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Turns out they are wrong, what are you gonna do about it? "Betelgeuse... no... stop..."

Prosecute the astronomers for inaccuracy in their warnings.

"Italian scientists convicted for not warning about deadly 2009 quake"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/italian-scientists-convicted-fo...

How did that turn out? Were they acquitted? I've noticed in other cases that Italian prosecutors seem have an unusual amount of latitude, or is that normal?

Yes, acquitted: https://www.science.org/content/article/why-italian-earthqua...

Depends who you know in some places.

>> "Betelgeuse... no... stop..."

I have a new saying!

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