LOS ANGELES: As a chain of events that lead to the actor Alec Baldwin is fatally shooting cinematographers more clearly, the question remains: Who, if any, will be considered responsible for the death of Healna Hutchins? There was no arrest that had been made, but the prosecutor had not ruled out criminal charges against those involved in the tragedy that hit a set of low western films with a rust “in New Mexico last Thursday.
Law experts tell AFP that in theory, prosecutors can explore two ways to fill Baldwin: as an interesting actor for the trigger during the exercise or as a film producer.
While many facts about shooting have not been established, all agreed that Baldwin could not be considered criminally responsible for removing weapons.
Baldwin was handed by a gun by Assistant Director Dave Halls, which announced that the weapon was safe, using the industry “cold gun.” “He seems to have been reasonably believed that this is not a weapon published,” said University of Southern California Law Professor Gregory Keating.
Unconsciously killings will require evidence of reckless behavior.
“Alec Baldwin does not seem to have many obligations …
the further than the person responsible for the gun, the less likely,” Criminal Defense lawyer Richard Kaplan, told AFP.
Baldwin said in a statement that he “fully cooperated with police investigations to overcome how this tragedy occurred.” Meanwhile, “Rust” has 12 manufacturers and producers of credited executives, including Baldwin.
In Hollywood, such titles can mean anything from people with the highest authority to be set to someone who helps raise money early in film production.
It is not yet clear where a dozen individuals make the decision on-the-ground about hiring the crew and enforcing safety conditions, or the level of Baldwin’s role in the results.
Production companies have not responded to repeated AFP requests for comments.
“I personally feel [Baldwin] might be too far lifted,” Kaplan said.
“When you are an actor a list generally, and you get a producer of credit, that doesn’t mean you have increased the responsibility of the line producer …
it’s really just for economic reasons.” “He only looks like a passive investor as a producer,” Agrees to Keating.
Separate from a criminal investigation, experts say it is very possible that the family and director Hutchins, Joel Souza, who are also injured in the shooting, will demand.
Law demands are likely to target film production companies, Baldwin and other manufacturers, and “anyone who is deep into a gun,” said Bryan Sullivan’s legal consultant.
“I anticipate that everyone will be prosecuted,” he said.
Baldwin is likely to be named in any civil action because of his deep pocket, and because his fame will help draw media coverage, according to Sullivan.
“I doubt the assistant director has a substantial wealth, so the Plaintiff’s lawyer will definitely want to name Alec Baldwin to get money there,” he added.
But legal experts appoint other people involved in the potentially named tragedy, including Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and Halls Armorer.
The role of weapons making involves supplying and keeping weapons safely, ensuring that they are calculated at all times, and locked when not in use.
The entertainment packet trade website reported that crew members had used weapons for hours before the hutchins were killed.
Both gutierrez-reed or halls can be reached for comments.
Outside those who handle weapons, the real failure of each producer to overcome the setting of security that is set means that all involved is “opened to responsibility for their own negligence,” said Keating.
The “Rust” crew member complained about the loose protocol in the set, and the gun was mistakenly fired at least twice on the set in the days before the death of the Hutchins, several US outlets reported.
In the end, for every lawyer who represents the family of the deceased, the target of civil action is “not personal,” Kaplan said.
“They just try to get as much as they can for the family.”