horrible horrible

[nori1980]

doesnt it all seem like a bad bad movie to you?!

I wish i could wake up tomorrow and the tv wouldnt be filled with all those horrible pictures..

the thing is, i've been talking to my parents about these disasters for AGES. i've always been saying that its gonna get worse and worse with the people not caring enough!!

what exactly does it mean when a state calls out a state of martial law? im not asking for a translation, but for an explanation what it means for the people...

Comments

[pillboxhat.livejournal.com]

did they declare that in a state? O_O I'm not even sure what that means, but I think it's something along the "fend for yourselves" line. Not very reassuring.

[nora1980.livejournal.com]

yes they did.. and it sounded really scary to me..

[pillboxhat.livejournal.com]

okay, nevermind. Googled it a bit. It's the military taking over in a state of Emergency of some kind.

Wikipedia is fast... I found this http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2005/08/update-louisiana-martial-law.php

[hai-di.livejournal.com]

Da kommen einem echt diese ganzen Katastrophenfilme in den Sinn, nur diesmal ist es leider real. Wirklich schlimm, da fehlem einen die Worte :-(

[maiky711.livejournal.com]

Mir fehlen auch die Worte... . Sooo furchtbar!!! Jetzt wollen sie ganz New Orleans zwangsevakuieren, weil die ganze Stadt unter Wasser steht... . :-((

[crsty1961.livejournal.com]

Martial Law means that the Natioal guard can now be called up to help local law inforcement. Also there would now be a curfew imposed for everyone. Helps suposedly to cut down on luting, which I don't think worked in New Orleans.

[blavandgirl.livejournal.com]

Also ich habe gehört, dass dieses Kriegsrecht unter anderem bedeutet, dass die Polizei jetzt auch auf die Plünderer schießen (sie ERschießen) darf.