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Informed Comment

Halyna Hutchins’s Death on the Set of Rust Was “Not a Freak Accident”

Halyna Hutchins’s death during the filming of Rust is a tragic consequence of studios prioritizing profit and speed over crew members’ lives. Alec Baldwin’s culpability isn’t about him pulling the trigger on a prop gun — it’s about his and his fellow producers’ cost-cutting decisions.

Source: Halyna Hutchins’s Death on the Set of Rust Was “Not a Freak Accident”

Class War

Fatal Film Set Shooting Followed Outcry by Union Crew Members Over Safety Protocols

Alec Baldwin speaks on the phone in the parking lot outside the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office in Santa Fe, N.M., after he was questioned about a shooting on the set of the film "Rust" on the outskirts of Santa Fe, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. Baldwin fired a prop gun on the set, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza, officials said. (Jim Weber/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP)

As the Los Angeles Times reported late Friday, the accidental shooting death of Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of “Rust” took place six hours after several union crew members left the location and were replaced by non-union workers.

Source: Fatal Film Set Shooting Followed Outcry by Union Crew Members Over Safety Protocols

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Old Dog Thought- Blind Trust on a Film set maybe but not in Politics

Fighting Fake News with REAL 24/10/21; Media and metrics; Blind Trust Porter & Morrison; Murder or Accident on set;