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[quote user="mudchicken"]CSX has also stated they were aware of a film crew in the area, but they had no authority to be on the property or fouling the track. -Charge the film production crew with murder and wreckless endangerment? CSX authorities are fully cooperating with local jurisdictions (the accident scene is on CSX jurisdiction first with the county second) The speculation and mis-information out there is rampant from people with no clue how things work. Again, this will take a while to sort out. The more I see and hear , there are people in the film crew who ought to be worried about jail time and the production company is about to be sued out of existence (CSX needs to send a strong message that this is far beyond an unfortunate accident.) [/quote] I agree that criminal charges are appropriate.  Maybe the second camera assistant was aware that they weren't technically supposed to be there. Maybe she wasn't. Somebody made the decision to shoot on the bridge, and everyone else followed along. Professional courtesy is very strong in the film/photography industry -- people are trusted to do their jobs -- and the hierarchy of second assistant to whoever was in charge makes very difficult to say "hey, maybe we shouldn't be doing this." I'm from the still photography world, but even as a first assistant it takes a lot to speak up against a higher-up. In any case, it sure isn't the second assistant's job to know the dangers of that location, nor that of many of the other film crew members. It may be a complicated case to decide who decided to shoot there, who was responsible for getting permission, and who should have put their foot down. Someone was unaware of trespassing laws or thought he or she could get away with shooting without permission, and a second camera assistant is dead because of it. Others are physically or mentally injured. Disgusting.
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