“It’s a case that illuminates just how complex things can get when criminal justice intersects with a person’s celebrity status.”
It is a case that concerns a man who shot and killed a woman. Your response treats the killing flippantly.
The charge is involuntary manslaughter, meaning no specific intent to kill is required.
The prosecutor, in essence, must show that Baldwin acted in a reckless manner and should have been aware of the risks for a conviction.
If someone hands you a gun, you assume it is loaded until you know it isn’t. Baldwin didn’t follow this extremely simple and fundamental rule that most people are familiar with.
If he wasn’t familiar it’s worse. Being an unsophisticated gun handler should lead most to an even greater respect for safety.
“It’s a case that illuminates just how complex things can get when criminal justice intersects with a person’s celebrity status.”
It is a case that concerns a man who shot and killed a woman. Your response treats the killing flippantly.
The charge is involuntary manslaughter, meaning no specific intent to kill is required.
The prosecutor, in essence, must show that Baldwin acted in a reckless manner and should have been aware of the risks for a conviction.
If someone hands you a gun, you assume it is loaded until you know it isn’t. Baldwin didn’t follow this extremely simple and fundamental rule that most people are familiar with.
If he wasn’t familiar it’s worse. Being an unsophisticated gun handler should lead most to an even greater respect for safety.