Prosecutor Rips Alec Baldwin for Death of Cinematographer in Opening Statement - 'Rust' Trial Day 1
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
- The Alec Baldwin trial began Wednesday morning with an opening statement from prosecutor Erlinda Johnson. After she slammed Baldwin for "playing make-believe," she said she believes Baldwin lied about not pulling the trigger of the gun used to kill “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Johnson continued to say that the gun didn’t malfunction on its own, claiming the trigger had to be pulled. The prop gun was later destroyed during FBI evidence testing. Baldwin's defense rebutted the state's claim in their opening statement, claiming Baldwin was doing his job as an actor and had no idea a live round was in his prop gun. The prosecution kicked off their case by calling first responders to the stand and having them testify about the day they responded to the movie set.
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Baldwin’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to 18 months in prison. A judge will rule on these issues after hearing motions from the prosecution and Baldwin’s defense. Baldwin was indicted on one count of involuntary manslaughter in January for the death of 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
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Great defense opening statement. Mr Baldwin picked a great lawyer team.
It’s so sad and eerie to watch her still alive and moving around. I just assumed she was passed out by the time they got there - knowing she was fully aware and seemed to be “with it” still, is just disheartening. That poor woman.
If I ask for non-alcoholic drinks at a restaurant and the server gives me alcohol, I'm blaming the server, not myself for having alcohol in me. I relied on the server. Also, if a pharmacist gives me a narcotic instead of an antibiotic, guess who's to blame. Me? I don't think so. The reliance factor on these professionals who were supposed to be doing their job is key to this case. Alec relied on them to do their jobs. They didn't . To me, that's enough to acquit if I was a juror.
It would be the bartenders fault if they poured alcohol in your drink, unless the server put the order in incorrectly. Context matters.
So you didn't give it a sniff to see if it had alcohol?
I have never had a weapon accident because I dont trust the person handing it to me, I verify it first.
Try teaching your kids that....
@@JazzyScat lol what u talking u think u cant order an non alcoholic drink bcs u are in a bar?? are u kidding me?
And in this case, the armorer is at fault even more so, since you can’t see if there’s a live round in a gun. He relied on the professionals around him. Not guilty and overcharged. This should be a civil case.
If someone assured you that a gun had only blanks in it would you let your young kid handle that gun?
It was really painful to listen to the first witness.
And….he’s a Former Deputy. Says a lot about competency, maybe. He never thought he’d get a call like this to have to answer for every breath he took….for 10 hours.
I think he is just young guy facing an incident toobig for him. Incompetent, but not in malicious way.
I think he is just nervous, it is probably his first time having to testify in front of television cameras in a high profile case.
Was he star-struck by Baldwin? He was hanging around him when he should have put him in his squd-car and got on with his work elsewhere
@@ukguy pretty sure he testified in Hannah’s trail which was also televised
I‘m from germany and I work as a paramedic engineer for over 30 years! The airwaymanagement performed by medical staff is horrible in my opinion! 🙄🤦🏻♂️
No sedation, no save airways, just insufficiency with resuscitator!
@@soenketrzaska in welcher Stadt bist du tätig?
@@DattSchmerztSchleswig-Holstein, in der Nähe der Kreisstadt Heide an der Nordsee
@@soenketrzaska meinen Respekt!
A car is a potentially lethal weapon, too. Car owners trust the car manufacturer, the mechanics and the MOT inspectors. Drivers are not expected to be able to check for, and detect rare hidden faults in their cars. - In Mr Baldwin’s case, I do not blame him for having trusted in the gun being cold when he was told so.
Best comment I’ve seen so far. 💯
@@mikkibubble4711 car manufacturers aren’t responsible for operator error.
@@sallyshafer436 I am NOT talking about “operator error”. Read my comment again.
@@sallyshafer436the point was when you purchase a new car off the lot from the dealer, (Gun safety specialist) and THEN after receiving the vehicle back from state inspection (2nd person or supervisor), you are not going to be inspecting the safety or taking it to a mechanic to make sure it is safe to drive. You put your trust in those entities to be safe and drive your family.
@@mikkibubble4711 so you say
WHY THE FK WAS THERE A LIVE ROUND ON SET IN THAT GUN 🤦🏻♀️ So your on a movie set and the armor hands u a gun and the director says action u pull the trigger and it kills somebody HOW IS THAT HIS FAULT HES NOT THE ARMORER HE DIDNT PUT THE LIVE ROUND IN IT! I don’t think it was his fault it’s the armors fault 🤷🏻♀️ RIP TO ELENA Hutchinson and her family 💔
That is not her name.
