Glennfs wrote: ↑Wed Oct 27, 2021 4:52 pm
What Cheney had was a hunting accident. What happened on the movie set was a gun accident. Essentially the exact same thing except Cheney was lucky enough not to kill his victim.
Have you considered that there might be a link between the gun being loaded and the labor dispute.
Not that they wanted or expected anyone to get shot. But, it was be a good protest directed at the man in charge.
A protest that went horribly wrong.
No matter the case somebody was negligent in loading that weapon. Regardless of intentions
This wasn't essentially the exact same thing. Here's the differences:
Cheney was responsible for handling a loaded weapon (one he probably loaded himself).
Baldwin was handed a gun and was told it was a "cold gun" meaning not loaded.
Cheney violated basic hunting rules by not knowing what he was shooting at or where members of his hunting party were.
Baldwin was practicing with a "cold gun" as part of the rehearsal he pointed the gun where the camera was to film.
With Cheney, the sheriff wasn't notified of the shooting until an hour after the shooting and that was by the Secret Service.
With Baldwin, the crew called 911 immediately which notified not only medical emergency but the sheriff.
One thing they both have in common is they were both responsible for checking if their weapons were loaded and whether the safety, if each weapon had one, was on.
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