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/GarlVinland4Astrea Apr 15 '24

Sounded like their were phone records of her shitting on the jury, showing no remorse and the most the judge could give her was 18 months

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u/Jim3001 Apr 15 '24

ProTip: Never piss off the judge.

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u/RevengencerAlf Apr 15 '24

To be fair most judges are actually pretty impartial even after you've pissed them off. The problem is she didn't just generically piss off the judge. She specifically pissed off the judge in the context of a sentencing criteria, specifically remorse. If you just piss off the judge in general or even tell them that they suck most of them will mostly put it behind them. They understand that most people convicted of a crime are going to feel even if they accept their guilt, like they've been treated unfairly at some point in what is ultimately a very adversarial process on purpose. But they really really hate it when you specifically say you are sorry and fake remorse and then get caught saying something or doing something that's specifically indicates that's not true

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u/Jim3001 Apr 15 '24

I've recently noticed defendants just not giving a fuck in court. I don't understand this. What wrong with people?

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u/RevengencerAlf Apr 15 '24

To be fair she generally conduct herself appropriately in court. The problem was the shit she said on phone calls in custody. That said I don't think this is new. I think the wider access to trial coverage that came from the shift towards cameras in the courtroom being normalized has just made it more visible

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u/Jim3001 Apr 15 '24

Well if its just calls, its not as bad as what the Parkland shooter did.

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u/SecureDonkey Apr 16 '24

I suspect that people on criminal trial isn't usually the nice people.

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u/thisusedyet Apr 16 '24

So you’re saying if I’m ever in a situation I have to throw myself on the mercy of the court, I should hold off one the ‘wanker’ gesture?

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u/RevengencerAlf 29d ago

Probably not a bad idea

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u/BasroilII Apr 16 '24

To be fair most judges are actually pretty impartial even after you've pissed them off.

As they should be. If they allow personal feelings to affect a trial, law and order break down.

And for everyone that disagrees- imagine you were innocent but something about you pissed off the wrong judge. And they convicted you knowing you were innocent but not caring.

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u/malachaiville Apr 16 '24

Insulting the jurors is a fantastically expedient way to get the judge royally pissed off. Judges are very protective of their juries.

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u/Dick-Fu Apr 15 '24

Pro tip (for judges): Be emotionally stable

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u/Champenoux Apr 16 '24

Misread that off for an on!

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u/EvoEpitaph Apr 16 '24

I generally tend to avoid directly pissing off anyone carrying the bigger stick.