Comments by "Glamdolly" (@glamdolly30) on "Alec Baldwin says lawsuits against him are financially motivated | COURT TV" video.

Context is all. That's simplistic. This was a movie set. A place in which such a death by gun should not have been possible. When Alec Baldwin was handed that gun, he could not have expected it contained live ammunition. That does not absolve him of responsibility! After all, he was not just the star of this movie but also a producer on it. But there are more people than Alec Baldwin responsible for this scandalous tragedy. And ALL of them must be held accountable for a young woman, a daughter, wife and mother's death.
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Actually Baldwin absolutely DID come forward and 'act devastated' because I don't doubt he was devastated. He didn't deliberately set out to kill that woman! Whatever he is, he's not a monster. How would you feel if you were unintentionally responsible for another human being's death? And what's more, a likeable, popular human being you were friends with? I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. But obviously Alec Baldwin is a controversial/unpopular figure for some, because of his politics and 'take no prisoners' attitude. The question here is not about intent, but negligence and recklessness. I think it's pretty rich of Alec Baldwin to suggest he's only being held accountable because he is wealthy. HE pulled the trigger, and HE was a producer on the movie, so at least partly responsible for the almighty F-up which put a loaded gun into his hand. There are rumours of cost-cutting on the film, which put its cast and crew under unacceptable pressures and possibly played a critical role in the tragedy. For the sake of the young woman who lost her life, and for ALL movie sets in which a death like this should never be possible, there must be a full and frank investigation and the person/people responsible held to account.
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I'm British and never made a movie. But as a former TV producer I fail to understand why real, functioning guns were fired on set at all. In these days of CGI, dummy replica guns could be used (authentic to the historic period), and the sound of the shot/s and even gun smoke added on in post production. Safety should always be the first and last consideration above all others! In 2021 when this tragedy occurred I would not have believed a tragedy like this possible. I doubt the victim, an experienced movie director would either. It's beyond dumb! Whatever the outcome for Alec Baldwin or anyone else involved, I hope this woman's totally needless, violent death will ensure a similar disaster can never happen on a movie (or TV) set ever again.
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It's a little more complicated than that! He clearly did not believe there was live ammunition in the gun when it was handed to him by the person responsible for ensuring it contained blanks. The question is, HOW did that happen? It is clearly extremely negligent and possibly reckless - but Alec Baldwin did not intend to kill anyone at work that day. Is it reasonable to expect him to check the armourer's work and make sure every bullet is a blank before he fires? Of course not - why employ a professional armourer on set and do their job yourself? However, we hear the young armourer employed on this movie (on which Baldwin was a producer), is the daughter of a well known and very experienced armourer. Clearly she is not anything like as experienced as her famous father, and would not have commanded anything like the same salary. And the low budget of this movie throws up the obvious question - were corners being cut on safety for financial reasons? If so, as a producer that potentially makes Baldwin at least partly liable. A young woman lost her life, and her husband and child lost their wife and mother. There must be a full and open investigation into how this happened, with no stone left unturned. Out of respect for the victim and her loved ones, I expected Alec Baldwin to keep his mouth shut to the media until every possible enquiry/legal case has been resolved. I don't think he's doing himself any favours here defending his position at a public question-and-answer session about a totally unrelated subject!
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@firstthes2811 DUH! Because THIS case is about guns - do try to keep up!
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Your post is obviously politically motivated - that 'left actors' comment gave you away, and robbed your comment of any credibility. Shame.
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@ryangettig274 Alec Baldwin is 'A menace to society'. Oh PULEEZE! He's not a serial killer. He's a Democrat supporting movie star who did the best ever satirical expose of Trump - and you hate him 'cos you're a Republican. OK, we get it. It's very simple - like you. Who are YOU to judge anyone, anyway? Take a long, hard look in the mirror, buddy. What qualifies you to stand in judgement, and hang draw and quarter this man who without doubt, did not kill another human being deliberately. There needs to be a full and open investigation into the totally needless, violent death of a movie director on set. And whoever is judged negligent and/or reckless must be fully held to account. Seriously - who ARE you? Thankfully I'll never meet you, so I don't give a F. But for the sake of others who do/will have direct contact with you - SHUDDER!
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@kims364 Sorry Kim, I'm literate and well educated - I don't speak Emoji!
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@herbertlongfellow7702 These questions need to be answered at a criminal trial. No one should ever die of a fatal gunshot wound on a film set - that someone did indicates at least negligence and if stories of cost-cutting and a disgruntled production team are true, recklessness. I share your incredulity that a gun was handed to AB containing live ammunition. As I stated in another post, why use real guns at all when replica, dummy weapons could replace them and the sound/appearance of gunfire/gunsmoke recreated in post production? Safety should always come first and last in the making of entertainment. Whatever the final outcome, Alec Baldwin cannot possibly be the only individual to blame for the death of that young woman. All those responsible must be held accountable without fear or favour. Above all fundamental change must ultimately result, to prevent another such firearms tragedy happening on a set again.
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