He picked it up off of a tray/cart and had no actual first hand knowledge of the the status of the gun. Yet he handed it to AB & declared it (for all to hear) to be a Cold Gun.
I totally agree. But the fact that she likely doesn't have as deep of pockets as some other parties involved here leads me to think that she may not come out quite as well as some of those others.
True. I imagine there are plenty of high profile lawyers who may want the job though. Maybe even pro bono. They may feel getting their name attached to such a high profile case would be great for their career. You know, the old "no publicity is bad publicity" thing.
AB had the power of what I am guessing to be a large SM following that he needed to reassure. If HGR had made an early statement, she would not only not have had that same support of a large following, but she also would have likely found herself in the crosshairs of AB's followers. Not to mention that she wouldn't have had the experience of dealing with the general public, pressure from the press, or the a lifetime of acting experience that someone in a situation like this may find useful to fall back upon when reacting to a situation like this.
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed probably doesn't have a large amount of assets that could be used to pay a very large civil lawsuit award. Maybe she carried a large amount of liability insurance. I kind of doubt that.
I can understand the part where she hopes to grow but wanting to be "untouchable" while knowing "everything" is a bit strange to me.
You don't need to use live ammunition for that kind of scene.
I'm glad they don't do that any more.
That's how Jon-Eric Hexum died. He played "Russian Roulette" with a gun loaded with blanks. But even a blank can be deadly if fired in close proximity.
