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In reply to the discussion: If it hasn't already been said, some support for Alec Baldwin as we know [View all]Devil Child
(2,728 posts)129. It's creepy to me.
Give this celeb a pass because he creates entertainment products that is enjoyed and consumed by our side.
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If it hasn't already been said, some support for Alec Baldwin as we know [View all]
mahina
Oct 2021
OP
All the gun nut movies sicken me (and our culture), but the even more obvious question...
lagomorph777
Oct 2021
#173
If you touch a gun the first rule of gun safety is to make sure it is unloaded.
former9thward
Oct 2021
#9
He had permission from the sheriff to leave anyway. He's already answered questions.
meadowlander
Oct 2021
#19
How do you know he didn't speak with the investigators already and get their permission
Maraya1969
Oct 2021
#16
That is not how it works on movie sets. There are professionals who handle the guns
Evergreen Emerald
Oct 2021
#18
Outside a movie set, I could not agree with you more. But there are procedures on sets and
hlthe2b
Oct 2021
#53
Reports that some crew members were doing some target practice with the guns
womanofthehills
Oct 2021
#165
According to news reports today it looks as though the assistant director was known for lax security
gldstwmn
Oct 2021
#158
He also held the title of "Producer", the person who makes budget decisions for the project.
NullTuples
Oct 2021
#150
He was on set, and had the ability to influence what happened. It's that simple.
NullTuples
Oct 2021
#164
I've a cousin who did producing for a while. Any one of them has enough clout.
NullTuples
Oct 2021
#166
Baldwin was co-producer. As in "chose not go with union crews" to save money.
NullTuples
Oct 2021
#106
Someone suggested that to me last night when we were talking about this. Sh actually
niyad
Oct 2021
#43
You don't have to absolve him of all guilt to feel compassionate towards him.
meadowlander
Oct 2021
#49
No, corporate insurance now exists to shield from liability and having to increase costs with change
NullTuples
Oct 2021
#51
I guess what's really bothering me is from his first statement, Baldwin distanced himself
NullTuples
Oct 2021
#50
What about the producer(s) who decided to save money and not go w/professionals?
NullTuples
Oct 2021
#112
Those are some amazing gynastics. But also, anyone who handles a gun is responsible for it.
NullTuples
Oct 2021
#178
Problem is, the actor is also the producer & they make the decisions that affect budget.
NullTuples
Oct 2021
#149
I always find it fascinating when people say the one who pulled the trigger is not responsible.
NullTuples
Oct 2021
#241
I guess if I were test firing a gun I wouldn't point it at a person first.
lordsummerisle
Oct 2021
#102
Nice that you post an image of a body in a thread discussing a horrendous human tragedy...
hlthe2b
Oct 2021
#183
Nothing complicated about your posting an image of a body in a thread about a horrendous death.
hlthe2b
Oct 2021
#188
And to prove it you post an image of a dead body to show your concern for this tragedy...
hlthe2b
Oct 2021
#195
and your empathetic sense appears to be missing. This is a human tragedy--not one for exploitation.
hlthe2b
Oct 2021
#197
You boiled this tragedy down to a reprehensible joking image of a dead body so if that is civil
hlthe2b
Oct 2021
#201
What's creepier is people creating their own realities to claim Baldwin is guilty of something other
uponit7771
Oct 2021
#171
Nah, I still think people carrying water for a rich dude who killed a woman and injured another dude
Devil Child
Oct 2021
#179
I used to work in a job that was a great deal of inspecting and certifying complex...
BobTheSubgenius
Oct 2021
#105
The assistant director seems to be the guy responsible for leaving an unchecked gun around.
BlancheSplanchnik
Oct 2021
#124
Odd to see the assumption that the actor and not the gun professionals to be at fault.
hlthe2b
Oct 2021
#170
Some of the arguments here leave me speechless (like the poster upstream who maintains this
hlthe2b
Oct 2021
#182
Mostly it seems a litmus test for whether or not someone likes or hates Alec Baldwin.
Wingus Dingus
Oct 2021
#189
Yes. And I can honestly say if it were a RW actor-- like James Woods or other-- I'd feel similarly.
hlthe2b
Oct 2021
#190
I feel the same. Whether or not you like that actor as a person, they're doing their professional
Wingus Dingus
Oct 2021
#191
I've never been near a real gun, but I know for sure that you NEVER aim at a human being....
LAS14
Oct 2021
#130
Alec's a living victim bound to this tragedy that took a life, and changed
Bluethroughu
Oct 2021
#162
Baldwin the told the revolver was empty. It'd be easy to see if it was or wasn't
Kaleva
Oct 2021
#213
A problem for Alec Baldwin is that it may point back to the executive producer: Alec Baldwin.
Iggo
Oct 2021
#200
Let's say Donald Trump knocked a Diet Coke onto the little red button and started WWIII.
meadowlander
Oct 2021
#230