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64. Agree and.....Is it just Baldwin haters on DU or what the hell is it?

Sun Dec 5, 2021, 01:52 PM

Dec 2021

To me it would be the same no matter what actor had this happen to them. Baldwin and no doubt countless others were told by PROFESSIONALS that a gun on a movie set was cold and therefor would NOT shoot a live round.

End of story--at least for Baldwin

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District attorney reacts to Alec Baldwin after he claims it's 'unlikely' he'll be charged in 'Rust' [View all] ripcord Dec 2021 OP

Mr. Baldwin Is Not Too Bright SoCalDavidS Dec 2021 #1

I thought when I heard he was giving this interview that he was dumb to do so. jimfields33 Dec 2021 #3

I agree. BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #36

Not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree, definitely. shrike3 Dec 2021 #14

Shouldn't be an investigation against HIM,should be the armor people on the set Bengus81 Dec 2021 #34

I think he's saying what he thinks and agree makes us all stupid. mahina Dec 2021 #72

... Crepuscular Dec 2021 #2

I think he is the type that insist on doing it even if they told him not to JI7 Dec 2021 #7

Really, really bad decision on his part.... Upthevibe Dec 2021 #4

Gulp. OneCrazyDiamond Dec 2021 #5

This is the first comment I've made during this whole affair. It's my opinion that of all abqtommy Dec 2021 #6

Did he bring live ammo to the property? Seems to me THAT person onecaliberal Dec 2021 #10

Perhaps it is just me, Miguelito Loveless Dec 2021 #15

The gun was supposedly loaded with blanks. onecaliberal Dec 2021 #24

Not blanks. Dummy rounds. They are not one and the same. LisaL Dec 2021 #27

Whatever was in the gun should NOT have been live ammunition. onecaliberal Dec 2021 #29

It's still being investigated. LisaL Dec 2021 #52

I bet if the script called for him to aim it at his own head, he'd have checked that gun. BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #37

I didn't see him blame the victim. I heard him blame the people who were in charge of the gun and onecaliberal Dec 2021 #42

Total speculation on your part. LisaL Dec 2021 #76

Maybe he doesn't know what a blank cartridge looks like opposed to a live round Bengus81 Dec 2021 #31

👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 onecaliberal Dec 2021 #63

If a person in going to handle a firearm, Miguelito Loveless Dec 2021 #74

That's exactly why they had TWO PAID professionals on that set to make damn sure Bengus81 Dec 2021 #82

Sorry, the obligation that a gun is safe is an unbroken chain that Miguelito Loveless Dec 2021 #83

It's possible Baldwin had no idea that guns are dangerous Kaleva Dec 2021 #18

He doesn't have to. He's an actor in a MOVIE with a crew that is 100% responsible for that GUN Bengus81 Dec 2021 #32

Do you think he would have double checked that gun if the script called for him to point it at his BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #38

You double check lug nuts before you leave the tire store after having new tires installed? Bengus81 Dec 2021 #44

Could you show me a legal expemtion? ripcord Dec 2021 #50

Doesn't matter,they were paid for their services. That makes them professionals Bengus81 Dec 2021 #61

But it doesn't give them the right to let others break the law ripcord Dec 2021 #65

Oh yeah right...the production company told the armorer we don't care if you put live Bengus81 Dec 2021 #69

What more safety laws could Alex have adhered to? LiberalLovinLug Dec 2021 #70

Totally agree Farmer-Rick Dec 2021 #77

I understand that the armouer was given additional, not firarms related, work to do. oneshooter Dec 2021 #84

I understand that the armouer was given additional, not firarms related, work to do. oneshooter Dec 2021 #85

It's your right to have a don't give a fuck attitude about gun safety. Kaleva Dec 2021 #71

That's a totally unfair accusation. ShazzieB Dec 2021 #79

Get real would you? Bengus81 Dec 2021 #30

Don't poke a prosecutor before they say they are finished with you. RockRaven Dec 2021 #8

Looks Like Baldwin's Spanky Impression Extends Outside SNL ProgRocknProgPol Dec 2021 #9

