Another bother.....because they can

[Christians4LessGvt]

NEW YORK, (CBSNewYork)  A new national alert system is set to begin in New York City that will alert the public to emergencies via cell phones.Presidential and local emergency messages as well as Amber Alerts would

Now I will be bothered on my cell phone by the freaking "Amber Alert" non-sense
that I always race to turn off when they come on my TV. Every time some Daddy
and Mommy have a fight and one runs off with the rug-rat they set off some
Amber Alert that I would guess-estimate are false alarms 99% of the time.
"Oh sorry we found little Johnny down by the creek playing".
How did we ever do without such BS?

[Xavier_Onassis]

Suppose that this is successful only 1% of the time: isn't your temporary and fleeting inconvenience worth that?

They are flashing car descriptions and tag numbers of alleged getaway cars over I-95 now, but only occasionally.

I don't see this as any sort of major inconvenience, certainly less than auto dealer commercials where they jabber about how you can by a new Nissan for only $100 a month and no money down ".

[Christians4LessGvt]

Suppose that this is successful only 1% of the time: isn't your temporary and fleeting inconvenience worth that?

I doubt it is even that high....

So they could also start flashing gvt health alerts around dinner time
"dont eat so much fat"..."cut back on sodas"
but just think...if the "diet alerts" are only successful 1% of time
how many heart attacks could be avoided!
blah blah blah freaking feel-good do-gooder-ism
maybe around bed time "gvt teeth brushing alerts"
reminders for parents to get their kids to brush their teeth
how did we ever survive without WashingtonNannyIsm!

[BT]

I don't like the fact that you can't call block the govt.

[Christians4LessGvt]

I don't like the fact that you can't call block the govt.

exactly BT
i didnt know if you could or not
but i assumed the control freaks would not allow you to ignore them
i am telling you....control freakism is a mental disorder!

[BT]

Wonder what the fine is for not having a cell phone?

[Xavier_Onassis]

So they could also start flashing gvt health alerts around dinner time
"dont eat so much fat"..."cut back on sodas"
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ParanoidS LOVE this sort of slippery slope argument.

Amber alerts do not bother me.

I have no cell phone.