F-it! Let’s put the first responders on trial as well - they weren’t very efficient.
I am currently undecided on whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty. However, based on the limited information we currently have, after hearing opening arguments and listening to the first witness fumbling with his testimony, I don’t believe the state will get a conviction.
@@AntiPlatitude I agree somewhat, but it’s still early. I assume the prosecution has more or they wouldn’t have charged him. My biggest issue with Alec is his arrogance. Workers left the set because of unsafe working conditions. There was also some information out saying he was completely disregarding their concerns I need to hear about that part too. He was also in charge of production so he has culpability if others were complaining about recklessness and he shrugged them off , if related. That seams strange to me! Were they playing with live ammunition between takes? What was so dangerous?
Absent of some aggravating behavior in management or action, they probably won’t and shouldn’t convict. I do believe no matter what I was doing, acting or not, before I pull a trigger on a real gun pointed at someone else, I would always take a second and verify it’s actually empty. But that’s how I am! Possibly being around guns in the military, but I would never not check a firearm first in any play scenario.
One thing they should have done is Drug test him and the handlers! Anyone else with a work related incident would be, why not them! My understanding is the scene didn’t even call for pointing and pulling the trigger. If him or anyone was jacked up on something, then you have recklessness!
@@AntiPlatitude Same. Conflicted about whether or not he should be criminally liable AND this trial is a mess, which will not help the prosecution. I think it will be hung/mistrial.
@@restoreamerica1558 perfectly stated.
You were correct
@@ChavonJWright Yeah, but I’d much rather have seen the process play out as it was intended than to just be “right” if that makes sense.
all AB had to say when he was police interviewed was I had absolutely no idea that the prop gun had live rounds when I pulled the trigger BY Accident. But, the fool lied at that time.
They would have still charged him with the same thing. He would be in exactly the same spot.
He's a big shiny object.
@@emilyl6400Most likely yes, but his credibility wouldn’t have taken the hit it has.
does anyone think he wanted to kill her ??? 🤦🏼♀️
@louern123 possibly, he known to be not nice to women in the past, temper! I remember, that's what they said
Strong opening on the defense’s side; clearly shaking the prosecution up enough to elicit objections/side bars
Why is he in trial? He is only an actor. The person responsible for handling and giving him the gun should be in trial.
He shot and pointed it. Or did you miss it? He is also negligent. Him and the team.
The armorer has sole responsibility. She was tried also, and found guilty.
Armorers maintain the safety of weapons/props. That’s their whole purpose. Actors just act. Period.
@@twilightfades_7 I didn’t missed anything. He is not responsible and should not be in trial, period!
He pointed the gun. He lied in his statement to the police
@@TravisHarris-wf1do then he’s guilty of lying to police, that’s all. Not murder or even manslaughter. Actors are SUPPOSED to point guns and pull triggers when firing SAFELY CLEARED prop-guns. How else are they supposed to make it look real?
All this time. All the money spent here (on both sides), for AT MOST an 18 month conviction (that will never occur) - even if convicted, Baldwin will probably not do jail time. This is such a waste. There will be no “justice” either way. It was a critical mistake, but the prosecution already put the main person to blame on trial. The person who was responsible - and the person that was on drugs the day of - and the person that tried to hide her drugs. That’s the guilty one in this case. Baldwin and the State should have just settled a deal. This is ridiculous.
What I don't understand is why Alec needed a real gun for a rehearsal to begin with. Seems to me, in today's age, most fake guns look pretty real.
Actors are used to playing make-believe, and think they are playing with toys
It's because of muzzle flash and to make it real. You won't get that with a start pistol that are orange on the tip 🙈 There is a reason, but someone was responsible for that gun on the set, and to being it there, make it ready...
It actually doesnt matter - in ANY and ALL gun safety classes - you learn that the one pulling the trigger ALWAYS checks the gun ammo beforehand. You cannot ever take someones word for it (as in this case told it was a "cold" gun) It was Alecs responsibility to recheck it bfore shooting it. Whether live rounds or blanks. There is a clear difference in the tops of the rounds (gray center means Blanks) He NEVER double checked it to be sure. My take is... he hired cheap, inexpensive help (i.e., the inexperienced/young armorer) bc this was "his" movie project. His money.
