[Heyworth]

If I'm a sherrif and the last word I had was that martial law had been declared, then no one is getting across that bridge in any way shape or form, unless they're on a stretcher.

If you're a sheriff and the last word you had was that martial law had been declared, you're no longer in charge of diddly. The military is.

[Wombat101]

With no troops on the scene it ain't martial law, is it?