Martial law gives a whole new meaning to "support our troops"
---"DUDE!? why are you arresting me? I SUPPORT our troops!"
This may very well be intended to avoid another Katrina disaster, most of the problems of Katrina wouldn't have been solved by martial law (martial law woulnd't have saved the levees, martial law wouldn't have fed the people, martial law WOULD have stressed the survivors out more), and the law is worded so as to almost ensure future abuse. It reminds me of poorly written computer code, with a loophole that allows hackers an easy entrance-- it may not have been intended for that purpose, but someone sinister will find a way to use it that way.
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Martial law gives a whole new meaning to "support our troops" ---"DUDE!? why are you arresting me? I SUPPORT our troops!" This may very well be intended to avoid another Katrina disaster, most of the problems of Katrina wouldn't have been solved by martial law (martial law woulnd't have saved the levees, martial law wouldn't have fed the people, martial law WOULD have stressed the survivors out more), and the law is worded so as to almost ensure future abuse. It reminds me of poorly written computer code, with a loophole that allows hackers an easy entrance-- it may not have been intended for that purpose, but someone sinister will find a way to use it that way.