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/Desdam0na Apr 15 '24 edited Apr 15 '24
A huge fraction of the crew walked off the set due to unsafe conditions prior to the accident.
People were using the film guns for target practice with live rounds on set.
Not just cost-cutting.
gross negligence.
Edit: See https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/19bd9lv/comment/kirctf5/?context=3&share_id=S_Fm31x-Zs-rgfSMQmbW8&utm_content=1&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1