Guilty for Not Predicting

After the 2009 tragic earthquake in L’Aquila, Italy, a court there and science disagreed. Dan Murphy of the CSM noted that seven members of the “‘National Commission for the Forecast and Prevention of Major Risks’” were convicted of manslaughter. During the trial the court allowed “testimony of people who had lost loved ones.” The convicted will appeal.

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Wiki-image © Ra Boe / Wikipedia of Sept 2010 earthquake damage used by CC BY-SA 3.0.