Obama’s former Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said “Never let a crisis go to waste”, something that the government of New York City seems to have taken to heart.
As the biggest snow storm this year advances towards America’s largest population center, the authorities have basically declared martial law. Citing the massive storm as too big a threat to disregard, the New York Police Department is threatening to arrest anyone who travels on the road in the coming days.
Calling the radical measure a “travel ban”, the NYPD say it is meant to protect New Yorkers from the potentially devastating weather. Drivers do not even need to be committing a crime to be arrested: they simply need to be on the road for law enforcement to apprehend them.
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That is a psychotic and very dangerous attitude. I’m pro constitution and civil liberties and loathe the abuse of power but I’d seriously be careful with that mentality.
But you can Pee in public in NYC
Did anyone bother to watch vid???? Cop was really cool with these guys
hey they undermine the constitution i have every right, according to the constitution, to kill them. go$#%&!@*yourself you$#%&!@* grow up and be a man
Wow, when I lived in NYC I dont recall the city of new York ever getting so overwhelmed they had to declare Marshall law ? I remember getting buried in some huge blizzards , I remember having to did my moms car out from under the snow and shoveling snow for hours to clear the drive way ..with all the tax money that 8 million people generates new York should have a plow on every block ..this just sounds crazy! And something just smells fishy !
There was never marshal law in NYC. you should research things before you make a Ill informed comment. Telling people to stay off the roads to be able to clear them is 100% different.
Brooke Thompson- thank you for the information.
I agree that this places the traveler and police in danger, however, the threat of being incarcerated for being on the road, committing no crime is a blatant over reach of the Mayor and is virtually Marshall Law. Get ready America, your President of Hope and Change is about to remove any hope,and give you a full dose of change, which I believe will be Martial Law prior to the next election. Hang on to your weapons, you may have to defend you and your family .
Terry Rodger amen, I totally agree, and am now re posting this, too! Well said!
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