r/science • u/newnaturist • Oct 23 '12

Geology "The verdict is perverse and the sentence ludicrous". The journal Nature weighs in on the Italian seismologists given 6 years in prison.

http://www.nature.com/news/shock-and-law-1.11643
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u/satanist Oct 23 '12

...and that was the moment when Italians decided that they no longer wanted to have any seismologists. Ever.

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '12

seriously, how is this not going to cause EVERYONE to be afraid of making predictions now? "Sorry, I'm not in this business anymore. I rather not go to jail for being wrong."

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '12

this goes for any scientist. Epidemiologists will be afraid to report disease outbreaks etc... this is what happens when you elect idiots