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[Yoshi]

Nick won't let me point out what group of people think like this.

Mathematicians?

edit: In all seriousness, why the hell do you think it's called martial law? There is no room for interpretation. Just like the spelling, you don't get to arbitrarily change the meaning of words to fit whatever nonsense you are spewing.

[Some Stupid Japanese Name]

How do you argue semantics by arguing semantics?
Even if the lock down wasn't performed by "military authority", the effects were wholly consistent with martial law. To a peon locked in his house, what's the difference between an Army guy telling him he can't leave his house and a cop dressed like an Army guy telling him that he can't leave his house?

I heard many arguments for and against the lock down. The general consensus was that even if people are not logical enough to see what harm allowing this kind of abuse of power enables, the financial hit that a city takes by instituting a lock down will dissuade its future use.

[icarusfall]

Honestly, I'd argue with the way police are outfitted with the same gear,and a city wide lockdown, in the case of Boston it's a pretty apt use.

[Nick]

Since I'm Greek-American, I call it "aresian law'" since "martial" comes from a Roman bastardization.

[Yoshi]

Honestly, I'd argue with the way police are outfitted with the same gear,and a city wide lockdown, in the case of Boston it's a pretty apt use.

The first amendment protects your right to be wrong alongside buttplant.

[Yoshi]

How do you argue semantics by arguing semantics?
Even if the lock down wasn't performed by "military authority", the effects were wholly consistent with martial law. To a peon locked in his house, what's the difference between an Army guy telling him he can't leave his house and a cop dressed like an Army guy telling him that he can't leave his house?

I heard many arguments for and against the lock down. The general consensus was that even if people are not logical enough to see what harm allowing this kind of abuse of power enables, the financial hit that a city takes by instituting a lock down will dissuade its future use.

Do you feel the same way about mandatory evacuations during storms? I'm 100% in favor of both being voluntary. Just sign a waiver that says if you get washed out to sea by a hurricane or shot by a crazy Chechen, no one has to respond to help your dumb ass.

[Some Stupid Japanese Name]

Ok, so it isn't martial law. Everyone who called it that gets a 0 for the day.
We will have to call that thing that happened that was just like martial law but not technically martial law another name.
I nominate "Completely unnecessary over reaction by local government and a militaristic police to completely abolish a community's rights and enact a scenario comparable to Martial Law, though without the total involvement of the U.S. Military."
Someone else can feel free to tidy that up.

[Fe 26]

I don't get why you're (yoshi) so dense about this. What does it matter if it fits the term perfectly? How does that make one ok and the other not? Because the history channel told you that one was bad?

As SSJN said, the outcome is the same.

I swear, someone could be complaining about an African American being hanged for touching a white girl and you'd argue ti was ok because he was actually Jamaican and she was Asian.

Look at the bigger picture you difficult dino.

[Yoshi]

Ok, so it isn't martial law. Everyone who called it that gets a 0 for the day.
We will have to call that thing that happened that was just like martial law but not technically martial law another name.
I nominate "Completely unnecessary over reaction by local government and a militaristic police to completely abolish a community's rights and enact a scenario comparable to Martial Law, though without the total involvement of the U.S. Military."
Someone else can feel free to tidy that up.

Which rights were violated? I haven't seen a serious claim that the searches were not voluntary, and I don't believe curfews technically violate any right. I'm sure sleeve will magically appear in 3.5 seconds if I am wrong about that.

[Some Stupid Japanese Name]

They don't evacuate you for thunderstorms.