Scientists face some jail time over earthuake
MILAN, ITALY: Scientists worldwide were shocked when six Italian scientists who were convicted of manslaughter after failing to correctly predict and decide a verdict on the La’Aquila earthquake.
“The situation created by the sentencing yesterday on the facts from L’Aquila is incompatible with a clear and effective performance of the functions of the commission and its role as a consulting bodies for the state,” Maiani said in a statement released by the agency.
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