Reply #257: If they watched TV at all...they would have

[mike923]

known this one would be different.

I have a big problem with this whole story. I'm not sure an evacuation order was given. I hope someone can tell me if one was or not. If not, then surely government officials are to blame.

On the other hand, if one was given, i'm not exactly sure what the laws are regarding mandatory evacuations. Is it against the law to disobey them? What rights do law enforcement have in making sure people get evacated. Can you be arrested if you stay?

Is it a violation of a civil liberty for a police officer to enter a house and forcibly remove someone who doesn't want to go? I would think so, but i'm not sure.

Granted it is more fun to say, "BUSH LIED, BLACK PEOPLE DIED" over and over. And thankfully it was enough to drive his poll numbers into the ground.

But as you point out, people mistakenly decided to stick it out and they died because of that decision.