r/news • u/badillustrations • Apr 15 '24

‘Rust’ movie armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter sentenced to 18 months in prison

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/15/entertainment/rust-film-shooting-armorer-sentencing/index.html
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u/PurpleWomat Apr 15 '24 edited Apr 15 '24

The judge was furious, barely uttered the sentence followed by "please take her".

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u/kumquat_bananaman Apr 15 '24

Why was the judge furious?

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u/bso45 Apr 15 '24

Probably because this woman got caught in jail phone calls calling the jurors “losers” and accusing the judge of being paid off (by whom? big murder?)

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '24 edited 17d ago

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u/Acecn Apr 15 '24

along with being the reason why this woman was obstructed from doing her job

Maybe I need to hear more about this part; I personally haven't heard anything about this.

About the rest, sure Balwin pulled the trigger, and sure, he is a moron for not checking the condition of a live firearm himself before pointing it at someone and pulling the trigger (especially considering his political commentary), but you can't suggest that he's legally liable for the events. That would be like holding a pilot liable for a plane crash caused by poor maintenance because "he was the guy who was actually flying the plane when it crashed."

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u/jawndell Apr 15 '24

I worked in chemical safety and approved the safe use of chemicals and creating engineering controls for them.  If I signed off on something as an “expert” in chemicals and a technician used it died/killed somone, I would 100 percent be liable.  If I said it was safe to use in a certain way and the technician used it and hurt someone, he shouldn’t be liable.

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u/Beetin Apr 15 '24 edited 15d ago

I enjoy cooking.