Assignment task:
It was learned and confirmed in the past three hours that five days ago a domestic terrorist group "poisoned all the major water supplies and reservoirs" of Chicago, Illinois. This "poison" is described as the bacteria, "necrotizing fasciitis," otherwise described in this case in layperson terms as a biological weapon for types of bacteria that can cause the "flesh-eating disease." Symptoms from this disease can occur within 24-hours if the epidermis (i.e., the outermost layer of skin on the body) is compromised, for example, through cuts or scratches. It is forecasted that fatalities from this disease can potentially exceed 3.153 million, because even with treatment, 1 out of 3 people dies from this disease. You have been tasked with finding academic-based legal and social science research for creating a pre-disaster mitigation program that would not be subject to annual appropriations from Congress. The three issues you need to address from your research are:
(1) Does this Chicago event meet the criteria for the President to declare this "man-made catastrophe" an emergency disaster or a major disaster?
(2) Can FEMA and DHS make a good-faith argument that this Chicago event qualifies for pre-disaster mitigation funding or is recovery going to be