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Originally Posted by jayswin
More to the point of Sliver's gripe since many on the annoyed by amber alerts side of the debate want solutions brought forth.
Would it be at all feasible to have amber alerts not reach the phones of kids? Like if your phone for your kids is registered that way with your provider then the government disables amber alerts to that phone?
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There's an 'annoyed' side, and a 'concerned about effectiveness/appropriateness of implementation' side - I'd say there are very few of the former and more of the latter in this thread...
As for kids, I'm not particularly sympathetic or concerned about that point. IMO the level of maturity required to have a phone is a pretty reasonable counterpoint. The question in my mind is whether amber alerts warrant the 'nuclear air raid siren' sound, or if a different alarm sound would be more appropriate for this particular emergency (there are plenty of others to choose from).