[Nucky]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I think people would respond to hurricanes better if Government officials and the media would tell the truth.

When they say, "mandatory evacuation", they really mean, "voluntary evacuation".
When they say, "looters will be prosecuted", they really mean, "looters will not be prosecuted".
When they say, "if you don't leave now, we will not rescue you", they really mean, "we will try to rescue you, no matter what you do".
The media keeps saying that the beach is a very dangerous place to be, but they always have reporters standing on the "dangerous" beach with a camera.
And, how many times do the weather experts say that this could be the worst storm ever?

Why not just be honest and tell the people the truth?

I agree with you in full. But the reason the information comes to everyone the way it does is because

MOST CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH! I think I heard that in a movie.