"The use of the sound is prohibited to prevent people becoming desensitized to something you should only hear in the most dire circumstances."
and then the "protect the children" people created Amber Alerts, which have done exactly that
and then the "protect the children" people created Amber Alerts, which have done exactly that
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.
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".
[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Hawaii_false_missile_aler...