proactive mayor nagin

this just in, mayor ray nagin authorized a forced evacuation of new orleans.
only 10+ days / 300 hours late i suppose.
the most disturbing thing is it's still not that mandatory.

While acknowledging the declaration, police Capt. Marlon Defillo said late Tuesday that forced removal of citizens had not yet begun. He said that officers who were visiting homes were still reminding people that police may not be able to rescue them if they stay.
"That would be a P.R. nightmare for us," Defillo said of any forced evacuations. "That's an absolute last resort." [emphasis added]

one would hope saving lives would outweigh "a P.R. nightmare"