The dude that said, I would never aim a gun at someone and pull the trigger. I never pulled the trigger.

:oops:

Sadly, only a slap on the hand, if even that, for someone being shot to death.

He may be taking the hit for Alec...

Never liked him, so it would not be in his best interest if I was on the jury.

Happy Birthday Alec Baldwin this April 3, 2023. He is not one of the people I have interacted with on Facebook over the past 13 years or so. Nor with his entourage.

Liked his work in the Mission Impossible movies as well as his single Jack Ryan portrayal.

"Fast and Furious" movies???

Alec Baldwin Criminal Charges To Be Dropped In Fatal ‘Rust’ Shooting
 

Quite foreseeable, unfortunately... Santa Fe DA stepping down from prosecuting Alec Baldwin'''s on-set '''Rust''' shooting - ABC News

Thought that might happen. They did not have a case of negligence against Alec Baldwin but did have one against two of the other people whose job it was to supervise gun safety on the set of Rust.

They had a case and dropped it. David Halls took the fall for Alec, a mere slap on the wrist by the way. Alec pulled the trigger without checking the revolver, shooting a woman to death, lied about it, claiming he did not pull the trigger. The FBI says he did.

He is on a movie set. The guns are supposed to be checked by someone else to see if they are loaded or unloaded. He did not have a duty of care.

The LAW and common sense governs, not movie set protocols which did not apply anyway as while carelessly fooling around, not on a "take", Alec pulled the trigger and shot that poor woman to death. Then he lied about not pulling the trigger. He is culpable.

They dropped the charges. The law in New Mexico did that. Common sense also dictates that movie actors and actresses are not going to be checking their guns for blanks when picking up and firing in some action sequence. Just as those driving a car in an upcoming chase scene would probably not be checking if the brakes are in top working order.

We all know why the charges were dropped, duh! Alec pulled the trigger and shot the woman to death. Alec is responsible for her death.

I agree, he had no idea that the gun was loaded, had no malice, etc. Since the gun was a prop/stage gun, I assume that eventually, during the shooting of the movie, it would have been used/shot anyway (but, maybe not at a person)??

There still is hope!

“Over the last few days and in preparation for the May 3, 2023, preliminary hearing, new facts were revealed that demand further investigation and forensic analysis in the case against Alexander “Alec” Rae Baldwin, III. Consequently, we cannot proceed under the current time constraints and on the facts and evidence turned over by law enforcement in its existing form. We therefore will be dismissing the involuntary manslaughter charges against Mr. Baldwin to conduct further investigation. This decision does not absolve Mr. Baldwin of criminal culpability and charges may be refiled. Our follow-up investigation will remain active and on-going.”

Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ Charges Dropped, But He’s Not Absolved Yet, Prosecutors Say – Deadline