The Salem Witch Hunt has finally been topped.An Italian court this week convicted seven men - primarily scientists - for failing to adequately warn the residents of L’Aquila of the earthquake risk they faced after a shaker in the early morning of April 6, 2009 left 308 people dead.The judge ordered the defendants to six years in prison.The case was pressed by lawyers representing families of the victims.They blamed the seven members of the country’s National Commission for the Forecast and Prevention of Major Risks for downplaying the significance of a series of small tremors in the region in the weeks leading up to the major 6.3 magnitude quake.The attorney for the families of the victims contended had the commission warned there was a strong chance of an earthquake people would have been better prepared.Sure they would. They would have slept outdoors. They would have stayed out of any building that didn’t meet modern seismic standards.