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Re:Italian seismologists to be tried for manslaughter by marshray on Wednesday May 25, 2011 @08:01PM (#2586072)
Sure doctors in the US get sued for malpractice all the time. If they were advising a large population (e.g., they were on TV) and gave bad advice which led to many people's deaths, you can darn well bet there'd be consequences.
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Re:Italian seismologists to be tried for manslaughter by pyre on Wednesday May 25, 2011 @08:04PM (#2586081)
In this case, it seems like like the difference between

  <scientist> There is a low probability of a
  major quake
and

  <politician> Scientists assure me that you
  are all completely safe
That and a fundamental misunderstanding of statistics by the general population (e.g. low probability == no going to happen).
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Re:Italian seismologists to be tried for manslaughter by epochwolf on Wednesday May 25, 2011 @08:59PM (#2586209)
So they should be hanging the politician...
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Re:Italian seismologists to be tried for manslaughter by mturmon on Wednesday May 25, 2011 @09:22PM (#2586254)
Yes, and leave the scientists out.
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Re:Italian seismologists to be tried for manslaughter by andrewpi on Wednesday May 25, 2011 @10:51PM (#2586427)
Suing implies civil charges. We are talking about criminal charges here (i.e. the threat of jail time).
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Re:Italian seismologists to be tried for manslaughter by jarin on Thursday May 26, 2011 @01:31AM (#2586722)
In that case, I can't wait for Kevin Trudeau's trial.
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