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Wuz314159 t1_j33p5w5 wrote

I got an Amber Alert for an abduction at about 05:00 this morning.

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Exodys03 t1_j33xfva wrote

Me three. They really need to put either a time or area limitation on these things. I understand they want to get the word out quickly but I don’t need to be jolted awake at 5:00 a.m. because a child has gone missing hundreds of miles away.

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ronreadingpa t1_j34znx4 wrote

Amber alerts can be turned off. Those tend to be useless and more harmful than anything. Waking up tens of thousands in the middle of the night likely leads to more accidents. Emergency alerts can also be turned off, though personally I find it useful in my local area (Western Berks), so I leave that one on.

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Benanov t1_j35sqwx wrote

Yep. Most AMBER alerts are just divorced couples being shitty to each other.

That rare one that justifies the system tho

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[deleted] t1_j33v1cy wrote

I got the same one.. scared the heebie jeebers out of me.

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kyohrus t1_j34nrjk wrote

i got one at around 7am i think. i definitely did NOT need to be jolted awake for a child that has been missing miles away. all it included was the license plate and type of car 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Volcanic8171 t1_j356fzk wrote

same i had it at around 7, im already well awake by that time so it didn’t effect me at all, i wonder why the time difference??

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kyohrus t1_j35o5je wrote

that’s a very good question. i’m in chester so maybe that’s why?

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Unique-Public-8594 t1_j33p4cw wrote

I was already out so I don’t have to / that means I’m not at risk.

Is that a thing?

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bk47dude OP t1_j33u31y wrote

No I meant I was on 83 when I got the alert so I just continued where I was going

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Unique-Public-8594 t1_j33vi65 wrote

Ah. Got it. Glad you were/are safe. I misunderstood.

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bk47dude OP t1_j33w8b7 wrote

Haha no worries I can see how you took it that way! But thanks stranger

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atlashoth t1_j363832 wrote

Weird. The article claims the guy pointed his gun at the detective when he handed over the phone. Then a gunshot was heard inside the house??? Where is the body cam footage? Nobody will investigate a pedo's suicide but holy fuck this article is written so poorly this looks like a cover up.

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katahdin420 t1_j37xofa wrote

I'm so attached to my phone that I need to hear my text alerts all night long and get pissed when a child goes missing and wakes me up. WTF. Shut yer damn alerts off and keep your ringer on. Nobody is going to call in the middle of the night unless it's a true emergency. But people will damn sure text.

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Dredly t1_j33wc1i wrote

why is there pictures of 18 dudes arrested in Las Vegas all over the article? were the 2 linked other then all being pedos?

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JessieTheValet t1_j36od1j wrote

This alert system is so broken. No location in the alert and no follow up after to lift the alert. I couldn't find anything online for the longest time. Half the people who got it would still be sheltering if they didn't just ignore the alert.

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