Think our justice system is screwy? Six Italian scientists have just been convicted of manslaughter

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12. I understand that people died

I understand that people want answers, and they want reassurance that this won't happen again. Unfortunately, they also want revenge, and that is what this whole farce is about.

Italy is a very seismically active country near a tectonic plate boundary. There are going to be earthquakes. There are going to be volcanic eruptions. If you live in Italy, you must accept the risks involved with living there. I've visited Italy. It's a beautiful country with a lot of history and culture, so I don't blame the Italians for wanting to stay there.

However, the science of predicting earthquakes is still in its infancy. At this point in time, there is absolutely no way to predict when an earthquake will occur. We can predict that one will happen sometime in the future, but that could mean tomorrow or twenty years from now.

One thing is absolutely certain. No scientist in his or her right mind would want to be on any sort of commission in Italy after this fiasco. Italy has just scared away the very people who could make a difference in the future.

I'm angry that this has happened.