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likehelly
10/22/21 12:25:54 AM
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https://www.npr.org/2021/10/21/1048246249/woman-killed-alec-baldwin-film-prop-firearm-new-mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. The director of photography on a movie starring Alec Baldwin has been killed and the film's director injured, according to the sheriff's office of Santa Fe County, N.M. They were shot by a prop firearm that was discharged by Baldwin, who is also a producer on the film, the sheriff's office statement says.

Halyna Hutchins, 42, the director of photography, was airlifted to the University of New Mexico hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The second victim, director Joel Souza, 48, was being cared for at Christus St. Vincent Medical Center.

The investigation is ongoing and authorities say no charges have been filed in this incident. Detectives are continuing to interview witnesses.

Production has been halted on the Western movie "Rust," which is being directed by Souza with Baldwin producing and acting.

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ParanoidObsessive
10/22/21 12:33:34 AM
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If he fired a prop gun, I'd argue that the props master is actually the one who killed someone.
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Kimbos_Egg
10/22/21 12:37:05 AM
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ParanoidObsessive posted...
If he fired a prop gun, I'd argue that the props master is actually the one who killed someone.

Exactly. Hes hardly at fault here. I feel sorry for him.

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likehelly
10/22/21 12:37:55 AM
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ParanoidObsessive posted...
If he fired a prop gun, I'd argue that the props master is actually the one who killed someone.
was it the prop masters decision for him to aim at the other directors with it

and then pull the trigger

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TheSlinja
10/22/21 12:39:56 AM
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likehelly posted...
was it the prop masters decision for him to aim at the other directors with it

and then pull the trigger
no, it was the directors decision
cause he was filming a movie
in case you forgot

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likehelly
10/22/21 12:42:27 AM
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TheSlinja posted...
no, it was the directors decision
cause he was filming a movie
in case you forgot
but he is also a director on that movie

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Firewood18
10/22/21 12:45:25 AM
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Im just glad this post doesnt have a poll.

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Entity13
10/22/21 12:52:56 AM
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ParanoidObsessive posted...
If he fired a prop gun, I'd argue that the props master is actually the one who killed someone.

The props master would have to take that responsibility, but the burden may or may not be felt by the person (Alec in this case) holding the prop.

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wolfy42
10/22/21 12:55:47 AM
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I get shooting someone with a prop gun and killing them by accident, but how do you shoot a SECOND person with the same gun afterwards?

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Entity13
10/22/21 12:58:35 AM
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Manic confusion coupled with having a past you're not proud of (eg., drug abuse).

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faramir77
10/22/21 1:02:01 AM
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That's sad all around. Horrible for the woman whose life was cut short like this, as well as traumatizing for Baldwin.

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Lokarin
10/22/21 1:23:18 AM
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What part of shooting a scene (pun not intended) involves shooting someone, presumably by accident, and then shooting a second person without noticing the first shot.

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Zareth
10/22/21 1:27:03 AM
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Oh, it was an accident.
Thought maybe he finally snapped.

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DirtBasedSoap
10/22/21 1:52:43 AM
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sources are saying he was charging his Samsung Galaxy s8

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helIy
10/22/21 2:09:01 AM
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i don't understand whatever reference that is

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Lord_Shadow
10/22/21 5:13:48 AM
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https://twitter.com/BBCBweaking/status/1451394335900147718?t=QoZEVgkvLPXDN9aUjRhP3Q&s=19

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SomeUsername529
10/22/21 7:23:37 AM
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Alec
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Mead
10/22/21 7:42:38 AM
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DirtBasedSoap posted...
sources are saying he was charging his Samsung Galaxy s8

god dammit why is this always so funny

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DirtBasedSoap
10/22/21 12:14:47 PM
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a tweet from 2017 lol

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HornedLion
10/22/21 12:33:27 PM
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This movie is going to make a killing!

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CyborgSage00x0
10/22/21 12:42:47 PM
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"Fun" fact, my show is filming down the road from where this happened. I have some friends and colleagues on Rust, but they stopped responding to me when the police arrived.

Really sad day, but there were warnings. The camera team had just left a day or 2 prior, walked off set, in part because of the bad gun safety on set.

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DirtBasedSoap
10/22/21 12:44:05 PM
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CyborgSage00x0 posted...
Really sad day, but there were warnings. The camera team had just left a day or 2 prior, walked off set, in part because of the bad gun safety on set.


wow, crazy. someones goin to jail

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CyborgSage00x0
10/22/21 12:55:30 PM
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Entity13 posted...
The props master would have to take that responsibility, but the burden may or may not be felt by the person (Alec in this case) holding the prop.
Kinda this.

The show has/had an armorer, which is not uncommon on a show with a lot of guns, especially antique ones, so they could be to blame as well. My thought it is had to be live ammo, since there's no way a blank, even improperly loaded, should be able to shoot through someone, and strike someone behind them, which is what happened. Something went horrible wrong either way, this wasn't a "freak" accident or an acceptable risk type of thing, that much I can tell you. But this was also a low budget show, filled with unqualified people at these positions it sounds like. The camera crew actually resigned the night before, siting many reasons, among other things, improper weapon safety on set. This was an on-going issue the Producer *KNEW* about.

