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Evacuation Ordered
Posted By Jason on 9/3/2004 @ 11:23 am
Palm Beach County orders evacuation of 300,000 people
Authorities ordered 2.5 million people to flee the huge storm's path, the largest evacuation in state history. Traffic clogged the roads leading away from the hurricane's likely targets, with vehicles slowed to 10 miles an hour along a 40-mile stretch of Florida's Turnpike south of Orlando.
As a Libertarian I have a problem with the government ordering anybody to do anything. The authorities should warn people there's a hurricane coming, but I don't think they have any right to order them to leave. If you're not smart enough to get out, that's your own problem.
If you stay and you get hurt, don't expect help from rescue services, that's the risk you took. Even though they're not Libertarians, my in-laws have stayed in their Sunset Beach home and ignored evacuation orders in the past. They have a crawlspace they go into if things get really bad.
Is there a civil or criminal penalty if you're ordered out and you don't go?
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