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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Responding to GGG, an Amber Alert is a real emergency, but it isn't really an actionable emergency for the general population, particularly at 3am. A flash flood, fire, nuclear attack etc are immediate actionable emergencies where the person getting an alert will need to do something. A missing kid isn't going to get found any quicker by a person sleeping. I think there is a real danger that these things going off every 2 weeks at 2 am is going to cause people to 100% ignore all emergency alerts, which obviously could have ill effects.
Just so I don't get howled at for my opining, I didn't get woken up, and I haven't ever been bothered by them, so I am not complaining, I'm just trying to be logical here.
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I think the statement that it isn’t an actionable emergency is what needs testing. If as a result of these alerts good tips are being generated leading to successfully finding these kids then for some people this information is actionable and to reach those people involved inconveniencing them. If no good tips are generated or the people generating the tips can be separated from the people not able to action becuase they are sleeping then it would be good to adjust the system but if they can’t then the blanket approach is reasonable.
Would people (not just fuzz) have a different opinion on this story if it ended by saying as a result of the amber alert we received a tip that led to the recovery of the child? If it works, and the swath of people it goes to is required, would you still be against it?