The Punishment for Failing to Predict, from Pitt T. Maner III

2012-10-23 · Pitt T. Maner III
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Italian Scientists Convicted of Manslaughter for failing to predict an earthquake:

"Six Italian scientists and an ex-government official have been sentenced to six years in prison over the 2009 deadly earthquake in L'Aquila. A regional court found them guilty of multiple manslaughter. Prosecutors said the defendants gave a falsely reassuring statement before the quake, while the defense maintained there was no way to predict major quakes."

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"Among those convicted were some of Italy's most prominent and internationally respected seismologists and geological experts."