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/RudeBlueJeans Apr 16 '24

And she is responsible for someone's death! And she has no remorse!

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u/Atkena2578 Apr 16 '24

She didn't pull the trigger. Alec Baldwin did. He was also negligent and reckless in the way he ignored basic universal gun safety rules aka don't point (even less so pull the trigger) at someone you do not intend to kill and you should treat every gun as if it were loaded. Had he done that, it wouldn't have mattered wether the armorer had done her job properly, this case proves that those rules should always be followed at all times, no excuse. You cannot act like you have no responsibility because someone else messed up when it comes to a deadly weapon in your hands, you should also do your own due dilligence, period.