If thousands of stupid people living on a low-lying barrier island decide to ride out the storm on their own, how is it the mayor's fault? He just opened himself up to being called a doofus...and from the sound of things, probably is one.

The weather service stated very clearly - if you stay on the island, you're going to die. How much more clear do they need to be? Are those people really that dumb?

I'm assuming the state or county provided adequate transportation services for those who could not evacuate on their own - so there would be no excuse that anyone should stay home and ride this out. This storm could push a 50' wall of water right over the island....are these people planning on treading water until they beach on the shoreline?