So apparently it's better to drive people into a frenzy by declaring that every tremor could kill you and you wouldn't be responsible for all of the economic losses and potential deaths caused by people scrambling to escape. Oh, the more one knows. /sarcasm
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the exact opposite of this happen when a scientist was alerted to the possibility of a super tsunami but was shut up by the Thailand government because they didn't want to suffer the loss from decrease in tourist visits? As the city is in an earthquake-prone area that has had three major earthquakes, I agree that they should be held liable if they withheld a lot of information on purpose but the general populace needs to learn that scientists have a duty to not mislead, and when you're getting tons of seismic readings in an area that has had just two major earthquakes a long time ago it is imperative that they don't send the crowds flying into a panic. Certainly, throwing them into jail instead of addressing the issue that this is a city that needs better planning for earthquakes is beyond stupid because it doesn't do anything to prevent more of these scenarios from happening.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the exact opposite of this happen when a scientist was alerted to the possibility of a super tsunami but was shut up by the Thailand government because they didn't want to suffer the loss from decrease in tourist visits? As the city is in an earthquake-prone area that has had three major earthquakes, I agree that they should be held liable if they withheld a lot of information on purpose but the general populace needs to learn that scientists have a duty to not mislead, and when you're getting tons of seismic readings in an area that has had just two major earthquakes a long time ago it is imperative that they don't send the crowds flying into a panic. Certainly, throwing them into jail instead of addressing the issue that this is a city that needs better planning for earthquakes is beyond stupid because it doesn't do anything to prevent more of these scenarios from happening.