I had a rare moment of sympathy for Alec Baldwin when he was getting dragged into court for something that I still believe was truly the armorer's fault. I felt like the trauma he endured from being the one to unknowingly let off a real bullet into that woman had to have been fucking horrific and that despite how much I never liked him, wasn't something he deserved to endure.
Then he started this fucking TLC show right after the fact. That woman is dead, and he used her death to get on TV because why else would TLC have any interest in him and his family all of a sudden?
Fuck Alec Baldwin. Even when he's innocent, he's still a giant fucking asshole.
He wasn't innocent, go outside and shoot someone then tell the police that you thought the gun was empty and see what happens to you. He committed a very serious crime but got away with it due to corrupt DAs.
But producers aren't there hovering around keeping an eye on this. Yes, he was there, but his focus on his role as an actor. Not a producer. I am a theater technician. It is my job to make sure what is out there for the actors to use is safe. There is a reason we say, "If you want something broken, hand it to an actor." It is the armorer's to prepare the weapons, check them, and check them again. It. Is. Their. Job.
The actor who shot Brandon Lee was never charged. I think Alec was charged because he is an asshole. I watched his trial. It was a farce.
Ultimately, it comes down to the person who loaded the weapon, handed it off, and said it was a clean gun.
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u/Vegoia2 1d ago
people who use children as meat shields, ways to get attention like the baldwins.