# Alec Baldwin \[accidentally\] Kills Crew Member with Prop Gun {2021-10-21} **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** breaking-news\ **Created:** [October 22, 2021, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alec-baldwin-accidentally-kills-crew-member-with-prop-gun-2021-10-21/952960 "2021-10-22T02:38:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 499
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2021, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alec-baldwin-accidentally-kills-crew-member-with-prop-gun-2021-10-21/952960/499 "2021-10-24T15:11:50Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > It’s not like the Kobe example is the only time these sorts of things are reported on, though. And I can’t recall a situation whereone ey did it like this, putting the one aspect relevant why she died as third. It’s a weak argument to say “OK you disproved this one example, but I’m sure there are many others.” Are there really? And the complaint wasn’t about mentioning why she died, it was about the news story prioritizing her family over her job title. I’m sure if they reported it the other way around, someone would find a way to get mad about that as well. > [@BigT](#): > > It’s hard to come up with a reason why they would do this. Why would anyone need to be reminded she’s a daughter? Did someone actually describe her as a daughter? Do you have a source for that? This again seems like people wanting to get spun up about something without even seeing the thing being talked about. > [@BigT](#): > > And why would she need to have a kid to matter? When I read a news story, I get emotionally engaged about the death of someone’s mom, dad, wife, husband, whatever. I care about the loss of a person, and the pain it causes their loved ones. Not so much if it’s just the death of a cinematographer I never heard of, delaying a movie I probably don’t care about, by an actor that I’m mostly indifferent to. Just so we’re all on the same page, I believe this is the quote that people are getting heated up about. No mention that she’s “somebody’s daughter.” > what a jerk, right? --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alec-baldwin-accidentally-kills-crew-member-with-prop-gun-2021-10-21/952960)._