New Mexico? Certainly not. Should the state even take those industry standards into consideration? Those are reasonable questions. And the dancing answer is: "Maybe".
Or we could just forget about making action movies that use firearms.
Frankly, most actors are not competent to even check or clear a firearm. They are dependent on a system of other people checking those things to keep them safe during filming. That system works quite well.
Baldwin in his role as Producer was distinctly negligent in allowing safety standards to be ignored. That is your gateway into a charge of criminal negligent homicide, or whatever the equivalent is in New Mexico.
The District Attorney office for this case is staffed by complete morons.