It wasn’t a real gun. The manufacturer didn’t install a firing pin. Somehow, a firing pin was introduced and a live bullet as well.
@@ivanward7949you are so incorrect about the firing pin. I’m actually really curious where you heard that info, please….do tell!
If I’m an actor and hired to “act” I’m not responsible for clothes, makeup and objects I’m told to use and wear. There are HIRED folks RESPONSIBLE & PAID. I’m certainly not familiar with Alec Baldwin in general but based on the details, he was set up to FAIL.
He was not just an actor. He was a producer.
@@franb.3100 at the moment of the said event he was an actor.
It’s not hair extensions--it’s a gun. Movie sets don’t make anyone exempt from the laws of physics or personal responsibility for a firearm in their hand. It’s a job like any other-there’s no magic exemption.
@@sallyshafer436 Zzzzzzzzzzz
@@sallyshafer436on a movie set there is an exemption. You are wrong.
What do you mean "didn't find the bullet?" They found the bullet. It was in Joel Souza's shoulder. They found it pretty quickly on x-ray. What was the defense lawyer trying to say with that?
@@bennitori4 misdirection to confuse the jury.
moot point anyway, doesn't matter if they find the bullet, not like they don't know what happened.
He means the shell casing, obviously.
@@De4dSp0t How do you know? And what is your education?
@@hadronoftheseus8829 oh 9k. I didn't think about that.
How is this even a case? its the person in charge of the guns and ammo/safety that should be on trial for manslaughter or gross negligience or did they not have millions of pounds in their bank accounts to pay out large lawsuits afterwards? This case stinks and his very unfair, Mr Baldwin didnt know he had a real round in the gun so how is he to blame in any way shape or form? It would be like selling a firework but its actually packed with dynamite inside it, and it kills someone and you blame the person that unknowingly bought the firework with dynamite in it
A tragic accident has been turned into a public spectacle! The prosecutor acting like she has Jeffery Dahmer in the defence seat is more irritating than a woolly sweater on bare skin! Also why is she allowed to stop the proceedings and storm the judges bench like that at will? 🤷♀️Am I alone here?? 🤷♀️
You are not alone. I cannot stand her.
I agree 😮
I totally agree! I couldn’t stand her in Hanna’s trial either. She makes it hard to listen to her questioning and objections. She’s a horrible attorney!
That first witness was ROUGH.
Nice headline! “Shooting a movie” just got a new meaning.
Thorough analysis by everyone.
Gloria Alfred’s analysis is so one-sided. Why would Law & Crime have her on this show when she’s biased?
Allred, not Alfred. She disgustingly biased. In her eyes all women are always victims and all men are always perpetrators, no ifs ands or buts.
Who put a live bullet in the gun. Thats who is at fault
Armourer and David who was also supposed to check the gun are who’re responsible not Alec.
Baldwin pointed the weapon and pulled the trigger he is responsible
@@Mike-r6y. There were people hired to do that!
At least 3 people are responsible
@georgia4407 an incompetent drug addicted armorer who was afraid of weapons and was hired by baldwin
What is the point of paying experts to manage guns, props, security if you then have to check it yourself. I am surprised Baldwin has any case to answer to. He should be able to stick that gun anywhere and pull the trigger and not be responsible for the outcome. The prosecution is getting on my nerves already.....
@@karenduffy3157 because there are safety regulations and he skipped all of them. Also he, as a producer, has a responsability to keep his employies safe, it's literally the law. So there's at least two factual reasons, karen
@@piergiorgio919 doesn't make him guilty. The safety regulations were carried out weren't they? Checked by armourer, then secondary checked by another authority, called clear. He now needs to worry playing his part. If a doctor gave a loaded syringe to a nurse and told her to inject it into you and you die, is the nurse at fault? Executive producer is in name only and that is off the table anyway. I imagine there were several EPs anyway. Are they all guilty too?
The armorers have WAY more responsibilities than just checking the firearms lol. And it’s called human error. The whole point of the rule always assume the gun is loaded until you clear it is literally to avoid situations like this where a live round gets somewhere you’d least expect it. I have no idea why some of you people find that so hard to understand. It’s astounding to me.
@@piergiorgio919he is not on trial as a producer because he only provided money. There are different types of producers. The actor is not required to check the gun as per the industry's rules and requirements.
