SAG-AFTRA has again defended Alec Baldwin from charges of involuntary manslaughter in the 'Rust' shooting, saying he was not a gun expert.
  • Andonyx@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Their premise is correct, but isn’t he being accused as a Producer? Because they’re not experts either, but they are in charge of hiring them, and on-set safety in general.

    • southsamuraiEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Yeah, but I’m not sure the charge will stick if due diligence was done, or it shouldn’t anyway. Even then, it looks like it would be a civil liability rather than criminal. But maybe the DA has info that isn’t public yet. I doubt they’re dumb enough to go after a charge with no evidence.

      But I still don’t see a jury being hard to convince into reasonable doubt.

  • Wermhatswormhat@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Yeah the article doesn’t do a good job at explaining that. I feel for the guy, this is horrible, but he wasn’t just a performer, he was a producer.

    Edit: meant to reply to andonyx