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Charges against Alec Baldwin Dropped

by Hillarys Colon, Thursday, April 20, 2023, 21:35 (343 days ago) @ JoFrance

I am not shocked about this. I said from the beginning nothing would happen to him.

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I expected it

by ,ndo, Certifiable!, Friday, April 21, 2023, 06:24 (343 days ago) @ Hillarys Colon

I am not shocked about this

I expected it. The only two unknowns were the excuse and the date. Now we know.

Meanwhile, people died and no-one pays. That's the outrage.

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Agreed

by Cornpop Sutton ⌂, A bad bad dude who makes good shine., Friday, April 21, 2023, 21:44 (342 days ago) @ JoFrance

It's a senseless tragedy that doesn't contain any real lessons or teachings, except that carelessness kills.

I think Alec Baldwin is a POS but this situation can be struck down as a horrible accident. I'm surprised that he didn't get negligent manslaughter at least.

I Thought He Would Plead Guilty For Probation

by FSK, Monday, April 24, 2023, 15:50 (340 days ago) @ Cornpop Sutton

I thought he was going to plead guilty for 2-3 years of probation and maybe a fine. I didn't expect him to do any jail time.

It's hard to plead guilty when you're facing a civil lawsuit. His lawyers probably said no. For the civil lawsuit, the standard of proof is less. He should pay a couple million to the victim's family.

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Time to review basic gun safety rules

by dictum, Wednesday, April 26, 2023, 10:37 (338 days ago) @ FSK

This is apropos. Baldwin shot a 45 Colt I believe, single action, a 19th century replica. It's actually harder to shoot someone with it, it has to be cocked manually for every shot. When it's decocked, it will not fire, the trigger cannot be pulled. It was a colossal failure in the sense of having to first cock it, point it in the wrong direction and fire, assume it was empty.

Guns when unloaded will load themselves and be ready exactly for that error. And 45 colt will punch through a wall and still make someone DRT.


The 4 universal rules of gun safety are:

Treat all guns as if they are always loaded.
Never let the muzzle point at anything that you are not willing to destroy.
Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on target and you have made the decision to shoot.
Be sure of your target and what is behind it.

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