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Originally Posted by greglepore
Jeff-agree with all of what you said other than there were "rules" that she broke or allowed to be broken. If the armorer isn't with the firearms, they should be locked away.
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Did she break them on her own volition, or did she break them under pressure from Alec Baldwin?
It came to light very early on that she was not the only one who had either the key or the combination to the gun lock-up. It came out that Baldwin insisted he had access as well. The fact that all firearms were not locked up when she was off set is, to my understanding, a violation of "Hollywood rules". Did she "allow" that, or did Baldwin insist on that? Further, handling those firearms while she was off set was yet another violation of their rules, and both Halls and Baldwin knew that. They are both very experienced.
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Originally Posted by greglepore
If the firearm is loaded, the armorer needs to KNOW what is in the gun. She didn't, obviously.
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How could she? She wasn't there.
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There's a lot of blame to go around here, including Hall, who has pled guilty, and probably Baldwin as well, but Hannah has her own share of the load.
FWIW, the entire trial was livestreamed. As a former litigator, I watched 90% of it out of boredom/curiosity. She wasn't railroaded.
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Yes, a lot of blame to go around. I'm not saying she is completely blameless. If nothing else, she is guilty of not standing up to Baldwin and refusing his out of the ordinary, unsafe demands. It sounds like she was placed "in charge" of the firearms, but was not actually allowed to be in charge. She should never have compromised firearms safety, even if ultimately it cost her her job, so she is responsible at some level. Just not "manslaughter".
To make matters worse, it sounds as though she is being sentenced more for her disparaging remarks about the judge than she is for her negligence on the set.