: A lawyer for the armorer who oversaw weapons used on the Rust movie set suggested Wednesday that someone deliberately put a live round into the gun used by Alec Baldwin when he accidentally shot dead a cinematographer.
Thursday, November 04, 2021
Alec Baldwin shooting: Lawyer suggests potential sabotage on ‘Rust’ set
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: A lawyer for the armorer who oversaw weapons used on the Rust movie set suggested Wednesday that someone deliberately put a live round into the gun used by Alec Baldwin when he accidentally shot dead a cinematographer.
: A lawyer for the armorer who oversaw weapons used on the Rust movie set suggested Wednesday that someone deliberately put a live round into the gun used by Alec Baldwin when he accidentally shot dead a cinematographer.
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I hate how gossipy this article feels. In general, a lot of the internet's reaction to this incident is pissing me off. I've seen lots of people say "oh Alec Baldwin did it on purpose!" or "is Alec Baldwin going to jail??". Someone lost their life. This is not an opportunity to speculate upon what dramatic things might happen next for entertainment. I also do not think we should focus on what is happening next, but why this happened. To my understanding, the props head in charge of guns was hired because she was the daughter of a famous weapon's head. She had little to no experience, and was hired because of nepotism. The production prioritized honoring a relationship over honoring the safety of their cast and crew, which is a major problem. I see nepotism in theatre all the time. Worthy artists are shut out of jobs so someone less deserving but with more connection to power in the industry can have it. It allows power to remain in the same groups of people. I do not think power is necessarily bad, I just do not think it is being used in the right way as of right now. The right way would include making sure workers are protected, which as we can see, is not happening.
I was not a fan of the tone of this article. I felt that it was unnecessarily accusatory, and really only served to divert the attention of readers towards a “who’s to blame” narrative rather than consider the more important implications of such a tragedy. Rather than throwing around guesses and accusations of foul play with no evidence or proof, the article would have been a more worthwhile read if it instead highlighted the critically irresponsible actions and decisions of the Rust production that are consistently present and demonstrated in the film industry. Cutting corners with safety protocols and regulations then covering up the repercussions by pointing fingers and suggesting ridiculous explanations is a common occurrence by now; the well-being and lives of the cast and crew of any production should not be compromised for the sake of nepotism and money, then disrespected further by a lack of accountability and transparency.
Oh, I did not like this article at all. First of all, the tone of the article seemed inappropriate when talking about a tragedy which involved the death of a person and trauma for so many others. The public’s response to this horrible event has been disgusting to begin with! People have been so focused on who’s to blame that they forgot that someone died and so many people were affected. So many people have been blaming and demonizing Alex Baldwin when he accidentally killed someone. I can’t imagine how that would affect a person. There are so many possibilities as to what exactly happened that day, and we, as outside viewers, don’t have all the information. Trying to figure out a dramatic turn of events and who’s to blame should not be the first thing on your mind when reading about this case. Someone lost their life for no reason. It’s horrible, and to forget about that is disrespectful.
Hmm. Not sure what to think of this. From the first day this story broke, I wondered if it had been sabotage, since it seems so outrageous that live ammunition would be anywhere near the set, much less mixed in with dummy rounds. That just sounds like a recipe for disaster, in the most literal way possible. A recipe being something that someone follows to achieve a desired result.
That being said, the conclusion that the sabotage might have been committed by one of the union hands that walked off to prove unsafe working conditions rings false to me. If that's what happened, that's tragic, and the union hand should be expelled from the union immediately. Being part of a union is certainly no guarantee of character. However, this kind of sounds like a what-if argument thought up by lawyers for those with power and money in this situation to inject doubt into the culpability of those responsible for safety on set. Whether this was an accident or sabotage, responsibility lying with those that didn't have power in the situation seems like the less likely truth.
And more than that, if proper safety procedures were being followed, sabotage shouldn't have been possible unless it was committed by the armorer. Nobody else should have access to the weapons or ammunition at all. The fact remains that safety procedures were not properly followed, and working conditions were clearly unsafe. We should be focusing on making sure that these procedures are better implemented across the industry.
I don’t know if claiming there was sabotage involved in the accidental shooting and death of someone on set, something that could turn this into a murder case, is the best move for the lawyer of the person most directly responsible for gun safety on set. I heard elsewhere that people were shooting cans on set which could explain the live loads being found on set. From there, it’s just a matter of very irresponsible behavior and poor decision making. Implying there was sabotage makes this seem like a soap opera. Also, I do not appreciate blaming this on the crew just fighting to get better working conditions for themselves. This makes it seem like the crew that want reasonable hours are nefarious villains ruining the set to make a point at the cost of someone's life. Lastly, as some of the comments on that Instagram post pointed out, no one person can speak to the experiences of the entire crew.
The idea that someone could even have the opportunity to place a live round in the gun on purpose, let alone actually doing it, is terrifying. There is absolutely no reason I could ever think of why there would need to be a live round anywhere near or onset. Even if someone had tampered with the rounds, the prop went through so many hands before it reached Baldwin; a system where everyone checked the prop could have literally saved a life. It is unfortunate that tragedy often needs to happen for lessons to be learned, but I think this tragedy has awoken a lot of people to the importance of safety checks. I believe a lot of actors will begin checking their own weapon props now as well, and I hope that nobody on any props or weapons teams fault them for this. It's haunting to think of the motivation someone might have had to replace the blanks with live rounds.
This article was definitely a little frustrating to read because it didn’t feel like it was giving me information but rather it was just a gossip column like it was giving me a rumor. I remember when this tragedy first happened there was a lot of speculation that the bullet was purposely put there but there was no way anyone could have made any sort of oversight for this tragedy to happen, and I think this kind of article just feeds into that rumor. And it’s really dangerous because it spreads so much misinformation and also takes away so much blame of the people who actually might have been at fault. There was no reason for live round to be on site, and the only thing that I can think of is that somebody was at fault due to an oversight, a huge oversight, And this kind of article just feels like not a cover-up, but away to remedy any potential accountability that whoever’s in charge or whoever is at fault would have to take.
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