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Whatever happened to the question of personal responsibility?
We don't need to evacuate people from the beaches in case they drown, or from tall buildings in case they fall off; if they are silly enough to hurt themselves, that's their own problem.
Just get them to sign a waiver, stating "I hereby relinquish all of my rights to be kept alive by the state. Just leave me alone."
Or does the government believe that people are too stupid to understand?
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timmy
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Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
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The evacuation is stated to be mandatory. No waivers. No "ok you can stay". mandated with force if all else fails.
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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I know that it is mandatory.
What I wanted to know is why it is mandatory. If people want to stay, they should be allowed to, even if it is tantamount to suicide.
For example, there's a blog, http://mgno.com/, belonging to a network administrator who has been continuing to live and work in a network data center in New Orleans, entirely by choice. Why shouldn't he be allowed to stay if he wants to?
Actually, I have just thought of a possible "reason" that people couldn't be trusted to stay: potential looting and destruction of other people's property. Though this is only a problem if you assume that everyone is dishonest.
Hmm. Well, it's not my problem. I guess the US government has everyone's best interests at heart. (cough)
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marc
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Seeing that total evacuation is the word of the day....
Would it not be practical to voluntarily leave by whatever means at hand with the pets in tow..... rather than being dragged out by ones heals without them?
Life is great for me... Most of the time... But then I meet people online... Very few are real friends... Many say they are but know nothing of what it means... Some say they are, but are so shallow...
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This from the Associated Press:
".....As of midday, there were no reports of anyone being removed by force. And it was not clear how the order would be carried out.
Active-military troops said they had no plans to use force. National Guard officers said they do not take orders from the mayor. And even the police said they were not ready to use force just yet. It appeared that the mere threat of force would be the first option.
"We have thousands of people who want to voluntarily evacuate at this time," Police Chief Eddie Compass said. "Once they are all out, then we'll concentrate our forces on mandatory evacuation......"
The Army has also said that they would not keep food and water from being delivered to the holdouts, so manditory isn't MANDITORY yet.
(\\__/) And if you don't believe The sun will rise
(='.'=) Stand alone and greet The coming night
(")_(") In the last remaining light. (C. Cornell)
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timmy
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UK press has quoted a New Orleans official as saying "We will use cuffs if necessary"
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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