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Alec Baldwin charged with involuntary manslaughter in 'Rust' movie shooting
https://nationalpost.com/ ^ | Jan 19, 2023 | Andrew Hay and Brendan O'Brien

Posted on 01/19/2023 5:24:47 PM PST by Jonty30

A New Mexico prosecutor on Thursday charged actor Alec Baldwin and others in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during the filming of Western “Rust.”

District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies announced involuntary manslaughter charges against Baldwin and the film’s armorer after more than a year of investigation into the October 2021 shooting on a film set outside Santa Fe.

Assistant director David Halls has signed a plea agreement for the charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon, the prosecutor said in a statement.

“After a thorough review of the evidence and the laws of the state of New Mexico, I have determined that there is sufficient evidence to file criminal charges against Alec Baldwin and other members of the ‘Rust’ film crew,” Carmack-Altwies said.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: alecbaldwib; alecbaldwin; boohoooooooarrec; halnyahutchins; rust
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Good on the DA for bringing charges. Involuntary manslaughter was the appropriate charge, imo, as it was obvious that Baldwan was not intending to kill her, but he didn't do his diligence as producer and last handler of the gun.
1 posted on 01/19/2023 5:24:47 PM PST by Jonty30
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I din’t do nuffin . . . the evil gun did!


2 posted on 01/19/2023 5:26:40 PM PST by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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3 posted on 01/19/2023 5:30:05 PM PST by lowbridge ("Let’s check with Senator Schumer before we run it" - NY Times)
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I hope he enjoys anal sex.


4 posted on 01/19/2023 5:30:43 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Jonty30

Good thing someone finally got around to giving the National Post blog their clicks for this story that’s been posted all afternoon.


5 posted on 01/19/2023 5:31:57 PM PST by bigbob (p)
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6 posted on 01/19/2023 5:32:32 PM PST by lowbridge ("Let’s check with Senator Schumer before we run it" - NY Times)
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Good for Baldwin to learn that “gun violence” is “human violence” and humans get to go to the pokey for it.


7 posted on 01/19/2023 5:33:27 PM PST by cgbg (Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
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The armorer didnt either and shes also charged

One other person who was supposed to check and gave the ok was charged too


8 posted on 01/19/2023 5:36:20 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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I am frankly surprised charges were filed. This is a very heavily Democrat County- 71% for Biden if I recall correctly. Indictment probably never would have been sought if Baldwin just stayed silent.


9 posted on 01/19/2023 5:37:05 PM PST by frithguild (The warmth and goodness of Gaia is a nuclear reactor in the Earth's core that burns Thorium)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

He wont spend a day in jail.


10 posted on 01/19/2023 5:39:07 PM PST by Husker24 (Pp)
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I don’t know what she is charged with, but charges of negligence is the appropriate charge. It was her duty to prep the gun so that the gun did not represent a threat to anybody else.

It would be same kind of charge if you had the responsibility of strapping down some lumber and you didn’t take proper care to do so and your driver lost his load and it ended up killing somebody.


11 posted on 01/19/2023 5:40:19 PM PST by Jonty30 (THE URGE TO SAVE THE WORLD IS ALMOST ALWAYS AN URGE TO RULE IT)
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I just waiting for Alec’s bride, Hilaria, to post a few pics of herself standing on her head (yoga position) and in tears, while one of her toddler sons wipes the tears away with a dishtowel.

Photo titled: : Mommy’s Upset that Daddy might be Jailed, but I’m Making Dinner Anyway —Don’t Let The Haters Win!!”


12 posted on 01/19/2023 5:47:53 PM PST by lee martell
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They are all charged the same. Its appropriate for all of them.


13 posted on 01/19/2023 6:10:24 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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Comments from liberals around the net are hysterical. They are defending Baldwin. If it had been Adam Baldwin, they would be screaming for 1st degree murder charges.


14 posted on 01/19/2023 6:11:15 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (The only way to secure your own future is to create it yourself. 111 is the key.)
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“in other news: Meteorologist report Hell has frozen over…..”


15 posted on 01/19/2023 6:12:13 PM PST by TonyM (Score Event)
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To: cgbg

The gun got 20 to life.


16 posted on 01/19/2023 6:16:25 PM PST by _longranger81
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To: Secret Agent Man

They all played roles, but their level of responsibility differs. The armorer failed to do her job, but she didn’t pull the trigger. She can only be charged within the sphere of the consequences of her failing to do her job. Baldwin can’t be charged with negligence, because he didn’t prep the gun. But he can be charged with an offense for not checking the gun and for pulling the trigger.


17 posted on 01/19/2023 6:19:05 PM PST by Jonty30 (THE URGE TO SAVE THE WORLD IS ALMOST ALWAYS AN URGE TO RULE IT)
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Eventually, the corrupt DA will quietly drop the charges.

Leftist democrats protect their soldiers. Laws are only to hurt the enemies of democrats.


18 posted on 01/19/2023 6:19:22 PM PST by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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I agree that a deal will be made that will end without a jail sentence. Maybe a lifetime ban from New Mexico or something along that lines.


19 posted on 01/19/2023 6:20:57 PM PST by Jonty30 (THE URGE TO SAVE THE WORLD IS ALMOST ALWAYS AN URGE TO RULE IT)
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They were on a movie set. So how did a real bullet get into the gun in the first place? I will never understand this. People filming movies never put real bullets in guns. My only conclusion is that Alec for some reason wanted to kill this woman and got a bullet into the gun on his own.


20 posted on 01/19/2023 6:21:30 PM PST by SamAdams76 (4,818,034 Truth | 87,745,895 Twitter)
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