@@JazzyScat well he still shouldn't have pointed the gun at her, cocked the hammer and pulled the trigger. Those are three safety violations. If he had properly attended the safety class he would have known
This is a waste of time. The only way he would be held responsible is as a producer on the movie but the judge threw that out. He's not responsible as an actor. Prosecutor knows this but she wants her 15 minutes.
And he was only a money providing producer.
And what does a messy prop cart and gun belts and different types of ammunition have to do with Alec Baldwin. They think they are still in the armorer's trial.
The officer was perhaps capable for traffic violations and shoplifting. ( maybe) , but definitely NOT in handling any crime event higher than that !
he can't even get a sentence out without contradicting, stuttering, backtracking and confusing himself he shouldn't be in Law Enforcement lmao
One thing I find interesting is the Defense barely mentions Hannah in opening, especially the fact that she won't be testifying.
From what I understand the Defense may be calling her and making a big issue of whether certain questions are even subject to the Fifth Amendment.
I will be very curious if either side tries to call her and how that works out.
Why would one have a live bullet on a movie set? Who gave him that loaded gun with a live bullet and then he was asked to fire too and in the direction of another person.... wasn't anyone responsible to check this beforehand ??
Guns always come on movie sets...
Yes, AB was responsible.
You always assume a firearm is loaded. No exceptions.
Why did Baldwin point a real gun at 3 people and pull the trigger?
There were a lot of complaints about safety on that movie set, but look at who was in charge
Yes Alec was responsible
That is the million dollar question we will never have answered- why.
Why do they keep interrupting the opening statement?
His attorney is pretty bad
I think AB wrote the opening statement.
No, his attorney is excellent
What do you do for a living?
@@sslaughter6357I think so too…the way AB watched him at the end like he was proud of his script coming to life 😂
This Officer Lefleur is horrible! I back the blue but OMG! He has NO control over the scene, doesn't seem like he knew what he was doing and his responses to her questions is AWFUL!
@@psaa61573 i agree hes a terrible cop
This is such a waste of time. The one that was rightfully charged, and should have got FAR longer sentencing was already charged and sentenced. Literally without her stupidity and incompetence this doesn't happen. Actors DO point guns at each other and fire blanks at people all the time, what doesn't happen all the time is people getting shot for real on set. She shouldn't have been near a firearm in her personal life let alone on the set of a movie to handle firearms for other people. This is like someone running a redlight and killing someone and you charge the passenger of the car along with the driver.
WOW, EMS is taking too long to get her in the Air !!
They were trying to get her stabilized before getting her in the air. But they intubated her incorrectly which they didn't realize until they got her to the hospital.
In New Mexico law involuntary manslaughter requires acting in a reckless manner, proving that the death was an accident and that Alex Baldwin acted as he was supposed to be acting, and not recklessly, would exonerate him. That's why they keep pushing for witnesses to recognize it was an accident. The other charge, negligent use of a firearm, requires the defendant to have used the firearm with negligence. Negligence is defined by "omitting to do something which a reasonable man, guided by those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do." That is why they're trying to prove that he didn't act negligently because a) It was a "cold" gun, b) He was adhering to set procedure in which two people would've reviewed the gun before handling it to him. Prosecutors are trying to suggest he acted negligently because he didn't ask about the gun once it was handled it to him. But, based on the facts, he should've been able to reasonably assume the gun didn't pose a threat and that he could handle it as his character would've handled it. Therefore, he didn't act negligently. I would be surprised if he's found guilty.
You’re confusing criminal negligence with civil negligence
Ever take a gun safety course? One of the 1st rules state: "Never point your gun at anything you do not intend to shoot".
@@dh5380 This is a criminal trial.
@@peteg8187 I have, actually. And you're right. But, the case is important because it challenges the law. For example, the statute is actually called "Negligent use of a deadly weapon" so it poses the question of whether Alec Baldwin could have acted recklessly or negligently if he was handling "a prop" that was "unloaded" and technically had been supervised to ensure it could not be "deadly" or a "weapon." Thus why those in charge: armorer and AD, who knew the prop WAS a weapon and should've known it could be deadly were liable, but recklessness requires an ability to act reasonably and what's reasonable in this case is the question. We have little precedent, last similar accidents were in The Raven, when Brandon Lee died, in 1993 and there was another similar accident in the early 1980s. The actor who killed Brandon Lee wasn't charged, in the case 1980s case the actor himself was playing with the gun and killed himself by accident. So not a lot of precedent on this matter.
