A Legal Manual for an Apocalyptic New York

New York Times ^ | February 14, 2011 | WILLIAM GLABERSON

[Second Amendment First]

Major disasters like terrorist attacks and mass epidemics raise confounding issues for rescuers, doctors and government officials. But they also pose bewildering legal questions, including some that may be painful to consider, like how the courts would decide who gets life-saving medicine if there are more victims than supplies.

But courts, like fire departments and homicide detectives, exist in part for gruesome what-ifs. So this month, an official state legal manual was published in New York to serve as a guide for judges and lawyers who could face grim questions in another terrorist attack, a major radiological or chemical contamination or a widespread epidemic.

Quarantines. The closing of businesses. Mass evacuations, warrantless searches of homes. The slaughter of infected animals and the seizing of property. When laws can be suspended and whether infectious people can be isolated against their will or subjected to mandatory treatment. It is all there, in dry legalese, in the manual, published by the state court system and the state bar association.

The most startling legal realities are handled with lawyerly understatement. It notes that the government has broad power to declare a state of emergency. “Once having done so,” it continues, “local authorities may establish curfews, quarantine wide areas, close businesses, restrict public assemblies and, under certain circumstances, suspend local ordinances.”

[Second Amendment First]

Here is the manual:

It is all there, in dry legalese, in the manual,

[GraceG]

Their manual for the “Police Sate”...

[the invisib1e hand]

As if the people aren't paranoid enough already.

can't recall where I read that it's the left that's so obsessed with things apocalyptic, always making movies about it.

[null and void]

[1.56] V. Mandatory Examination and Treatment
[1.57] A. Authority
[1.58] 1. Examination
[1.59] 2. Treatment

Charming.

[null and void]

[1.84] 4. Destruction
Health Code [24 RCNY] § 11.25(d)(2) [“[W]here the Department has determined that an animal presents an imminent and substantial threat to the public health, such animal may be humanely destroyed immediately . . . .”].

Buh-bye, Fluffy...

[boop]

I imagine it has a special section on how trial lawyers can sue for people who trip over potholes caused by A-bombs.

[Second Amendment First]

Very:

[1.85] VIII.Emergency Responses to Disasters

[1.86] A. Authority

[1.87] 1. Executive Law [Exec. Law]

[1.88] a. Role of Localities

[1.89] (i) Local Disaster Emergency Plans

[1.90] (ii) Local Responses to Disasters

[1.91] (iii)Local Use of Disaster Emergency Response Personnel

[1.92] (iv)Local States of Emergency and Suspension of Local Laws

[1.93] b. Role of the State

[1.94] (i) State Disaster Preparedness Plans

[1.95] (ii) State Declaration of Disaster Emergency

[1.96] (iii)Suspension of Laws

[1.97] 2. Additional Statutory Authority for New York City

[1.98] 3. State Defense Emergency Act [SDEA]

[1.99] a. Civil Defense Plans

[1.100] b. Response to an “Attack”

[1.101] c. Allocation of Resources in Disasters

[1.102] C. Statutory Immunity From Liability

[null and void]

[1.102] C. Statutory Immunity From Liability

...for hizzoner and the court.

[patton]

The problem is, they are correct.

You want to let a rabid dog loose in a kindergarten?

By the same token, a confirmed ebola outbreak in NY changes the rules.

Solution - stay the heck out of NYC.

[reefdiver]

NYS has police hiding in trees, behind bldgs, under bridges. I am not kidding. Drive Western NY any time of the day. You WILL NOT see more cops any where in the Nation. I do not know where they get all the money to pay for these people or have any idea why so many have been hired.

But it’s a police state

[Second Amendment First]

Solution - stay the heck out of NYC.

Self quarantine by staying away from cities period.

[patton]

I beg to differ - I95 between DC and Baltimore has a speed camera every mile, two cops between each, and a dunkin doughnuts or starbucks between each pair of cops.

Between the coffee houses, they have signs - “Report Suspicious Incidents!” - about every 15 feet.

Talk about a police state.

[patton]

If you can.

[Uncle Ike]

” It notes that the government has broad power to declare a state of emergency. “

Which means that the bar is set pretty low for imposing all manner of draconian measures, with the apparent blessing of the court.....

[Lurker]

[1.102] C. Statutory Immunity From Liability

Immune from liability, maybe. Immune from consequences? No way.

[MeganC]

What? Nothing on zombies? Didn’t they see Will Smith’s movie?

[I see my hands]

These evil pieces of government crap figure they'll still be in charge after the SHTF. Given our cowardly citizenry they probably figure right.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Wouldn't the first legal act be to pay Bloomy’s taxes?

[bill1952]

Oh, KMA. If the apo comes any legal types trying any of this crap will be outright killed.
Find that in the legal manual.

[GOPJ]

“It is a very grim read,” Mr. Younkins said. “This is for potentially very grim situations in which difficult decisions have to be made.”

I can tell from the tone of the above comment that Mr. Younkins is pretty sure he'll be making the grim decisions - not receiving them...