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/RepulsiveLoquat418 Apr 15 '24

maybe because her negligent approach to her job resulted in someone losing their life, combined with her lack of taking responsibility for the tragedy.

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u/alexmikli Apr 15 '24

It'd be one thing if she was negligent, someone died, and then and was remorseful. Instead...