Due to the differences in state laws, about what is and isn't a certain class of offense, claims that it is this or that level of homicide are only relevant if they match the law that has jusridiction, in this case, I believe it is New Mexico law.
The specific details of how, or why the event happen only matter in what the eventual charges are going to be. Murder (some level), manslaughter (some level) Homicide (some level) the terms and requirements differ from state to state so lets see what he gets charged with in NM.
The fact that he was holding the gun, and it fired is NOT in dispute. There is NO WAY he is not responsible. even if the gun was BROKEN (and I doubt it is) he is still responsible. Whether he meant to, or not, he is still responsible.
What bothers me the most is that he is still playing word games, to try and convince everyone he is not responsible, probably because he, himself believes he is not responsible. Of course, this is not a new pattern for him. It's basically worked to allow him to avoid responsibility for his actions and statements every time before....
He does not get to avoid his direct, personal responsibilty for what happened.
He violated ALL of the safe gun handling rules, and a woman died as the result. I don't give a rodent's posterior how he felt about, or what he intended, what happened, happened, and he does not get a pass because he is an actor, or because it happened on a movie set.
To fire a Colt pattern single action revolver, the hammer must be pulled back, and released. HE DID THAT. No amount of self deception or even genuine belief that he "didn't pull the trigger" matters. Maybe he didn't knowingly "pull" the trigger. Maybe he had a fat finger in the trigger guard holding the trigger back so the hammer didn't catch and stand at full cock.
MACHTS NICHTS!
I seriously doubt that this was the very first time he ever handled a single action revolver. There is NO WAY he did not understand how the gun worked. Even as "just an actor", he KNEW what to do to fire the gun. And, I believe he did exactly that. I believe he didn't intend for the gun to actually fire, and completely failed in his personal responsibility to ensure that.
My personal opinion is that he should be held accountable, pay every legal penalty for his actions, and then some, but, that's just me.
I would feel differently if he were the kind of man who would admit how terribly he screwed up and face the consequences openly and honestly. He's not doing that. and, apparently, he's not listening to any competent lawyer, either.
The specific details of how, or why the event happen only matter in what the eventual charges are going to be. Murder (some level), manslaughter (some level) Homicide (some level) the terms and requirements differ from state to state so lets see what he gets charged with in NM.
The fact that he was holding the gun, and it fired is NOT in dispute. There is NO WAY he is not responsible. even if the gun was BROKEN (and I doubt it is) he is still responsible. Whether he meant to, or not, he is still responsible.
What bothers me the most is that he is still playing word games, to try and convince everyone he is not responsible, probably because he, himself believes he is not responsible. Of course, this is not a new pattern for him. It's basically worked to allow him to avoid responsibility for his actions and statements every time before....
He does not get to avoid his direct, personal responsibilty for what happened.
He violated ALL of the safe gun handling rules, and a woman died as the result. I don't give a rodent's posterior how he felt about, or what he intended, what happened, happened, and he does not get a pass because he is an actor, or because it happened on a movie set.
To fire a Colt pattern single action revolver, the hammer must be pulled back, and released. HE DID THAT. No amount of self deception or even genuine belief that he "didn't pull the trigger" matters. Maybe he didn't knowingly "pull" the trigger. Maybe he had a fat finger in the trigger guard holding the trigger back so the hammer didn't catch and stand at full cock.
MACHTS NICHTS!
I seriously doubt that this was the very first time he ever handled a single action revolver. There is NO WAY he did not understand how the gun worked. Even as "just an actor", he KNEW what to do to fire the gun. And, I believe he did exactly that. I believe he didn't intend for the gun to actually fire, and completely failed in his personal responsibility to ensure that.
My personal opinion is that he should be held accountable, pay every legal penalty for his actions, and then some, but, that's just me.
I would feel differently if he were the kind of man who would admit how terribly he screwed up and face the consequences openly and honestly. He's not doing that. and, apparently, he's not listening to any competent lawyer, either.