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Originally Posted by Fletch XXX
Yep, and having been through Martial Law a few times in my life, they can use Martial law, and Quarinte laws, and not much a citizen can do to fight back. He will be shot, and/or detained.
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Really? Because Martial law was never declared in New Orleans...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial...ricane_Katrina
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Hurricane Katrina
Contrary to many media reports at the time, martial law was not declared in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, because no such term exists in Louisiana state law. However, a State of Emergency was declared, which does give unique powers to the state government similar to those of martial law. On the evening of August 31, 2005, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin nominally declared "martial law" and said that officers didn't have to observe civil rights and Miranda rights in stopping the looters. [12] Federal troops were a common sight in New Orleans after Katrina. At one point, as many as 15,000 federal troops and National Guardsmen patrolled the city. Additionally it has been reported that armed contractors from Blackwater USA assisted in policing the city.[13]
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So yes it was bad, but it was not martial law.
In fact Marial Law hasn't been declared since 1945 in Hawaii. So please stop saying you were under "Martial law"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial...tes_of_America