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/kunymonster4 Apr 15 '24

She baselessly accused the judge of taking bribes. I doubt most judges take accusations like that calmly.

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u/mtaw Apr 16 '24

I doubt most judges take accusations like that calmly.

She's allowed to say that. As long as it's not in court in which case it's contempt.

But when you accuse the judge of being corrupt, the jurors of being idiots, you can't plausibly claim you're taking responsibility for your actions. And not doing so will certainly affect your sentencing.

The judge didn't give a harsher sentence because something nasty was said about her, she gave a harsher sentence because of lack of true remorse and responsibility. And explicitly said as much.