Alec Baldwin: Difference between revisions

In October 2021, during a film production he was also producer for, Alec Baldwin received a firearm, failed to check if it was loaded, pointed it at a cast member and at least cocked it (despite not being called for by the scene). The subsequent discharge resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, and director Joel Souza [[One-Hit Polykill|being injured by the penetrating shot]]. Surprisingly, Baldwin then gave an interview to ABC news with no indication of councilcounsel present where he admitted to cocking the firearm. He has since been sued by multiple parties, both for the actual shooting and claims that, in his role as a producer, his cost cutting created an unsafe environment. While not charged criminally at the time of writing, local authorities since pursued at least one search warrant against Baldwin. The hypocrisy of his vocal anti-civilian gun ownership stance while his actions broke all four rules of firearms safety and resulted in more people being killed than the overwhelming majority of lawful gun owners have was repeatedly noted by media. In January of 2023 he would be charged with two counts of manslaughter, one for personally shooting Hutchins, and another for creating the unsafe environment that led her death by, as the film's producer, [[No OSHA Compliance|abandoning industry standard safety protocols in the name of expediency and budget]].