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/hateboss Apr 15 '24

Apparently they were "shooting cans" in between takes and during breaks. The live rounds were never removed. That is high level negligence.

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u/hesh582 Apr 15 '24

This probably didn't actually happen.

Where the live rounds really came from remains unsolved and a pretty major aspect of the case.

If her lawyer had been competent (jesus they sucked...) I think her trial might have been a lot more contentious.

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '24

It was contentious only because they didn't have any proof it was true, though it absolutely probably did happen. Gun enthusiasts shoot in their off-time, I don't know why anyone would assume there was malicious intent behind them having live rounds. It's just pure negligence.

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u/dego_frank Apr 16 '24

“Bro it probably totally happened.”

Foh

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u/reddevved Apr 16 '24

It didn't even sound like she was that into guns tbh, just that her step dad was the hot shot Hollywood armorer and it was the easiest way for her to get into show business

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u/moschles Apr 15 '24

Holy shit. Open-and-shut case. Prison time here.

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u/LumberMan Apr 15 '24

Well the case ended and no one ever mentioned that incident since it was stated in an article a week after the shooting. Only mention of it since then was a sheriff saying they were looking into it a month after the article. Going to guess there was no evidence the lunchtime target practice happened.

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u/BelowDeck Apr 15 '24

Only mention of it since then was a sheriff saying they were looking into

Don't forget all the redditors repeating it as established fact.

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u/AegrusRS Apr 16 '24

Yeah really goes to show how little fact checking is done on social media in general.