Id be the best diplomat., people call me Steve The Diplomat Jones

On Thu, Dec 2, 2021 at 2:06 PM Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected]> wrote:

> Steve, I think you ought to consider a career in in the US Foreign
> Service.  Perhaps at the US rep to the UN.  Diplomacy is a hard commodity
> to come by...
>
> *From:* Steve Jones
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 2, 2021 12:44 PM
> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin
>
> thats what the armorers attorney is saying.
> That doesnt change any of the culpabilities though, it just adds another
> person to the list. IF the bullets were changed while the firearms were on
> the cart, thats still the armorers responsibility. Now baldwin as a
> producer who was cutting corners had the armorer in another roll that
> pulled her away from the weapon, but that still falls on her, shes
> responsible for the firearms.
> The other two still lose zero responsibility based on who put the bullet
> in there, its irrelevant to their negligence
>
> On Thu, Dec 2, 2021 at 1:35 PM Mathew Howard <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Yes. I could give Baldwin a pass for not checking it himself, and
>> delegating that responsibility to someone else since he's just a dumb
>> actor, but that doesn't make him any less responsible. If he was too lazy
>> or incompetent to check it himself, it's still his responsibility to make
>> sure someone who was competent checked it for him.
>>
>> I also have to wonder if there's any chance somebody put live ammo in
>> there intentionally... that would change things a bit.
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 2, 2021 at 1:18 PM Jan-GAMs <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Movie sets for years have had fairly extensive rules on firearms, ammo
>>> and the handling thereof.  What needs to happen with Rust is to find out
>>> how and why the rules were circumvented and find a way to make sure this
>>> never happens again.  If that includes jail for life for Alec Baldwin,
>>> so be it.  This shooting was no accident, it was a failure of 3
>>> individuals in a row to do their jobs and created a serious incident and
>>> loss of life.  There never should have been real ammo on the set, the
>>> person handing the weapon to Baldwin should have verified what was in
>>> the weapon and Baldwin should have checked.  None of that obviously took
>>> place.  Someone put real ammo in that gun, anyone who knows how to put a
>>> bullet into a revolver would have to know the bullets were not fake,
>>> this could be a 4th person since it is obvious the other 3 involved did
>>> not do their job.
>>>
>>> On 12/2/21 10:27, Jay Weekley wrote:
>>> > Just watch any action movie such as John Wicke, Saving Private Ryan,
>>> > Heat etc. There have been three deaths that I know of in all movies
>>> > and TV series combined that I know of.   Massive reform is not
>>> required.
>>> >
>>> > Mathew Howard wrote:
>>> >> Personally, I think all these calls for changes to how the film
>>> >> industry handles weapons safety, banning guns from sets, etc. are
>>> >> more than likely completely unnecessary. It appears to me that they
>>> >> already have pretty strict safety procedures, which seem to have
>>> >> worked pretty well for the last century or so. If the reports that
>>> >> the safety procedures were repeatedly violated on that set are true
>>> >> (to the point people were walking off the set because they thought it
>>> >> was unsafe), that's the problem. The people that ignored the rules
>>> >> and procedures need to be held accountable, one way or another.
>>> >> Throwing a few people in prison is going to be pretty effective at
>>> >> making sure the rules are followed in the future. Monetary loss,
>>> >> which probably won't even significantly hurt the lackeys that are
>>> >> probably actually responsible (aside from Baldwin himself) isn't
>>> >> going to have the same effect.
>>> >>
>>> >> Accidents happen, and sometimes they're unavoidable, but this isn't
>>> >> just a simple accident. This couldn't have happened if certain people
>>> >> had actually done their job. I don't think it's terribly unreasonable
>>> >> to hand a gun to some idiot actor and tell him to do whatever he
>>> >> needs to do with it, even if he's clueless and might violate every
>>> >> aspect of standard firearms safety - provided that gun passed through
>>> >> the hands of several other people who know what they're doing and
>>> >> verified there was no way it could hurt anybody.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> On Thu, Dec 2, 2021 at 11:51 AM Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected]
>>> >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>     So, what does jail time fix?  A deterrent?  Sending a message?  A
>>> >>     spanking for bad humans?
