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Turns out they are wrong, what are you gonna do about it? "Betelgeuse... no... stop..."

• h2odragon 3y ago
  Prosecute the astronomers for inaccuracy in their warnings. "Italian scientists convicted for not warning about deadly 2009 quake" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/italian-scientists-convicted-for-not-warning-about-deadly-2009-quake/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/italian-scientists-convicted-fo...
  • marktangotango 3y ago
    How did that turn out? Were they acquitted? I've noticed in other cases that Italian prosecutors seem have an unusual amount of latitude, or is that normal?
    • psychphysic 3y ago
      Depends who you know in some places.
    • dekhn 3y ago
      Yes, acquitted: https://www.science.org/content/article/why-italian-earthquake-scientists-were-exonerated https://www.science.org/content/article/why-italian-earthqua...
• tanseydavid 3y ago
  >> "Betelgeuse... no... stop..." I have a new saying!