I thought it was stupid of Alec Baldwin as well Lithos Dec 2021 #11

Life imitates art? Drum Dec 2021 #12

I know someone who worked in Hollywood for years. shrike3 Dec 2021 #13

It has been widely reported that the movie was a low budget flick. LisaL Dec 2021 #28

I've heard those details only from her. shrike3 Dec 2021 #51

Exactly what my daughter said. She manages the costume dept. at Warner Bros. studio. CTyankee Dec 2021 #90

Your daughter's job sounds interesting. shrike3 Dec 2021 #91

It's a whole other world. I have deep respect for my daughter and others who work in the film CTyankee Dec 2021 #94

I honestly don't get all the dumps on Alec Baldwin. I think he's a brilliant and kind Democrat. C Moon Dec 2021 #16

I don't like it.. I Cha Dec 2021 #17

I saw the full interview MustLoveBeagles Dec 2021 #67

TY Beagles! Cha Dec 2021 #68

Anyone who handles a gun in an unsafe manner shouldn't be defended. Kaleva Dec 2021 #19

So when the script says that Baldwin's character should point the gun into the general direction of LisaL Dec 2021 #57

Did the script call for Baldwin to point the gun at the Halyna Hutchins? Kaleva Dec 2021 #73

Script called for the gun to be pointed in the general direction of the camera. LisaL Dec 2021 #75

Which isn't the same thing Kaleva Dec 2021 #88

Which is done in movies and TV and onstage all the time. shrike3 Dec 2021 #92

I would like to know if Baldwin received training on the safe handling of a gun. Kaleva Dec 2021 #20

I doubt anybody on set shrike3 Dec 2021 #58

Baldwin thinks he s lot smarter then what he actually is. Raine Dec 2021 #21

I think I will wait and see how it plays out. twodogsbarking Dec 2021 #22

Yeah, Alec, by all means dare them to do it... malthaussen Dec 2021 #23

At first he seemed genuinely horrified birdographer Dec 2021 #25

How would you know if he pulled the trigger? LisaL Dec 2021 #26

Baldwin actually admitted to firing the gun in the interview, but he probably doesn't know it [yet]. Lucid Dreamer Dec 2021 #33

Lack of gun knowledge? DING DING!! That's EXACTLY why they have armors on movie sets Bengus81 Dec 2021 #35

Do you mean "armorer?" Because you keep spelling it wrong. BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #39

So he didn't get paid because it was "his movie"? Bengus81 Dec 2021 #40

Where were we talking about him getting paid? BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #43

Keep ignoring the real issue here,it makes you look more lame each time Bengus81 Dec 2021 #45

Dude, you keep rerouting all you want. BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #47

Armorers aren't licensed or certified in any way ripcord Dec 2021 #55

Oh. My. God. ShazzieB Dec 2021 #80

A friend who worked in Hollywood for years says what you said. shrike3 Dec 2021 #53

It was SUPPOSED to be unloaded. shrike3 Dec 2021 #60

If you want to blame anyone, blame Hollywood shrike3 Dec 2021 #62

The Behavior Panel analysis of Alec Baldwin interview. Joinfortmill Dec 2021 #41

Fascinating. BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Dec 2021 #48

It's called a movie. LisaL Dec 2021 #49

Agree and.....Is it just Baldwin haters on DU or what the hell is it? Bengus81 Dec 2021 #64

What kind of training did you take which taught you could ignore basic safety rules Kaleva Dec 2021 #89

It was a MOVIE set,not Baldwins front yard or a street corner Bengus81 Dec 2021 #93

In the movies and onstage it's done all the time. shrike3 Dec 2021 #54

Yep, and Baldwin was following the script. LisaL Dec 2021 #56

Exactly. n/t shrike3 Dec 2021 #59

The fault lies with the person who brought the live ammo. That is intent Farmer-Rick Dec 2021 #78

According to the law the responsibility for a firearm rests with whoever is holding it nt ripcord Dec 2021 #86

Can you quote the number and section of the law? Farmer-Rick Dec 2021 #87

I loved his Dumpster impersonation on SNL nvme Dec 2021 #66

He must have legal counsel? The Jungle 1 Dec 2021 #81