Comments by "Arthur Mosel" (@arthurmosel808) on "Criminal charges may be coming in Alec Baldwin prop gun shooting" video.

Unfortunately no in this case. Three people hold responsibility, because normal procedure requires each to check it according to available information. The armored is the first, the assistant director should have checked it, and finally the actor using it. Obviously, none did that required check, the only question remains who is criminally liable if anyone. Mr. Baldwin has an additional problem since as a producer and on set, he should have insured all safety procedures were followed, especially since there were two earlier incidents, so is their criminal or civil liability for his negligence, as the producer, in insuring the safe operation of the filming. A very sticky situation for all.
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@alexandragamingronyno2275 Agreed, and Baldwin at least faces a civil suit even if not charged criminally. The others could probably be sued, but I suspect the deepest pockets (Baldwin) may get that as a sole honor. The real question will be the criminally negligent homicide charges.
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@kwixotic The other night another armorer went over the normal procedure on a set, and the three checks that I mentioned were stated to be standard industry procedure. So all three were supposed to check if industry standard procedures were followed. After two previous incidents, there was no excuse for not following those procedures; and yes Baldwin has the additional risk of being the Producer and being on set following the earlier incidents. I see al, three facing criminally negligent homicide charges for that if his celebrity doesn't keep him safe.
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@Average1212 Sorry, he was a Producer, and he was on the set. He knew about previous incidents, and he was the actor with the firearm. It isn't my dislike, for Baldwin
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Sorry but I brushed the wrong place on the touch screen. As I was saying, it isn't my dislike for Baldwin, though I will say that I dislike him); but rather whether he had direct responsibility for safety or not; he was a producer and knew of safety issues (part of the reason people had walked off the set earlier in the day). There is no honest way to say that he wasn't negligent, the only question was it criminal. In my opinion it was. Given the facts he showed a wanton disregard for the safety of others or the consequences of his actions.
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@poppyredd5930 I believe that is her statement. Is it true or not, i don't know and I suspect neither do you. Everyone involved is talking; so, I hope the police can determine whose version is closest to the truth.
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@poppyredd5930 We both agree that he shot and killed the woman. The difference is that Baldwin, if normal procedures were followed, should have checked the weapon before firing it. As a Producer on set, knowing of previous discharges of supposedly safe firearms had a responsibility to ensure proper procedures were followed . Why I feel criminal negligence is the appropriate charges for the armored, assistant director, and Baldwin as actor and Producer.
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Lee harry enty The same issue, if you are the building owner and you were aware that mislabeled fire extinguishers exist in that production batch and do nothing to deal with the issue, you are negligent. Even if Baldwin didn't have a requirement to check the firearm under industry standards; as Producer on set where previous mistakes had caused negligent discharges and you failed to insure that standards were met, you are negligent, as Baldwin is in this case.
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Lee harry enty Industry standards supposedly require each person involved to check including the actor. Worse, as a Producer, Baldwin should have enforced those standards, but apparently failed to do so.
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@DavidF9511 First and foremost Mr. Baldwin has been acting for years and many of his movies involved firearms use; he should be at least somewhat knowledgeable of firearms and industry standards for their use on set. As to the actor being the all check, he is the individual actually firing the firearm, he needs to be personally aware that it is safe, especially on a set where two previous unintentional discharges took place.
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@keeganjohnson860 Read my comment on what has been said of industry standard practice and remember two previous incidents. Given the earlier problems failure to follow those practices is unexcusable.
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Lee harry enty The standards for such actions on set require multiple checks including the actor. If those rules were disregarded there is negligence. Any Producer on the set knowing that there were previous incidents that did not ensure standard practices were followed showed negligence. Baldwin failed to follow standard practices as an actor and failed as producer for ensuring safety on the set, whether he had primary responsibility or not.
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@billrahn8723 A variant, is that the owner clears it while you watch.
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