This means that citizens will be unable to meet up with family members not immediately with them when the storm strikes, and anyone who does will likely end up in a jail cell alongside actual criminals, all for trying to stay in touch with their loved ones.
While the government does have a duty to protect it’s citizens, this duty does not give the government carte blanche to regulate citizen’s travel habits as it sees fit. Even though most New Yorkers will probably remain in the relative safety of their homes, some might be willing to brave the incoming storm and make sure they’re with their families. Who are the NYPD to deny them this?
“We are asking people to make good common sense decisions. Use your head,” @NYPDChiefofDept says.
“Last year no one got arrested. People made the right decisions. We are looking for that again today,” @NYPDChiefofDept says re: travel ban
Source: Weekly Standard
However….in spite of the impending hand of authoritarianism…a few reminded everyone else what true American spirit looks like in the face of adversity…
Anyone who would enforce this is also to blame. Just doing our job went out of style with the nazis.
Now we know! De Blasio is Obama’s puppet! And a whoosey!!!
They do that in Colorado too,it’s stupid and no where near martial law. They let me go cause I have big tires and chains lol
This is total c**p! I’ve seen the actual news report several times, and they were asking for people to please stay off the roads unless it’s an emergency so plows could get through and they didn’t need cars out there getting stuck. They also asked people to help neighbors to dig out if they could help them, and not to shovel snow into the street or storm drains to keep them from being blocked. People were snowboarding and having fun, and even the cops couldn’t get mad, they thought it was funny. Dangerous at times, but funny. Nowhere did they mention martial law! I’ve lived in places where snow stacks up by feet very easily, and not once was martial law ever considered. TRUTH AND ACTION needs to start working on the truth part more.
^^^^^^ Finally someone else who’s not blind!!!!!!
New York has had much worse snow storms …it is the whimps running the city that a the scared babies
No Martial Lae at all. Cars were ordered off the street. Happened during the Blizzard of 78 in New England. Quit fear mongering!
Really??? The police are going to shoot citizens?? Really?!?!?!