Thread: Should movie stars be allowed to outsource personal responsibility?

Originally Posted by trapperjohn

This is more of a WTF, I see amourer is trying to appeal their sentence of just 18 months for their part in someones death. just 18 months cant even do that.
Mixing up live rounds with blanks... You only had one job for f...k sake.

Plus telling Baldwin ( I think) that the gun was ‘cold’ ie not loaded.

So why did he point it at cinematographer at all...if aiming it properly for a shot towards screen the camera lens would've been hit...so he not only has bad handling practices,his Sim is shit.

Originally Posted by scotty

its america it may get to trial in 2023 or 2024 the lawyers will keep the gravy train rolling as long as they can

this tragedy will be baldwins longest acting role if he pulls it off there might be an oscar in it for him ....... as long as can girlie slap the host

called it back in january 2022 im sure they can drag it out another year

Originally Posted by scotty

this tragedy will be baldwins longest acting role if he pulls it off there might be an oscar in it for him ....... as long as can girlie slap the host

called it back in january 2022 im sure they can drag it out another year

Just read an article on this from the states - bit of an update for me really as I wasn't kind of interested enough to really follow it. Seems there's more drama in this than there would have ever been in the thing they were filming - wow is all I can say. Seems to be so many failures in the planning and running of the outfit that it would be hard to actually narrow the blame down to individuals.

Originally Posted by No.3

Just read an article on this from the states - bit of an update for me really as I wasn't kind of interested enough to really follow it. Seems there's more drama in this than there would have ever been in the thing they were filming - wow is all I can say. Seems to be so many failures in the planning and running of the outfit that it would be hard to actually narrow the blame down to individuals.

It's my understanding that Baldwin is facing charges because he was in charge, he was the boss and has oversight of safety on the set, so the buck stops with him.
Nobody will tell the truth because they will all try and deflect blame, even if it was their fault.

This is like here in NZ where I'm told linemen don't perform repairs on "live" wires anymore because if something happens the directors would be charged, so now the supply has to be isolated before repairs are carried out

Originally Posted by Rush

I get what you're saying, but the job of checking the firearm belongs literally with the set armourer. The nature of the business means firearms WILL be routinely pointed in the direction of other people, and fired. It's the armourer's job to make sure that happens safely.

So you’d be happy to take a “safe” firearm off a person, point and fire it at another person. I always check every firearm handed to me and will ask the person giving it to me to physically show me it’s safe.
I also go off if a firearm is pointed at me, at anytime, accidentally or not.