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Post by DarthAvarous on Nov 8, 2012 10:26:48 GMT -5
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Bon Bon
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Post by Bon Bon on Nov 8, 2012 17:38:58 GMT -5
What
I don't
How... did this happen??
I feel so bad for those scientists and their families. What an awful reason to go to prison. What a mishandling of justice. Just.... rrrrgh.
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Post by appledashfan185 on Nov 9, 2012 5:58:21 GMT -5
I feel bad for the families and I'm glad the scientists are going to jail. They deserve to go to jail for what they did.
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Post by gymrat on Nov 9, 2012 8:41:35 GMT -5
What?! As someone who is looking to go into science, this verdict is ridiculous! Failure to predict something is not grounds for jail.
We don't imprison the meteorologist for failing to predict a storm that kills someone. Why is this any different?
Could they prove that the scientists had knowledge that the earthquake was about to happen? Innocent until proven guilty is true in Italy, and I find it hard to believe that you could prove that these men were certain that an earthquake would strike.
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hat
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Post by hat on Nov 9, 2012 9:57:00 GMT -5
There is not enough information in the article. You can't accurately predict an earthquake until minutes before. On the other hand, the scientists have a position of responsibility that can affect people's lives. If they were shown to completely disregard their position and produce abnormally imprecise data then it could be seen as negligence.
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Post by gymrat on Nov 9, 2012 19:11:05 GMT -5
Having done some reading on the case, I can say it is more complex than I initially assumed.
It still seems harsh to give them jail time. Remove them from the board that advises the government on seismic activity seems a more appropriate response.
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Post by Van on Nov 9, 2012 19:38:20 GMT -5
Wow, that's messed up.
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