User blog comment:RedArcher/The Dark Future/@comment-4928331-20130413032525

Reading Thailog's little personal attack on Cari, and her counter-moves, gave me a stray thought.

Mount Justice is public property. It's a beautiful nature spot with a nice beach right besides the hamlet of Happy Harbor. That leads me to think it's one of the attractions of the town.

So, who's likely to be its residents? I'd say a mix of tourists, retirees, and people whose jobs were to serve these tourists (perhaps as restaranteurs, tour operators, lifeguards, etc.)

Let's say you're a tourist. You read about this wonderful Happy Harbor place. Suddenly, it's all over the news that the mountain exploded to pieces. Would you go there?

Let's say you're a retiree. After Mount Justice went boom, you learn from the news that this was caused by bomb planted by Black Manta, a terrorist. Would you stay there?

Let's say you're the U.S. government, and the Justice League tells you the bomb that blew up Mt. Justice belonged to the Reach. Would you really allow people to live close by, or are you going to cordon off an entire section from the epicenter in case of any radioactive hazards?

Let's say you have a business serving tourists and retirees. All of them left, and the U.S. government institutes a quarantine. Would you stay?

I can easily envision a scenario where Rhode Island becomes depopulated, and not because of any old alien invasion. After, of course, the people sue the pants off Aqualad, Tigress, Black Manta, and the Justice League (since they probably can't sue the Light, and Icycle Jr., and the Terrible Twins have no money).