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Showing Original Post only (View all)It appears that a number of people here don't understand "shelter in place" [View all]
...judging by the complaints about "Martial Law".
"Shelter in Place" is a SAFETY protcol. It is not a curfew and it is not a denial of civil rights. It is issued when public authorities believe that staying inside is the safest place for people to be, just as an evacuation order is based on a decision that people would be safer outside a particular area. Nobody is subject to arrest if they violate the order, just as nobody is forced at gunpoint to evacuate thei home during a hurricane.
(nb-I help run a Community Emergency Response Team and have training in these matters)
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It appears that a number of people here don't understand "shelter in place" [View all]
brooklynite
Apr 2013
OP
Yep, that's pretty much the thought that went through my head when I read those posts this morning
distantearlywarning
Apr 2013
#7
I'm OK with a "shelter in place" order, but the door-to-door searches are over the line.
slackmaster
Apr 2013
#12
Second place goes to those who suggest that people are locking themselves in their houses
hedgehog
Apr 2013
#13
If I didn't live upstairs, I'd've been in the effing closet - bombs, shots, grenades, hell yeah!
freshwest
Apr 2013
#36
This "Fuck You!" instinct to authority is our greatest national characteristic.
Demo_Chris
Apr 2013
#23