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I have amber alerts disabled because I can't imagine recognising someone driving around, with everything else going on in life. I have only heard the emergency
by gumby 4y ago
I have amber alerts disabled because I can't imagine recognising someone driving around, with everything else going on in life.
I have only heard the emergency broadcast system for real in the '89 bay area quake (I've heard tests many times). But I understand it's used frequently (legitimately) in tornado-prone areas.
- bitsavers 4y agoEAS radio announcements go out in the Bay Area for flooding (at least they are supposed to) I know we were careful to do it for Santa Clara county at KFJC
- cbsks 4y agoIn southern California we get emergency alerts for fire and flood evacuation orders. They are legitimately useful, when an evacuation order happens you want to know asap.
- Turing_Machine 4y agoRight. If the Amber Alerts had pictures with them, they might actually be useful. There's no way I'm going to confront someone on the streets (or even call the cops) based solely on a vague text description like "8-year-old girl with brown hair wearing a tee shirt and jeans".