In the first few days as NYC went into a military lockdown, nobody that you knew had such expectations?

That surprises me. I strongly suspect that if you talked to various people you'll find that some did think that - you just don't know that they did. I think that if you dug further into what people say now versus what they were saying as the shock was still settling in, that more of them were ready for extreme measures then than recall it that way now.

Regards,
Ben