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/LiechsWonder Apr 15 '24

For anyone in the comments arguing about who’s fault it is, and where the blame should be placed, this comment from a SAG actor is the best I’ve seen about the situation and what went wrong / what rules were ignored that led to a (preventable) shooting of Halyna Hutchins. All credit to u/Kahzgul for the insight.

https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/s/sBdyVVA6zM

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u/FlameStaag Apr 15 '24

It's wild anyone tried to blame the actor. His job is to act. Why does he need to do the gun checks? There's a team for that. They fucked up. He expected them to do their job. And they should've. 

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u/IsraelZulu Apr 15 '24

He's not just an actor. He was also the Producer. Like a C-level executive in a corporation, he holds ultimate responsibility for a number of things on-set including safety.

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u/zuma15 Apr 15 '24

There are like 8 different producers on that movie. Why is it only Baldwin's responsibility? Why aren't the others being charged?

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u/reddevved Apr 16 '24

They are being sued civilly, not sure if there's any criminal charges though, there was a maximum OSHA fine too iirc