Scientists convicted for not sounding the alarm on impending quake

Italy's version of Days of Our Lives, AKA their court system, today convicted 7 scientists for failure to warn the public prior to the occurrence of a large quake that resulted in millions of dollars in damages and the deaths of 308 people.  All this despite the fact that vulcanologists and geologists have insisted for years that it is impossible to predict with any accuracy when an earthquake will occur.  I suppose it should be comforting at some level to see that the US is not the only country with a scientifically illiterate government, but it's sort of a hollow comfort.  Good old Galileo is probably rolling over in his grave.

Here's an article on it: http://news.yahoo.com/italian-court-convicts-7-no-quake-warning-153822654.html