For today’s story, I will admit to having mixed feelings. I suspect that you will feel the same way, too.
Now, I’m not proud of my mixed feelings because, frankly, those mixed feelings are partly due to how much I dislike the person at the center of today’s story, Alec Baldwin. He’s been a rampant loudmouth and anti-2A activist (even though he continues to produce movies that don’t show guns in a bad light which is pretty hypocritical, don’t you think?). He’s arrogant and obnoxious, and he’s been downright mean to people that disagree with his politics.
Not the kind of person that you want to spend any time around, I would think.
On the flip side, I hate gun laws, in general. Maybe his recent trials haven’t been specifically about gun laws, but too many legal gun owners have had to go through the same thing that he’s gone through because they had to protect their families. So, in that light, I have some sympathy for what he’s been going through. But not much (see the earlier point).
Jessamyn Dodd gives us the details:
A New Mexico judge has dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against actor Alec Baldwin with prejudice, meaning it cannot be brought back to court.
This decision is final and prevents the prosecution from pursuing the same charges against Mr. Baldwin again. The dismissal on Friday was due to the prosecution’s failure to provide the defense with crucial evidence, which violated Mr. Baldwin’s right to a fair trial, the judge said.
Mr. Baldwin was on trial for the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of his Western film, “Rust.”
So, yes, Baldwin is off the hook for the death on the set of his movie, Rust.
Good for him.
Now, if he can get his head out of his backside and stop pushing to steal the gun rights of innocent Americans, that might help to lessen my disgust with him.