Halyna's family should not be suing Alec, but instead should be going after the Armorer; the one who loaded a live bullet into a gun and gave it Alec, telling him it was a cold gun.
alec has deeper pockets.
03:02:20 As I expected, Alec was acting. What emotions!)) That was hilarious)) "What? Throwing stuff away? No way!)”
Prosecution's opening statement makes a very strong case for the defense.
Not a fan of the style of the prosecutor. She always acts incredulous, like she's asking a question that just came to her.
DOS...blame blame blame someone else. Everyone in that room knows the rulles when handed a real gun. First rule. Ensure safety. The empty gun kills.
Second rule...guns don't just go off. He pulled the trigger.
Lefleur reminds me of the president of the United States...he physically came to court, but left his mind elsewhere. The defense won this round no doubt...TBC
I'd bet ol Alec is paying over 30,000 per day for this defense.
And yet the defense lawyer was reading the opening statement 😮 could try to prepare better…
@@tjohnson7811 He could have added to it to respond to the states opening
Most trials lump sum retainer given..like in YSL trial.,covers the whole cost
Yikes! He's a celebrity and probably get away from , like OJ, obviously......
@@kevinpurcell7452 probably much more
I’m still wondering if Jensen Ackles is going to be a witness because in the beginning he was cast in the movie!? By May 2023, the character played by Josh Hopkins was confirmed to have replaced that of Ackles, who had left because of scheduling conflicts.
Bet this prosecutor is a hoot at parties.
I thought if you kill someone by accident it’s involuntary manslaughter.
That’s his charge.
No commercials.
Geez calling out a juror right off the bat. Tough chick.
Right!! I thought wow a tough Judge.
At what minute please?
Brutal I wonder if she's married 😮
@@auramariapordios 2:05
2H 5M 14S into the stream
It would have took 10 seconds to check his bullets
Great point
You could say the exact same thing for the crew in control of props and safety
He hired someone to manage the prop guns. His mistake was hiring an incompetent child.
Three people were supposed to check it not him
@@Marissachris47Whoever handles a firearm is always responsible for it.
No exceptions
I dont think he was the responsible person for the gun on set that day, someone's task must have been to get a gun there, get the ammunition etc set up for rehearsal..
Yes it was someone’s task, just like it’s his task to assume the firearm is loaded until he personal clears it, like literally every single other American is required to do when handed a firearm. It’s a rule for a reason and if he followed it she’d still be alive. That’s why it’s a RULE.
He was writing/busy the entire time prosecutor gave opening statement, but immediately attentive when his attorney gets up there 👎🏼
Well of course? Defense cross cant introduce new information, just approach the same (prosecutorial) evidence from different angles. Cross is essentially going back over the witness' initial testimony.
With the prosecutions questioning he is learning their evidence and strategy as it evolves therefore: notes.
Consider a test in school: During the lecture, you take detailed notes because you need to learn the info, evaluate the info, and anticipate which info will be most relevant to the exam. When you get your grade back and the instructor goes over the answers - you don't need to write down the questions or answers - they're in front of you and you've already answered them. If you studied well, none of the information should be new.
When the reporter asked Gloria Allred her last name 😂😂😂😂 she was clearly shocked… then to go on asking if she’s a friend or family member…😂and it was at that moment when he knew … HE FUGD UP…
😂😂🎉🤣
(I’m 51 don’t come for me lol)
prosecutors put innocent ppl in jail and ruin lives. we pay prosecutors. should we be on trial for helping a prosecutor hurt innocent ppl.
2:38:48 just who is the guy in the background interfering with the prop cart and what is he doing? What does he take away at 2:42:27 ?
A five year old could win vs the prosecution,how embarrassing SMH
That ted talk about guns in movies during the defense opening statement was weird af. Glad the prosecution shut it down.
I can’t believe that the reporter didn’t know who Gloria Allred was. She’s very famous.
I think Steven Baldwin is there
Did you watch the video?
WHO and HOW did live admonition/bullet get into the prop gun instead of blanks???? Did they test the shell casings for fingerprints I’m sorry, but I’m just curious where and who put the live bullets in that gun????????????????
Why does Alec Baldwin think he needs to point real guns at his crew? You always assume a gun is loaded. This is why.
