Is It Ethical To Defy Evacuation Orders?

(RNS) As Hurricane Sandy bore down on the barrier islands of New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie gave stubborn residents one more thing to worry about. Their decisions to defy evacuation orders, he suggested, were "selfish" and morally unjustified. "This is putting first responders in significant, significant danger" as they prepare to rescue the uncooperative, the Republican governor said last weekend (Oct. 28). "It is not fair to their families for you [on the islands] to be putting them in that d...