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What's next, jailing doctors who fail to predict the common cold? I bet there won't be very many seismological press conferences in the near future.
by Bud 15y ago
What's next, jailing doctors who fail to predict the common cold?
I bet there won't be very many seismological press conferences in the near future.
- marshray 15y agoSure 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.
- pyre 15y agoIn 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).
- andrewpi 15y agoSuing implies civil charges. We are talking about criminal charges here (i.e. the threat of jail time).
- jarin 15y agoIn that case, I can't wait for Kevin Trudeau's trial.
- pyre 15y agoNo. Jail the CDC for failing to predict which flu strain will become a pandemic. :P