September 07, 2005

Enforcing Evacuations: how does that work?

How can a city gov't as large as New Orleans enforce evacuation mandates? I mean logistically, how does that work?

Posted by anthony at September 7, 2005 01:58 PM | TrackBack
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house-to-house, with nets and shackles. according to the stories from the local shelter.

Posted by: bobw at September 7, 2005 02:12 PM

to clarify, those who told these stories relented befored being netted and shackled...

Posted by: anon at September 7, 2005 02:17 PM

they send people down there to shoot us, thats how.

Posted by: kanye at September 7, 2005 04:56 PM

There's only about 10,000 there now--and a lot more soldiers with guns--they've just got to go house to house. That's not tedious at all [/sarcasm] Of course, I have to wonder, at this point people have been given every opportunity to leave--these are the ones who have heretofore refused--if they want to stay in putrid sewage water. . . .But i guess you do, at some point, have to save people from themselves.

Posted by: dramaturge at September 7, 2005 11:31 PM

I don't think its even legal. The government cannot force someone to leave their property (if in fact it is theirs, renting is different). Our constitution allows for people to be stupid if they want.

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Posted by: a. at September 8, 2005 03:01 PM

Yea, I wonder. But then again, it isn't legal to steal a presidential election, soooo, if the government isn't going to punish itself, then what are you going to do? If some armed guys in little army outfits come into your house and threaten to shoot you, tie you up, throw you in jail, what do you do?

Posted by: ak at September 10, 2005 06:13 PM

It probably isn't legal in most cases, but there's probably an emergency clause in there. Besides, N.O. is still under martial law. I'm sure that's a major exception.

Posted by: dramaturge at September 10, 2005 10:11 PM

There are laws that over-ride certain individuals rights if that individual is a danger to themselves or someone else. When things got to the heavily contaminated stage, letting people stay would mean allowing them to put themselves in immediate danger. The hurricane was perhaps considered impending danger? and that is why it has taken until now to make the evac. enforced.

Posted by: Sember at September 10, 2005 11:43 PM
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