The amount of stupidity that led up to the Rust shooting is depressing and mind-boggling

A photograph of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who died on the set of Rust in October of 2021Photo: PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty ImagesEarlier today, a New Mexico court shut down a request from the attorneys for Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who had been asking that the case against her—i.e., the involuntary manslaughter of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, killed on the movie’s set in October of 2021—be thrown out of court. Gutierrez-Reed’s team had been making the case that, after more than