Alec Baldwin has done the unthinkable, not just in wielding the gun that shot and killed Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust in October of this year, but in giving a national interview to George Stephanopoulos of ABC News before the investigation has even run its course.
Why would someone do such a reckless thing? Why would his lawyers allow it?
Alec Baldwin has a lot to answer for, as we discuss...in Virtual Legality.
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#AlecBaldwin #Rust #Interview
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
03:25 Real Legal Risk
06:31 Why Talk At All
09:39 Setting the Scene
13:00 It Wasn't Me
17:07 The Blame Game (Victim and Gun)
23:05 The Blame Game (Armorer)
25:26 The Blame Game (Other Producers)
29:23 The Blame Game (First Responders, Odds)
30:44 A Better Way
32:25 Abdication of Responsibility
36:27 Conclusion
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Discussed in this episode:
"A prop gun discharged by Alec Baldwin killed a film crew member on set, sheriff says"
NPR - October 21, 2021
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/21/1048246249/woman-killed-alec-baldwin-film-prop-firearm-new-mexico
ALEC BALDWIN - UNSCRIPTED (Interview)
ABC News - Hulu (Paywall)
https://www.hulu.com/series/alec-baldwin-unscripted-22edd129-fede-4419-b74a-102428475d1a
"I can’t even tell you how much this isn’t helping."
Tweet - December 2, 2021 - Hoeg Law
https://twitter.com/HoegLaw/status/1466590674069835776
30-2-3. Manslaughter.
2011 New Mexico Statutes
https://law.justia.com/codes/new-mexico/2011/chapter30/article2/section30-2-3/
30-7-4. Negligent use of a deadly weapon.
2011 New Mexico Statutes
https://law.justia.com/codes/new-mexico/2011/chapter30/article7/section30-7-4/
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