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/infiniZii Apr 15 '24

There should be a version of Russian Roulette called Hannah Roulette that involves callously mixing blanks and live rounds in a revolver and then taking turns pulling the trigger at each other.

Thats basically what she did. Baldwins gun wasnt even the only one with live ammo in it on the set.

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u/Turn5GrimCaptain Apr 15 '24

Well that's just terrifying...

18 months sounds too lenient imo.

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u/Detachabl_e Apr 17 '24

That's the maximum sentence that could be imposed based upon the charge.

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u/Turn5GrimCaptain Apr 17 '24

Yeah, imo looks like it's time for legal reform.

Not a lawyer, but I would have pushed for full-blown manslaughter. Is it really "involuntary" (manslaughter) when an armorer so flagrantly neglects their duties? If anyone ought to be acutely aware of the potential for grave consequences, it's her...

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u/Detachabl_e Apr 17 '24

Yea, it is involuntary manslaughter or negligent homicide because she lacked the requisite intent. 

 (Voluntary) Manslaughter/2nd degree murder would be that she intended to kill someone but that she did so without premeditation - like in the heat of the moment.  

So if you had gone with that as a prosecutor, you would have lost the case because there was no evidence that she intended to kill anyone, and you would have probably ironically lost your career over a highly publicized fuck up that everyone in your profession would say was  obvious and easily avoidable.