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It remaining like that for 40 minutes is a bad sign, but it being easy to issue a warning seems reasonable (the counter-story is "No warning of the genuine thre
by stordoff 9y ago
It remaining like that for 40 minutes is a bad sign, but it being easy to issue a warning seems reasonable (the counter-story is "No warning of the genuine threat was issued, due to the process for doing so being too involved/difficult").
- tzs 9y agoThat suggests an interesting question: if you issue a false alarm should you retract as soon as you can or can it be better to wait a while? I could see retracting quickly leading to even more confusion as you then have a mix of people who have received (and believed the retraction) trying to resume normal activity and people who still thinking they have to get to a safer place right away. I could see this leading to some escalating tension and even violence. It might be better to wait until a good majority of people have reached their shelters and stopped moving before you issue the retraction.