OK, so I’m perusing the November 2011 issue of Chemical Processing magazine (yes, it has to do with my job, it’s really not light reading for fun… although I do find this stuff interesting) and I come across an article that intrigues me in multiple ways.
I’m just wondering if this is what we have to look forward to: Italian Trial Covers Some Shaky Ground. Basically, there are seven defendants, all of whom are geophysical scientists (earthquakes, volcanoes and the like). They served on a “disaster risk committee” for a village that was later hit by a 5.8 quake that killed more than 300 people. Shortly before the quake hit, the committee met and then held a press conference and “basically downplayed the risk of a major quake occurring soon and didn’t promote the need for earthquake preparedness“.
An important item to note: The village is in a earthquake prone area.
OK, so these 7 are being charged with manslaughter and, if convicted, could each face more than 10 years in prison. They are being charged with downplaying the risk of an earthquake in an earthquake prone area, and are thereby being accused of killing over 300 people…
WTF?!?!?!
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Did anyone predict the earthquake that hit Virginia earlier this year? Who is to blame for not warning us about that?
What the hell is going on in the world?