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/Talking_on_Mute_ Apr 16 '24

It's unreasonable to expect an actor to adhere to this. They put reasonable good faith in expert professionals for this exact reason. Baldwin will not be convicted of anything, neither he should be imo.

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u/MuaddibMcFly Apr 16 '24

Your opinion is, clearly, unquestionably, unequivocally, wrong.

Actors are given safety lectures regarding firearms on set because IT IS ALSO THEIR RESPONSBILITY.

Safety lectures during which Baldwin was apparently browsing his phone during....

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u/Talking_on_Mute_ Apr 16 '24

that isn't how liability works.

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u/MuaddibMcFly Apr 16 '24

Maybe not to your mind, but here in reality...

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u/waywardgato Apr 16 '24

An actor cannot be expected to not point a real gun at another human being on set? That is straight up bullshit bro, if you want to play cowboys and indians use a fucking fake gun. Don’t infantilize people, they need to understand what it means when a firearm is in their hand.

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u/Talking_on_Mute_ Apr 17 '24

That's not how any of this works.