Guilty of negligence
The armourer loaded the gun.
They were shooting at targets out back earlier in the day from what I gather
I am using the KISS logic here, no matter what Alec said, didn’t say, do, didn’t do, his position on set budget etc etc, the ARMOURER is at fault. Sorry. She was supposed to protect him from himself. Not guilty.
Not guilty.
I feel for the families and this is a tragic accident.
Can’t help but think of Saturday Night Live when I look at ALEC Baldwin.
So did someone set Alec up by putting a real bullet in the gun?
Brandon Lee, Bruce lee’s son, killed by accident also. Sad we have not learned previous mistakes. Why are live rounds doing on the set? Should each actor empty the rounds and check to see BLANKS?. There are protocols to check guns are safe before handing to Baldwin. That part failed. Yes we hate arrogant, narcissistic, rich guys but that does not make them guilty. There has been a tragic death and someone should be held accountable
Yes, when handling a real gun do not depend on "paid" others. One of the 1st rules of a gun safety test is: Never point your gun at anything you do not intend to shoot. Those that were supposed to check the gun for blanks are responsible as well as the person who pulls the trigger. Its a matter of life and death, it only takes a few seconds to double check.
Obviously it was an accident, it wasn't intentional murder, but why have a real gun and real bullet inside it? Somebody messed up along the line somewhere!
Yes, the armourer
Why cannot they investigate WHO loaded that gun !???
They probably dont have millions in the bank for lawsuits afterwards, also its a woman
They just did. She’s now in jail for manslaughter
As the shooter he doesn’t seem to have criminal culpability to me. Maybe as producer he has some liability for hiring a bad armorer. I’m surprised they’re prosecuting him.
This said, the movie industry should change their standard policies for firearms. No reason to have real weapons and real ammo in this day and age. Guns should be un-fireable, never made from real guns, never have rounds that were real or could be confused as for real.
And yes everyone who handles the gun should check that it’s safe.
40 years in movies and he doesn't know basic gun safety? I'm calling B S.
All Baldwin had to do was pull the trigger 6 times with it pointed in a safe direction. Or just not point it at people at all. Or keep it pointed it to the side. It's not rocket science.
So you started with he’s not criminally at fault and ended with everyone who handles a firearm should check it to make sure it’s safe. So then he IS criminally at fault of manslaughter (which as a Marine of 8 years, he definitely is)
judge looks hung over - i don't understand why there is a trial. it was an accident
Hence the charge of involuntary manslaughter……
2:46:18 there is no way that I believe Alec Baldwin, who I cannot stand as a person, is guilty of anything. There is a reason that the actor is not the armor. Because many people would be in this situation this is not the first time this is has happened. I really am looking for the prosecutor to change my mind on this case because I felt this way before the armor was found guilty, I watched that trial, and I found it to be convincing that both she was guilty and that no one else was except maybe her father. I think there’s an argument that she went to jail because she wouldn’t give up the fact her dad sent her live rounds.
Why did he lie about not pulling the trigger.
If you went to a prop set to take western pics w your family and the gun youre holding was armed, if you shot someone who would be at fault?
Those are literally fake plastic guns, not real ones capable of firing live ammo like Alec Baldwin had. Do you even think before you type???
Guilty or not guilty, what I really want to learn, is how, what why when, did a live round get into the chamber that day. Btw, I was always taught to check the firearm in your hand before doing anything, From squirt guns to cap guns to BB guns, etc., I was taught!
Of course you did not have a professionall amorer loading your weapon and an assistant director checking the weapon before handing it to you. So while you were taught to check your weapon I'm sure you were not being taught that regarding a professional setting where duties are assigned to trained professionals to insure your weapon is safe.
@@scottherndon5485 And I'm sure they also don't use weapons to point around at things and people, pulling the trigger, then lying about it.
Yep been teaching gun safety for over 20 years. Gun safety 101 teaches to never point a gun at anyone unless you intend to pull the trigger. You would also never use a gun as a pointer. This judge is allowing Alex Spiro to run to trial. Its unbelievable.
@@scottherndon5485 no, and I never would. Those are supposed to be extra back up to the back up measures. Ultimately falls on you and you alone.
He's been in so many movies... Yes I respect that he's not 100% in charge but he was a producer and should have checked that gun a couple times... I bet if he did it would have been prevented..
