Contrasting Equal Justice: Potter and Baldwin

The Double Standard


https://thebluestateconservative.com/2022/01/05/equal-justice-contrasting-potter-and-baldwin/


John Green
January 5, 2022

On October 21, 2021, Alec Baldwin was preparing to shoot a scene for his new movie Rust.  He was both the lead actor and the producer, making him responsible for various aspects of management on the set.



As he sat quietly in a church pew on the set, he drew a revolver for practice, pointed it at the director of photography, Halyna Hutchins, and fired the weapon killing her and wounding the director, Joel Souza.  Apparently, unbeknownst to anyone, the revolver was loaded.







After the incident, it was learned that there had been several accidental discharges of firearms on the set.  Some crew members had quit, due to lax gun safety.  Others were frequently using the revolver in question for target shooting during breaks.  The totality of circumstances was such that the probability of an “accident” was near its maximum — and everyone had been forewarned.



The Baldwin shooting is still under investigation by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department.  But that hasn’t stopped Baldwin from taking his story on the road.  He even sat for an hour-long interview with George Stephanopoulos, in which he proclaimed that he felt no guilt over the incident because he hadn’t done anything wrong.  He claims he had no duty to ensure the safety of the gun he was holding in his own hand.  He was just practicing with a weapon that his staff had declared safe.  It was their fault, not his.  He was only the shooter.



Ir.

all charges dropped. Quel Surprise.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/charges-alec-baldwin-dropped-fatal-rust-shooting-attorneys-say-rcna80722

Calypso Jones wrote:all charges dropped. Quel Surprise.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/charges-alec-baldwin-dropped-fatal-rust-shooting-attorneys-say-rcna80722

From the [unGodly] article:

The charges against Baldwin's co-defendant, "Rust" armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, were still in play, her lawyers said Thursday.

That's so revolting on it's face, I can't bring myself to quote the galling remarks that followed.

I was disappointed with the NM DA's office.

HawkTheSlayer wrote:I was disappointed with the NM DA's office.

Understatement of the year. And how much do you think Baldwin is going to stick his neck out for her?

He's not totally out of it yet. They said they could bring 'charges' later. Different charges or same charge. How do you dismiss and reopen and dismiss and reopen. There's no end to it. NOT defending the guy. His excuses were ludicrous.

Calypso Jones wrote:He's not totally out of it yet.   They said they could bring 'charges' later.  Different charges or same charge.  How do you dismiss and reopen and dismiss and reopen.  There's no end to it.   NOT defending the guy.   His excuses were ludicrous.

Who is "they?" And, what charges? Sorry, missed it.

NM DAs office. Update just today. He isn't off the hook yet. they dropped those first charges of involuntary it looks like but investigation is ongoing. Baldwin must be pulling his hair out.

https://deadline.com/2023/04/alec-baldwin-charges-dropped-rust-shooting-halyna-hutchins-1235329568/amp/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/rust-prosecutors-looking-into-whether-alec-baldwin-undermined-set-safety-1235614350/amp/

oh yes yes yes. I'm so sick of this.