I wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry when I read this story...
Ludicrous!

The Guardian reports: (Partial quote)

The prosecution of six Italian geoscientists for failing to predict an earthquake reveals the gulf between experts and the public

Jacqueline Windh
guardian.co.uk,    Friday 24 June 2011 13.30 BST

Earthquakes cannot be predicted. The best that scientists can do at the moment is to calculate the probability of an earthquake occurring – and that calculated probability may be subject to change, as more accurate data is acquired. But in Italy, six geoscientists and one government official have been charged with manslaughter for failing to provide adequate warning of a coming earthquake. The L'Aquila earthquake in April 2009 killed 309 people.


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