That said, blame could be placed on Baldwin as well. The actor themselves is supposed to review and check a gun on set with the Prop Master/armorer, you don't just trust them at face value. And even then, you NEVER aim a gun at someone on set, prop gun or otherwise. In fact, you almost always cheat the angle and camera to make it look like a gun is pointed at someone in a movie, when it's really angled well over their shoulder or something. So for Baldwin to have shot the DP during rehearsal means he was breaking safety protocols there as well. AND as writer/producer, he can certainly be held responsible for this as well.

Heads need to roll over this. This should never, ever have happened.

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Jen0125
10/22/21 1:01:22 PM
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Seems like a lot of negligence transpired in many different positions. Can't wait to see the lawsuit.

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Metalsonic66
10/22/21 1:24:09 PM
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helIy posted...
i don't understand whatever reference that is
Phone go boom boom

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likehelly
10/22/21 1:30:57 PM
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but it was the galaxy note 7 that exploded

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Criminalt
10/22/21 1:41:54 PM
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Apparently Hutchins was brought upon a Soviet military base in the Arctic Circle. That's got to have been one tough upbringing.

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Metalsonic66
10/22/21 1:46:56 PM
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likehelly posted...
but it was the galaxy note 7 that exploded
The plot thickens

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Revelation34
10/22/21 1:48:38 PM
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likehelly posted...

was it the prop masters decision for him to aim at the other directors with it

and then pull the trigger


I love how you cut out the part of the article where it says they were shooting a scene.
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Jen0125
10/22/21 2:20:35 PM
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apparently they weren't shooting. they were doing an unfilmed dress rehearsal between scenes. there was 1 live round and 1 bullet shot through both people.

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teddy241
10/22/21 2:21:52 PM
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HornedLion posted...
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Bugmeat
10/22/21 3:00:19 PM
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wolfy42 posted...
I get shooting someone with a prop gun and killing them by accident, but how do you shoot a SECOND person with the same gun afterwards?

Both of the people shot are people who are likely to be in the area behind the camera and it's not unlikely that the gun would be pointed toward the camera. If the scene called for him to fire multiple rounds in quick succession, he could easily hit multiple people before realizing something was wrong.


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Dmess85
10/22/21 3:03:34 PM
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i hope they kick him out of the Film Actor's Guild for this.

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Zareth
10/22/21 4:10:18 PM
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How the fuck could this happen again after Brandon Lee?

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gaminggamer13
10/22/21 5:41:30 PM
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I'm just a passerby here, yes, what happened was a tragic accident, whoever was in charge of props should be held accountable for incorrectly handling the gun.

At the same time... Alec should be held accountable as well. He didn't know the gun was loaded, yes, but he still killed someone. That cannot be justified or denied. If it could, then we wouldn't have tens of thousands of articles reporting on the incident. I assume he'd just flash some money around and walk away like nothing happened, because actors are always above the law. *cough* Amber Heard *cough*

If this occurred away from the set, and it was just a bunch of ordinary Joe's mucking around with a prop gun, and misfired, I'd assume there'd be a huge inquest into the crime, and the person would be charged with manslaughter. But hey, if an actor commits a crime, its okay, cause he cried a few tears and is cooperating with police. I kinda doubt he'd take responsibility of the incident, or acknowledge the reality of the situation. No way in hell would he be willing to be charged, if there will be any.

Just a tragic incident overall, just kinda miffed people are in denial over the gravity of the situation, instead of solely honing in on the props crew, blame also lies elsewhere with the actor that actually killed someone.
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Mead
10/22/21 6:04:54 PM
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gaminggamer13 posted...
I'm just a passerby here, yes, what happened was a tragic accident, whoever was in charge of props should be held accountable for incorrectly handling the gun.

At the same time... Alec should be held accountable as well. He didn't know the gun was loaded, yes, but he still killed someone. That cannot be justified or denied. If it could, then we wouldn't have tens of thousands of articles reporting on the incident. I assume he'd just flash some money around and walk away like nothing happened, because actors are always above the law. *cough* Amber Heard *cough*

If this occurred away from the set, and it was just a bunch of ordinary Joe's mucking around with a prop gun, and misfired, I'd assume there'd be a huge inquest into the crime, and the person would be charged with manslaughter. But hey, if an actor commits a crime, its okay, cause he cried a few tears and is cooperating with police. I kinda doubt he'd take responsibility of the incident, or acknowledge the reality of the situation. No way in hell would he be willing to be charged, if there will be any.

Just a tragic incident overall, just kinda miffed people are in denial over the gravity of the situation, instead of solely honing in on the props crew, blame also lies elsewhere with the actor that actually killed someone.