I’ve come into this trial feeling that Alec Baldwin shouldn’t have been charged & it was the armourer & David who were responsible for the death.
I am open to changing my mind if the prosecution presents anything more than what she said in her opening statement.
This one of the weakest prosecution cases I’ve ever seen. Entirely form over substance. Overzealous State prosecutor trying to manipulate the petina of the case in order to secure a conviction. At worst this rises to a civil case, MAYBE he could be culpable in a wrongful death suit in his role as one of the producers, but criminal liability for involuntary manslaughter is ridiculous. With that logic, every actor in a film using prop weapons for the last 100 years who didn’t adhere to principles such as muzzle and trigger awareness is guilty of reckless endangerment. 🤦♂️
As an aside, Gloria Allred is such an ambulance chaser. That woman has no shame.
Where are they when defending one of their own?
The amour should have some responsibility for this error, after all, isn't it her job to make sure those rounds in that gun are not real bullets? But Alec, drop your arms, look concerned but not mad. Act more humble. I remember Alec being so handsome with a gorgeous smile. Now he looks like a man of very little patience. Alec, let the process work.
I miss looking at that weird looking ghoul that sat at the Hannah trial defense table.
She’s going to lose and lose badly.
“Theyre administering her blood thinners and narcotics”
…what?? 😂
Right! Blood thinners on a gsw? Seems like they wouldn't want to make her bleed anymore.
@@tiffanyholman4028that's crazy I'm in them as well. 😮 Blood thinners would've done nothing but prevent clotting it doesn't matter this woman is seconds from losing her life. Ems sucks and the cop
That perpetual sneer on his face isn't going to play well with the jury.
That's the way his face is normally
Smh that’s his normal facial look.
Well you couldnt be more wrong lol
Any defense that ignores the pink elephant in the room-THIS WOMAN IS DEAD!-is moot.
They didn’t ignore it. It was mentioned at length in the defenses opening statement
I say it is an accident I mean you have firearms accidentally discharging in several law enforcement holsters and leaving them wounded
Still his fault. Reckless with a firearm.
Guilty
Explain to me how a PROP GUN got a live round in it? That is not an accident that is gross negligence
Most cases of unintentional manslaughter are accidents, it doesn't mean the person isn't guilty of a crime, being reckless which ends up in injury of a person is a crime.
The laws are different when the firearm is being used in law enforcement, while hunting, etc. Besides- a gun secured in a holster is proper storage of a firearm; if it discharges while in a holster & nobody was holding it you can’t very well say negligent actions played a role. It is completely different when someone is in control of and holding a gun in their hands when it goes off.
@@USveteran83Right?! I agree this is an accident as far as AB did not intend to injure or kill anyone. However his actions were negligent at the very least and that makes him accountable.
The man is not guilty! He didn’t load the gun. Waste of time and money for everyone.
Why was there a live bullet in the studio, in the gun?
Because they were shooting for fun after the filming in the 🐪 🌵
@@turtlecay That's so sad and so American - 'shooting for fun'. 😢🦘
Someone put it in and it wasn’t Alec
The guns and ammunition had been on the set of 1884 and they had live rounds. When it came back to guy who rents and supplies all this out, they got mixed up. No one caught it.
That’s the million dollar question we will never know the answer to.
I never got an answer , WHO BROUGHT THE LIVE AMMO TO THE MOVIE SET ????.
Not Alec
Keep yelling at strangers on the Internet. I bet that will work. 🙄
The million dollar question
Nobody knows even at and after the armoror's trial. Pretty sure it was the armoror who did unintentionally but negligently.
@@JazzyScatthey said all the props and ammunition had been on the set of 1884 prior. They had live rounds on their set. The guy who handles all that then got all the supplies back and rented it all out to Rust. They think that is how it got mixed up.
He was still responsible for checking the gun regardless that Hannah loaded it
This DA can’t even ask a proper question without leading the witness.
The frequency of the prosecutor interupting the defense, starting with the opening statement, says to me they don't have a strong case. When they have to resort to constantly trying to disrupt the defense during their presentation they must be concerned. (If I recall pretty much most if not all of the objections went against them)
Did you watch Hannah's trial? Morrissey got control of that courtroom today. That's the way she rolls. Stomped all over the judge's ruling about no speaking objections.
@@BjBeam LMFAO, Baldwin won't do a day in jail. The prosecutor has no case, and she's just an annoyance.