>>> >>     This was an accident.  My wife wrecked a car 20 years ago and one
>>> >>     of my sons died.  Should she have been put in jail? Accidents
>>> >>     happen.
>>> >>     The family has civil remedies because money is the only thing the
>>> >>     legal system can do to attempt to make one whole.
>>> >>     *From:* Steve Jones
>>> >>     *Sent:* Thursday, December 2, 2021 10:43 AM
>>> >>     *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
>>> >>     *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin
>>> >>     firearm safety is a universal applied universally to firearms.
>>> >>     There is no different level of safety for different people. A
>>> >>     firearms inherent danger doesnt lessen depending on where its used
>>> >>     (maybe around flammable gasses). I hate cop out excuses for
>>> >>     mishandling firearms. Thats how we have gotten to a point where
>>> >>     people are afraid of an inanimate object.
>>> >>     Now, putting a firearm in a morons hand like alec baldwin adds to
>>> >>     the inherent danger, but thats beyond the basic principles of
>>> >>     firearm safety (the ones that dont change)
>>> >>     Multiple people need to see some jail time, starting with the
>>> >>     person operating the firearm, thats the person ultimately
>>> >>     responsible. The armorer, unless she can prove her sabatoge claim,
>>> >>     needs to be in a cell. the guy who picked it up and gave it to the
>>> >>     moron is just as culpable as twerp baldwin. Maybe they can be
>>> >>     cellmates and split their time with shower bubba.
>>> >>     This is a perfect example of why rule 1 exists, willfull ignorance
>>> >>     of that is called negligence.
>>> >>     On Thu, Dec 2, 2021 at 11:12 AM Daniel White <[email protected]>
>>> >>     wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>         I'm nervous around anyone with a firearm because on principle
>>> >>         I trust no one.  I trust no firearm is unloaded unless I
>>> >>         maintain possession and cleared it myself.  Active Duty/former
>>> >>         military is mostly an exception since you act without respect
>>> >>         there you can expect to have your face in the dirt pretty
>>> quick.
>>> >>
>>> >>         I get though that you can't expect actors to know all the
>>> >>         firearms they handle.  The system they use is supposed to have
>>> >>         multiple fail safes so that the actor doesn't need to be a
>>> >>         weapons expert.  I think the system works considering how few
>>> >>         on set accidents have happened... and obviously procedure
>>> >>         wasn't followed here.
>>> >>
>>> >>         As I said, I think Alec is in some serious trouble as a
>>> >>         producer... but I doubt anything will happen criminally in
>>> >>         regards to him pulling the trigger.
>>> >>
>>> >>         photograph
>>> >>         Daniel White
>>> >>         Co-Founder
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>>> >>         direct:+1 (702) 470-2766
>>> >>
>>> >>>         Bill Prince
>>> >>>         December 2, 2021 at 09:55
>>> >>>
>>> >>>         You and me both. When I'm in the presence of people who (I
>>> >>>         feel) are a bit too cavalier with a firearm, I get very
>>> >>>         nervous, and my natural instinct is to get the hell away from
>>> >>>         that person. I was taught to treat every firearm as if it is
>>> >>>         loaded. My bolt action rifle, I keep the bolt stored separate
>>> >>>         from the rifle. I don't put it in until I am ready to use it.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>         bp
>>> >>>         <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>>> >>>         On 12/2/2021 7:46 AM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>         Chuck McCown via AF
>>> >>>         December 2, 2021 at 08:46
>>> >>>         One junk news article has another person on the set saying
>>> >>>         his finger was on the trigger guard.
>>> >>>         Whether single or double action, a revolver takes some force
>>> >>>         to fire.