I flat out dont like Alec Baldwin, but he is a victim in this accident as well it seems. Unless something fishy turns up in the investigation it doesnt seem fair to blame him for the tragedy unless he was doing something knowingly reckless

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DirtBasedSoap
10/22/21 7:14:30 PM
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@CyborgSage00x0
i was in Albuquerque last week and they covered a few houses in a neighborhood in fake snow. You know anything about that?

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CyborgSage00x0
10/22/21 11:26:59 PM
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DirtBasedSoap posted...
@CyborgSage00x0
i was in Albuquerque last week and they covered a few houses in a neighborhood in fake snow. You know anything about that?
That was Better Call Saul

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Revelation34
10/22/21 11:36:11 PM
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gaminggamer13 posted...
I'm just a passerby here, yes, what happened was a tragic accident, whoever was in charge of props should be held accountable for incorrectly handling the gun.

At the same time... Alec should be held accountable as well. He didn't know the gun was loaded, yes, but he still killed someone. That cannot be justified or denied. If it could, then we wouldn't have tens of thousands of articles reporting on the incident. I assume he'd just flash some money around and walk away like nothing happened, because actors are always above the law. *cough* Amber Heard *cough*

If this occurred away from the set, and it was just a bunch of ordinary Joe's mucking around with a prop gun, and misfired, I'd assume there'd be a huge inquest into the crime, and the person would be charged with manslaughter. But hey, if an actor commits a crime, its okay, cause he cried a few tears and is cooperating with police. I kinda doubt he'd take responsibility of the incident, or acknowledge the reality of the situation. No way in hell would he be willing to be charged, if there will be any.

Just a tragic incident overall, just kinda miffed people are in denial over the gravity of the situation, instead of solely honing in on the props crew, blame also lies elsewhere with the actor that actually killed someone.


The rest of your post is an oxymoron.

CyborgSage00x0 posted...

That was Better Call Saul


I wonder how close they are to airing it.
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Entity13
10/22/21 11:39:25 PM
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Revelation34 posted...
I wonder how close they are to airing it.

I'd call it a snowball's chance in Albuquerque, but...

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Revelation34
10/22/21 11:43:13 PM
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Entity13 posted...


I'd call it a snowball's chance in Albuquerque, but...


I don't know how hot it gets there. It snowed in various places in Maricopa a little bit last year.
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DirtBasedSoap
10/23/21 12:21:03 AM
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CyborgSage00x0 posted...
That was Better Call Saul
omg no way

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Lokarin
10/23/21 3:00:36 AM
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Some new evidence is in... it looks like the on-set armourer is going to get heavily slammed since not only were they inexperience, but there is a strike going on and they're a scab.

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DragonClaw01
10/23/21 9:57:26 AM
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No crap. It is the armorer's responsibility to check that the gun is loaded with blanks. I would imagine they are going to get more than being "heavily slammed", probably some criminal negligence charges at the very least.

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Revelation34
10/23/21 11:19:38 AM
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DragonClaw01 posted...
No crap. It is the armorer's responsibility to check that the gun is loaded with blanks. I would imagine they are going to get more than being "heavily slammed", probably some criminal negligence charges at the very least.


https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/23/entertainment/alec-baldwin-rust-shooting-saturday/index.html

Let's blame Alec Baldwin some more now!
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chelsea_wtf
10/23/21 11:37:42 AM
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Mead posted...
I flat out dont like Alec Baldwin, but he is a victim in this accident as well it seems. Unless something fishy turns up in the investigation it doesnt seem fair to blame him for the tragedy unless he was doing something knowingly reckless

i don't think he's culpable for pulling the trigger, but he's absolutely culpable for being a producer on this shitshow of a movie. this was the third time they loaded live ammo into a gun that wasn't even supposed to have blanks

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FatalAccident
10/23/21 11:38:17 AM
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Sage I thought you worked in a hospital? Or is all this coming from friends you know who work in film

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argonautweakend
10/23/21 11:42:09 AM
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Not really sure what you'd charge Alec Baldwin with, if it is indeed a case of the prop master being negligent. He is a producer on the film, but the role of a producer varies wildly from film to film. some producers on some films do a lot of hands on stuff, some do absolutely nothing other than pony up some cash. If it is determined Alec had no role, as producer, in the props, then I really don't know what you'd charge him with.

People say Alec is also responsible, but I just don't see how this is in any way his fault.
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adjl
10/23/21 11:42:51 AM
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Revelation34 posted...
The rest of your post is an oxymoron.

Something can both be an accident and be blamed on somebody. If you have a responsibility to prevent certain mistakes from happening, allowing them to happen is negligent.

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Mead
10/23/21 12:02:05 PM
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chelsea_wtf posted...
i don't think he's culpable for pulling the trigger, but he's absolutely culpable for being a producer on this shitshow of a movie. this was the third time they loaded live ammo into a gun that wasn't even supposed to have blanks

good point

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