Rust Movie Set: Armorer was Irresponsible, Gun Slinger was Reckless, and the Mischief Maker Got Away with Murder.
Murder mystery fans know. Guilty is who loads the bullet.
We have all watched countless action movies and murder mysteries in which actors are killed or wounded on film, not in real life. That is why it was so surprising that Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot and director Joel Souza was injured on the set of Rust.
The Santa Fe Justice Department, the media, and Hollywood have reported that an irresponsible twenty-two-year-old Armorer and an angry old Hollywood actor behaving recklessly were responsible for the death and injury on the movie set. But are they?
When was the last time an actor was shot and killed on a movie or television film set? In 1993, Bruce Lee was killed when his co-star fired at him with a prop gun during filming. Bruce Lee was killed by a blank, not a live round. How often has a gun been fired on a movie or television set during filming? I would expect it millions of times. That indicates that an impeccable safety record resulted from many safeguards being put in place. Safety did not count on just one person but a series of systems that ensured safety. As we say at Mick Rich Contractors and other companies, “Safety is No Accident.”
Marion and I enjoy murder mysteries, everything from Agatha Christy’s novels to the movie Knives Out. We have watched many murder mysteries where an actor is killed on a set by a weapon with a live round. The film’s investigator walks on the set, who fired the bullet, who was responsible for the handling and storing of the weapon. Every murder mystery investigator does not stop there. The driving question always is, “Who had a motive?” and “Who put the live round in the weapon?” The police investigators or the prosecutor on the Rust set never asked these questions.
Before the day of the shooting, there had been no accidents or near misses. So, what changed from the day before the shooting to the day of the shooting? There was a labor dispute, and the union members walked off the job and were replaced by non-union workers. This is a big deal!
Our company, Mick Rich Contractors, assisted in building multiple sets when the film industry started in New Mexico. We had a choice once the film industry became established in New Mexico. We either became signatories to the union or did not work in the film industry. We chose not to work in the film industry. I learned long ago to either join the union or not, but not try to straddle the line because the risk can be significant.
Santa Fe Democrats' power stems from organized labor in every facet of our society, from the teacher’s union to building trade unions, public employee unions, and movie industry unions. Their contribution to Santa Fe Democrats funds their elections. Michele Lujan Grisham and her fellow Santa Fe Democrats could not risk alienating the unions with an investigation into workplace union violence. The Rust investigation is closed.
Rust Justice is just another case of Justice Santa Fe Democrat’s style. They mourn the tragic death of Halyna Hutchins; they congratulate themselves for the conviction of the powerless, reprimand the powerful, and continue with business as usual. At the same time, New Mexicans buried another piece of themselves with Halyna Hutchins.
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