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  Yikes... Obviously it's still a freak accident but that paints it a bit differently
context: I still don't under why there was live ammunition there on the first place >
  
  They were shooting live rounds from the gun during breaks. Would say the armour is 80/90% to blame for being live rounds. >
  
  If you believe the armorer though, she claims that the dummy rounds they received were defective and there were live rounds mixed in.  Still on her though as she should have tested the box and thrown it all away if she found even a single defect. >
  
  Considering how inexperienced and incompetent she was doing her job,  overall,  in the context of a badly run set to begin with, this strains credulity, but it needs to be thoroughly investigated. Can’t dismiss the possibility. 
  I thought Baldwin was less culpable than the assistant director and the armorer and whoever hired those two >
  
  I think he's catching some of it because he's was a producer on the movie. >
  
  Actually, after talking about this with various people, it is anyone whose hands were on the gun, anyone holding the gun and their responsibility when so doing, so that’s the basis. 
  I think law enforcement tried really hard to get this right and so far I think they mostly have, but I think Baldwin should have been charged only with a misdemeanor, such as reckless use or something. I still don’t think the police understand how hard the actors and everyone on the set has to depend on the AD and armorer. There are hardcore procedures abc if they are followed they are almost ironclad, but the AD and armorer were the worst I have ever heard of. I would have walked off that set were I working on it, and Baldwin probably should have called a halt and stepped up. There were complaints - he had to be aware of that.
  Yeah, so in that sense, his being a producer, even if only nominally, mattered. As the lead actor and even a nominal producer, he should have stopped the show days before this happened. >
  
  I think the police absolutely have not got it right.  The assistant director (whose job it is to supervise the set so the Armorer technically reports to him) is the one who took the gun off a prop cart, called it a cold gun without checking it, and gave it to Alec Baldwin.  He broke so many workplace safety rules there and he should know them since he's been fired before for an accidental gun discharge on a different set.
  He is getting one misdemeanor for negligence with a suspended 6 month sentence of probation.  That is ludicrous. >
  
  Baldwin has more than a fighting chance. The case against him, based on the facts revealed so far, appears ludicrous. This is a political stunt and/or grandstanding. >
  
  Not sure it’s a political stunt but it sure is a wobbly case. Multiple  witnesses, multiple, heard Halls say the gun was cold, and in separate interviews pretty much the day it happened, no coordination of stories, people with no motive to lie, and he fooled the Santa Fe Police? What tools.
  EDIT: Halls sure knew how to play those detectives, and it’s just one more thing about him pointing to secrets about him yet to be revealed. There is something very odd about him >
  
  Friendly reminder to NOT speak to police without a lawyer present.
  Ever. >
  
  I think trauma can do a lot to people in the moment and you're not always thinking very clearly. 
  He probably felt an immense amount of guilt immediately after she was shot & he probably was eager to off-load that feeling by telling his story and clearing his name. 
  Waiting for a lawyer is the smart & logical move, but we don't always behave logically in these moments. >
  
  I don’t even know if it’s just that he felt guilty - he probably really wanted to find out wtf happened himself. He’s not only “in shock” but also, like……
  Um, I want to know how the hell this happened - I’ve been in a million shoots and never seen a live shot fired. I want to give them every piece of information while it’s fresh so that they can figure it out.  
  I really don’t know what this does for him personally but all the comments trashing him - like, if he wanted to just “get away with it” he would have shut up.  Just watching the interview and it seems clear to me (though I’m not a living polygraph) he wants to help them do their investigation and find out why this happened. >
  
  
  Um, I want to know how the hell this happened - I’ve been in a million shoots and never seen a live shot fired. I want to give them every piece of information while it’s fresh so that they can figure it out. 
  
  According to the DA, it was Baldwin's own conduct and reckless behavior, not following best practices etc.
  
  
  Baldwin was not present for required firearms training
  After failing to show up to this training, he received a 30-minute on-set training during which he was distracted talking to his family on the phone
  He exhibited "reckless behaviour" in the lead up to Hutchins's death
  He had pointed the firearm at Hutchins in the lead up to the incident violating gun safety rules
  Baldwin had not performed the required safety checks with Gutierrez-Reed
  He broke protocol by letting Gutierrez-Reed leave the church set
  He did not deal with safety complaints on set
  He did not use a replica firearm for the unscheduled rehearsal
  He allowed the hiring of Gutierrez-Reed, who had worked on just one production before the movie, which showed he "failed to demand the minimum safety standards, protocols, and requirements on set"