Here is an excerpt from
Reuters:
An Oscar-winning special effects expert was cleared Monday of health and safety breaches after a cameraman died during the making of the last Batman movie in 2007.
Conway Wickliffe, 41, was killed when the vehicle from which he was filming struck a tree during a test run for an action scene in "The Dark Knight," starring Christian Bale and the late Heath Ledger. The father-of-two suffered severe head injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene at an industrial site in southern England.
Jurors at Guildford Crown Court took less than two hours to find special effects supervisor Christopher Corbould, 53, not guilty of failing to ensure his safety, the Press Association reported. Their decision was unanimous.
Corbould, who won an Oscar last month for the special effects in Hollywood blockbuster "Inception," looked relieved and could be heard to breathe a sigh of relief as jurors returned their verdict.
What do you guys think about this? While what happenned to Mr Wickliffe was obviously a terrible tragedy, was taking taking special effects expert Christopher Corbould to court really necessary after such an awful accident? Be sure to share your thoughts in the usual place.