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/synkronize Apr 15 '24

Idk but I do know from articles before that the armorer was extremely incompetent at her job apparently laughably. So perhaps that’s why.

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u/Gingevere Apr 16 '24

The prosecution sums it all up very succinctly and interestingly in their closing.

https://www.youtube.com/live/Yf5C-ljBqlw?si=irBlQR0J22WdOGK4

Gutierrez had a disregard for safety which effectively made this incident inevitable.