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wisty
on May 26, 2011
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Italian seismologists to be tried for manslaughter
On the upside, government officials don't have to explain why a small city that's plagued by earthquakes had such poor building practices that a 6.3 earthquake killed 0.4% of the population.
BasDirks
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I've been to L'Aquila twice before the quake. Many buildings consisted (at least in part) of old structures. The city was founded in 1258.
davidw
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> The city was founded in 1258.
For an Italian city, that's fairly recent, actually!
noonespecial
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You mean those building code things weren't just a way to make a quick buck by selling exemptions for every building?
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