The wrong guy is on trial here! The armourer should be! Why the F were there LIVE rounds on the F in set? Mic drop!
Is he going for the George Gascon look here?
His body language is bizarre!
Talk about a sideshow look no further than the ambulance chaser Gloria Alred and her mangled face with her props on the stairs of the courthouse.
Exactly, doesn't ever miss a media/photo opp. The Al Sharpton for women, manages to show up at ANY event
This is such a truly heartbreaking situation and accident. My heart breaks for the beautiful woman who lost her life, but also for Alec. People will have their own opinions on the situation. Do I think Alec is as fault, yes. Are the prop and producers whose responsibility was to check the fire arm at fault, yes!
Do I think it was done on purpose, NOT AT ALL! This is where this case will be the most difficult to resolve. 🥺
Alec didn’t TECHNICALLY commit Murder, but he DID kill someone and he must answer for it. If you were handed a firearm would you shoot it before checking it yourself FIRST? No, NEVER!
yup
What would he had seen if he checked it?
@@fortylovestyle2789 A live round
8:39:51 - MIND BLOWING!!!!! A "prop cart" is a "cart that had some props on it"...GUILTY!
Not guilty, try again 😅
@@frnk537 In case you couldn't work it out, my comment was a joke.😁
They should’ve stuck with the prosecutor for Hannah. She was aggressive, but effective. This one isn’t getting to me the same way.
They are using the same one from Hannah's trial.
😂you definitely didn’t watch Hanna’s trial
Did you watch the same trial that I did????
this lady is condescending
5:50:29 when people are in shock, they are trying to understand what they’re doing and they talk, because they’re trying to talk out the last few minutes of what just happened. This idea that Alec Baldwin is responsible when he shouldn’t have ever had a live gun, that’s not him. Criminally he should not be responsible and it’s annoying when people find things like oh he was talking as if that is somehow collaborating some sort of guilt. When it’s likely, just evidence of shock, as anyone who is not a murderer and isn’t intentionally trying to shoot a person would be incomplete shock when they actually shoot and un alive a person
He got away with murder! We have pathetic judges now days!!!
Dave Halls pleaded to gun charge. He admitted that he made a mistake. The gun was supposed to be checked by him after the girls. That was not Alec Baldwin’s job. Actors do not have the duty to check the gun. The judge struck out the excuse that Alec was a co-producer. Alec will be acquitted. He should be. What happened to Halyna Hutchins was a tragedy for her and her family and for Alec Baldwin in a different way
Baldwin behaved recklessly and purposely avoided following rules (the one about no more shooting when the director called ‘cut’), shooting his gun off after the director called cut, pointing his gun at people in the church and pulling the trigger (against all standards of gun handling). This was a reckless, childish act by him, who follows no rules.
@@Ripleycat no he didn’t. Is that the only word you people use? You have no other adjectives? Recklessly. Reckless. Reckless. Not a murderer. Not a killer. The prop staff were reckless, reckless
@@Ripleycat Wouldn’t the rules in this case be 1)armorer ✅ 2) Dave halls was supposed to check ✅.. after that, the “prop” is given to the ACTOR for the scene. The armorer has already been charged with involuntary manslaughter, and found guilty. Dave halls has already been charged and sentenced to a 🔫 charge for failing to do his check.. so if the prop is given to the actor with the understanding that it’s been checked and ready to go, why would he think otherwise? Each of those people have jobs, Alec’s job at that moment was to be in character and act.. just my opinion, I guess.
@@Cbreezzyyou are absolutely correct. Common sense is not common
Baldwins lawyer sounds like he’s reading something Baldw😅n wrote. It’s fantastical “movies are magic”?? Yes quite a magic trick. When does Halyna come back??
No need to call expert witnesses in trials anymore just put a comments section in court 😉
P.S. just some pointless information:
CAD = in this context, Computer Aided Dispatch. The UI and real time peer to peer database used by LE, First Responders, the 911 call center and LE dispatch to aggregate and prioritize responses and inquiries for scenes and also integrate with local, State, and Federal crime databases (NCIC, DMV, et al)
In MY normal everyday context, CAD = Computer Aided Design, but yeah that’s neither here nor there lol.
Too many commercials
Armourer..chief prop..assis director all should had cleared gun before even handing it to AB...coz several took plea for immunity for givig evidence they get resolved of blame ...think the family should bring civil suit as well against all of them