>>> >>>         I supposed if it was fully cocked and adjusted to have a hair
>>> >>>         trigger it is possible to be extra easy to touch off.
>>> >>>         I just cannot imagine someone handing me a firearm expecting
>>> >>>         me to wave it around in the general direction of people and
>>> >>>         me not checking it first.  I would never trust someone’s word
>>> >>>         on that.
>>> >>>         *From:* Bill Prince
>>> >>>         *Sent:* Thursday, December 2, 2021 8:28 AM
>>> >>>         *To:* [email protected]
>>> >>>         *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin
>>> >>>
>>> >>>         From where I'm sitting there had to be multiple screw ups.
>>> >>>         First is the security of the weapons. Based on what I've read
>>> >>>         (and I don't know how much of it is true), the weapons were
>>> >>>         on a table; they had been used for "target practice" during
>>> >>>         breaks; the armorer had declared them to be "cold" (in my
>>> >>>         mind that means there is nothing in the chambers; not blanks,
>>> >>>         not anything).
>>> >>>
>>> >>>         If it was a dress rehearsal, I would expect that there were
>>> >>>         multiple cameras running. Digital film does not cost enough
>>> >>>         to matter, and it can be used to determine if they're getting
>>> >>>         the shots they want.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>         bp
>>> >>>         <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>>> >>>         On 12/2/2021 5:31 AM, Mike Hammett wrote:
>>> >>>
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>>> >>>         Bill Prince
>>> >>>         December 2, 2021 at 08:28
>>> >>>
>>> >>>         From where I'm sitting there had to be multiple screw ups.
>>> >>>         First is the security of the weapons. Based on what I've read
>>> >>>         (and I don't know how much of it is true), the weapons were
>>> >>>         on a table; they had been used for "target practice" during
>>> >>>         breaks; the armorer had declared them to be "cold" (in my
>>> >>>         mind that means there is nothing in the chambers; not blanks,
>>> >>>         not anything).
>>> >>>
>>> >>>         If it was a dress rehearsal, I would expect that there were
>>> >>>         multiple cameras running. Digital film does not cost enough
>>> >>>         to matter, and it can be used to determine if they're getting
>>> >>>         the shots they want.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>         bp
>>> >>>         <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>>> >>>         On 12/2/2021 5:31 AM, Mike Hammett wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>         Mike Hammett
>>> >>>         December 2, 2021 at 06:31
>>> >>>         Something a lot of people are leaving out is that movie set
>>> >>>         gun safety is likely quite different than real life gun
>>> >>>         safety. Likely, the same rules don't apply in both scenarios.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
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>>> >>>
>>> >>>         *From: *"Steve Jones" mailto:[email protected]
>>> >>>         *To: *"AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" mailto:
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>>> >>>         *Sent: *Wednesday, December 1, 2021 8:55:03 PM
>>> >>>         *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin
>>> >>>
>>> >>>         Amazing how less dead that lady would be if this guy wasnt
>>> >>>         handling a magic gun pointing it at people on a scene that
>>> >>>         had no call to point at people in an industry where you dont
>>> >>>         point firearms at people with a firearm you dont point at
>>> >>>         anything youre not prepared to destroy... but sure, he didnt
>>> >>>         pull the trigger. Totally trust a mope who beats people up
>>> >>>         over parking spots
>>> >>>
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>>> >>>
>>> >>>         Steve Jones
>>> >>>         December 1, 2021 at 19:55
>>> >>>         Amazing how less dead that lady would be if this guy wasnt
>>> >>>         handling a magic gun pointing it at people on a scene that
>>> >>>         had no call to point at people in an industry where you dont
>>> >>>         point firearms at people with a firearm you dont point at
>>> >>>         anything youre not prepared to destroy... but sure, he didnt
>>> >>>         pull the trigger. Totally trust a mope who beats people up
>>> >>>         over parking spots
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
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