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brooklynite

(96,882 posts) Fri Apr 19, 2013, 11:12 AM Apr 2013

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

The shit that will get some people's dander up is really remarkable alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #1

+1 well said yodermon Apr 2013 #2

That about sums it up. MadrasT Apr 2013 #5

Well said. HappyMe Apr 2013 #6

Yep, that's pretty much the thought that went through my head when I read those posts this morning distantearlywarning Apr 2013 #7

+1 freshwest Apr 2013 #37

+1 uponit7771 Apr 2013 #14

Good Thing This is in Boston ChangeUp106 Apr 2013 #17

This. WilliamPitt Apr 2013 #18

brilliant. nt La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2013 #22

Should emphasize that Dumbshits are welcome to roam around in the open. EOM cartach Apr 2013 #26

It doesn't help that the talking heads keep saying "lock down" dballance Apr 2013 #3

Word! Brother Buzz Apr 2013 #9

Thanks. Really tiring of this typical DU bullshit twisting of facts. emulatorloo Apr 2013 #4

Fastfood Nation: And its Lunchtime Stallion Apr 2013 #8

Should be somethiing in the cupboard. EOM cartach Apr 2013 #28

I never heard the term before today. Scuba Apr 2013 #10

It's a common thing for those of us on the southern coasts. kentauros Apr 2013 #21

It's my constitutional right to be blown to smithereens if I want to... MOTRDemocrat Apr 2013 #11

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

Thank you for the explination of shelter in place olddots Apr 2013 #15

Talking heads are all worked up and cartach Apr 2013 #30

Shelter in place is more for an aerial mishaps. Arctic Dave Apr 2013 #16

They just announced that people who went to work this morning Cal Carpenter Apr 2013 #19

Sure are a lot of talking heads out there in the open. EOM cartach Apr 2013 #32

Some may need milk.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #33

Another dairy addict caught in the act! LOL... freshwest Apr 2013 #35

Not just there.. kickysnana Apr 2013 #20

This "Fuck You!" instinct to authority is our greatest national characteristic. Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #23

I wish it would be used at the right times Lex Apr 2013 #24

I could not agree more my friend :) Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #25

This is a great opportunity to spend the day drinking in a bar AngryAmish Apr 2013 #27

It's like an "evacuation order"... Buns_of_Fire Apr 2013 #29

Ignorance and hysteria go hand in hand. Zoeisright Apr 2013 #31

Right you are Hekate Apr 2013 #38

Thanks for the actual definition... ReRe Apr 2013 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author tpsbmam Apr 2013 #39