Please pay for your mistakes

L 'Aquila, Italy, was hit by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in 2009, which killed at least 309 people, damaged a large number of homes and caused direct economic losses of 10 billion euros.

The rest of the life after the disaster, the government was busy with the relief of the victims, the victims were busy with self-rescue, and there was no major epidemic, the Italian government poured all its efforts into the relief of the victims, a smooth transition, three years later, L 'Aquila city restored its original prosperity, heavy traffic, the crowd flowed, and people seemed to forget the pain.

In March 2012, a 17-year-old boy in L 'Aquila City suddenly filed a lawsuit against six senior earthquake forecasters and geological experts in Italy, asking the court to punish them for manslaughter. Because of their prediction mistakes, they publicly said on television that there would be no major danger, and everyone could drink wine and dance at home. As a result, his parents were killed in the earthquake.

After the incident, public opinion was in an uproar, because the earthquake belongs to the unpredictable range, in the world is a major scientific research problem, according to incomplete statistics, the probability of the world can accurately predict the earthquake is only 30%.

There were big reports in the newspapers, and there was speculation that the boys would lose, because there was no such direct provision in the law, and seismologists would not be held responsible.

However, the incident appeared one-sided, the people's painful soul seemed to be lit in an instant, they know what happened, and the boys have stood in a straight line, asking the court to sentence this crime, the people can not hide the expression of pain, several times with people impact the court scene.

In one of the toughest cases to date, the L 'Aquila court went through the entire legal code and failed to find a conviction for an earthquake fault. It conducted a thorough investigation, the results of which were published three months later.

In March 2009, there was a magnitude 2 earthquake in L 'Aquila, when the houses were slightly shaken, everyone took refuge in public places, the government also distributed relevant relief supplies in advance, but six experts after scientific calculations, boldly stated their personal views on television, they have said: The probability of a strong earthquake in the city of L 'Aquila is almost zero, so everyone can drink wine and dance at home without panic.

Due to the prediction of experts, everyone relaxed, at dinner time, the citizens returned home as expected, thousands of lights. At about three o 'clock in the morning, the strong earthquake came, in an instant, the wall fell and the house fell, 309 people were killed, more than 1,000 people were injured, and many civilized monuments were destroyed, the tragic scene never before in the history of Italy appeared, and the whole country mourned.

The L 'Aquila court, after serious deliberation in the light of public opinion, announced the verdict of the trial, Judge M. Lal:

The six defendants issued "inaccurate, incomplete and contradictory" information before the 2009 L 'Aquila earthquake, which led to the failure of local authorities and residents to take timely evacuation measures, resulting in massive casualties and property damage. Some researchers argued that dozens of small earthquakes in one place were a "typical precursor" to a strong earthquake, and were told that they were "normal geological phenomena," underestimating the risk of another strong quake in L 'Aquila and providing "inaccurate, incomplete and contradictory information." The court found that the defendants' misjudgment was a "gross dereliction of duty" and made a judgment according to relevant regulations: the six experts were sentenced to six years in prison as punishment.

"Everyone who has made a mistake must have the courage to bear it, therefore, dear Mr. Expert, please pay for your mistakes."