One hopes that civil litigation can help sort out liability. I maintain that although Baldwin pulling the trigger was unintentional, his role as a producer who failed to uphold the safety protocols make him at fault.
On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 2:52 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > Charges against Baldwin were dropped today. > > > https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/charges-alec-baldwin-dropped-fatal-rust-shooting-attorneys-say-rcna80722 > > > On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 11:00 AM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Baldwin is at an age where lots and lots of people retire and like many >> of those people it might not be his choice. Hollywood can certainly get >> along without his services. >> >> The difference between Baldwin and Rittenhouse is intent. Baldwin did not >> aim his weapon or even pull the trigger with the intention of hurting >> anyone else. While the negligence might have been criminal it’s tough to >> convince a jury to deprive a person of their freedom for years because of >> an accident. >> >> I remember reading that 95% of criminal cases result in a plea deal. >> Prosecutors make up a maximal list of charges in order to negotiate them >> down. A high profile jury trial is going to be a toss up and if the >> prosecution can’t get Baldwin’s side to settle they will have to review the >> charges and figure out what they can convince a jury of, and it’s probably >> much less than the current charges. >> >> On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 10:36 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Maybe I am naive but I think Baldwin’s career is already over, >>> regardless of the outcome. He is at real legal jeopardy here, and the only >>> thing that matters (for him) is limiting that jeopardy. I think his legal >>> team has already done a good job for him, getting charges reduced and >>> getting a super-charged adversary removed from the prosecution. I also >>> think his lawyers were absolutely right on both issues. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, 14 Mar 2023 at 10:17 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Prolonging this trial (these trials) might be beneficial to Baldwin >>>> from a legal standpoint, but the bad press of this being the only thing >>>> anybody currently associates with Alec Baldwin isn’t going to be good for >>>> his career and image. He shot a couple of people. Granted, he’s not Kyle >>>> Rittenhouse, but he might as well be at this point. Heck, Rittenhouse’s >>>> lunatic right wing Nazi following keeps him financially secure, so he might >>>> be better off than Alec in the long term. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Mar 14, 2023 at 7:55 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> After convincing an L.A. judge to pause the civil case against him, >>>>> the criminal case is also on hold after Andrea Reed, the special >>>>> prosecutor >>>>> whom also was elected to the New Mexico legislature, stepped away as the >>>>> former following accusations of constitutional conflict from the Baldwin >>>>> team... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://deadline.com/2023/03/alec-baldwin-shooting-trial-paused-manslaughter-halyna-hutchins-1235282808/ >>>>> >>>>> https://deadline.com/2023/03/alec-baldwin-rust-shooting-special-prosecutor-quits-halyna-hutchins-1235299652/ >>>>> (links) >>>>> >>>>> B >>>>> >>>>> Moi, Feb 9th: >>>>> >>>>> Halyna Hutchins' parents and sister sue Baldwin, company and crew for >>>>> her wrongful death... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://variety.com/2023/film/news/halyna-hutchins-parents-lawsuit-sister-gloria-allred-1235518222/ >>>>> (link) >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/d57747a9-f0e2-41df-8936-f58e9044fcaan%40googlegroups.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/d57747a9-f0e2-41df-8936-f58e9044fcaan%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> Kevin M. 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