one's in jail?

[acealive1]

You should have quit while you were way behind. That's right because then everyone is a prisoner. just means theres no law in effect because all resources are exhausted

[DubiousComforts]

just means theres no law in effect because all resources are exhausted That's not what is meant by martial law. It is absolute rule (usually through military force) by the government to maintain law and order during a state of emergency. All constitutional rights would be suspended indefinitely. By executive order, the government could seize your property, your vehicles and you could be made to work. Civilian firearms would undoubtedly be seized. If there ever was a zombie outbreak, what to do with incarcerated criminals would be the least of the problems.

[Trencher]

You should have quit while you were way behind. Behind? That's not what is meant by martial law. It is absolute rule (usually through military force) by the government to maintain law and order during a state of emergency. All constitutional rights would be suspended indefinitely. By executive order, the government could seize your property, your vehicles and you could be made to work. Civilian firearms would undoubtedly be seized. This is so lame even Romero had citizen millitia in his movies.

[DubiousComforts]

This is so lame even Romero had citizen millitia in his movies. And just look at how well all of that worked out. Did you miss the first fifteen minutes of DAWN? That's the effect of martial law.

[Trencher]

No you have gotten the message in DAWN all wrong, they were not attacked by the goverment because they had guns they were attacked because they would not let the goverment dispose of the bodies, in essence they were conspirazy cooks who made a bad situation worse.

[Legion2213]

No you have gotten the message in DAWN all wrong, they were not attacked by the goverment because they had guns they were attacked because they would not let the goverment dispose of the bodies, in essence they were conspirazy cooks who made a bad situation worse. This is correct. The authorities wanted the dead bodies so they could headshot them properly and limit the zombie outbreak, which is why we see the "Iron City Massive" out there with their hunting rifles helping the cause. We do hear all the stuff about nobody being allowed to stay in private residnce no matter how well stocked etc...but we do not hear anything about handing in private fire arms. It's natural to believe that the government can protect folks easier if the folks are all grouped together, I can see the logic in that.