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Just because Alec Baldwin is a killer doesn't neccesarily make him a murderer. But it does make him a killer.

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I have been a defense attorney (and Public Defender!) for over 30 years. You are absolutely right we can't presume guilt. Still:

New Mexico Statutes 30-2-3. Manslaughter

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Manslaughter is the unlawful killing of a human being without malice.

Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 30-2-3

Felony: A crime carrying a penalty of more than a year in prison.

A. Voluntary manslaughter consists of manslaughter committed upon a sudden quarrel or in the heat of passion.

Whoever commits voluntary manslaughter is guilty of a third degree felony resulting in the death of a human being.

B. Involuntary manslaughter consists of manslaughter committed in the commission of an unlawful act not amounting to felony, or in the commission of a lawful act which might produce death in an unlawful manner or without due caution and circumspection.

Whoever commits involuntary manslaughter is guilty of a fourth degree felony.

Sounds like 4th degree felony involuntary manslaughter is possible. I'm not sure "it was an accident" cuts it. Don't they have prop men and firearms guys who handle this? In other words, before the scene is shot, the gun guy checks the gun and THEN hands it to the actor? Doesn't Alec know not to point a weapon at someone?

Speaking of Fauci lying: He lied under oath. As did McCabe, Comey, Brennan and Clapper. Not one of them prosecuted. Does Fauci get his pension too?

I can't help but compare it with the prosecutions of the Jan. 6 protesters (noting Baldwin's rant) getting jail time for "parading," and sentences harsher than even DOJ is asking for from judges who should recuse themselves for just that reason: a lack of impartiality. It is now beyond dispute that Fauci lied. Under oath. He lied to Congress, as did Brennan and Clapper, a five-year felony. Perjury deserves more than mere obloquy.

The American Citizen is "paying for it, in every possible sense". A mind-boggling end to the week.

Have a good weekend.

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