Have you been following the trial of the "Rust" film armorer?

[hollydolly]

What I don't understand is why Alec Baldwin is charged with a crime. Yes, he was the producer, but that means he was the person who hired, and coordinated the filming of a script. If he hired a cameraman, and the cameraman screwed up and the camera caught on fire and burnt an actor, why would Baldwin be held responsible? Yeah, he was the guy in charge, but there is a limit to his oversight.If he ordered sandwiches for the crew, was his fault they came with only one slice of pickle and not two? And this is Hollywood, prop guns are on a lot of sets, it's pretty common to have them. So I don't see why Baldwin wouldn't trust the armorer to do her job.

..and in fact the producer has very little to do with hiring anyone... that's far removed from them !

 

[Trade]

There is a certain segment of the population thatb hates Baldwin because of his political views and are using this as an excuse to go after him. That's the way I see it.

What I don't understand is why Alec Baldwin is charged with a crime. Yes, he was the producer, but that means he was the person who hired, and coordinated the filming of a script. If he hired a cameraman, and the cameraman screwed up and the camera caught on fire and burnt an actor, why would Baldwin be held responsible? Yeah, he was the guy in charge, but there is a limit to his oversight.If he ordered sandwiches for the crew, was his fault they came with only one slice of pickle and not two? And this is Hollywood, prop guns are on a lot of sets, it's pretty common to have them. So I don't see why Baldwin wouldn't trust the armorer to do her job.

The way I see it there is a certain segment of the population that hates Baldwin because of his political views and are using this as an excuse to go after him. .

 

[Jace]

Having a very vested interest in this trail, I've been watching it closely... she was/is a nepo baby, should never have been in the position of Armourer in the first place.. addicted to cocaine, bored, lay... and was extremely lackadaisical on set.. she was pretty much the same in court with an attitude and look that read, she was not taking the blame for her own actions, and it was all someone else fault.

I'm actually very sad, that she faces only a maximum of 18 months prison time...

Well stated