Current Events > FCC to 'use' resources to create an Amber Alert to everyone if cops are attacked

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https://www.engadget.com/2017/06/22/fcc-proposes-blue-alert-for-threats-against-law-enforcement/


Lol. Why?

Amber Alert if I see the suspect alert the police. If I see the blue alert I put on my cape? Why not send an alert for any violent criminal...why just against cops?

Uummm do they expect us to run out and help? Seems like a good way to get shot. And yea I agree. If a violent criminal is in the area it makes sense to alert people. Why just cops though? If I'm robbed at gun point people near me shouldn't know a violent criminal is in the area? Only if a cop is attacked? I don't get it.

If I can turn them off like normal amber alerts, whatever
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At least it's more reasonable then calling it a "hate crime." Should put the anti-cop people on the same level of child predators, which is fine with me.

boggles the mind
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I'm okay with this. It can work well to warn civilians of a danger area. If a cop has been attacked, you obviously want civilians to stay away. At the same time, it can get more responders to the immediate area.
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_PandaMaster_ posted...

I'm okay with this. It can work well to warn civilians of a danger area. If a cop has been attacked, you obviously want civilians to stay away. At the same time, it can get more responders to the immediate area.

Why not all violent criminals then?

Hope everyone in the big cities enjoy their constant blue alerts.
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_PandaMaster_ posted...

I'm okay with this. It can work well to warn civilians of a danger area. If a cop has been attacked, you obviously want civilians to stay away. At the same time, it can get more responders to the immediate area.

However, if a cop is not attacked civilians shouldn't know or stay away from someone who may be a potential threat?

I mean tbf if some cops were getting attacked up the road I'd want to know so I don't go up the road >_>
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terrible idea. you are just training people to ignore amber alerts.
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The way it looks, there is going to be some public safety announcement information in there.
So I don't know why they don't just roll with that instead of trying to turn it into an amber alert for cops (a lot of cops basically are big babies, though, I guess).

Gamer99z posted...

I mean tbf if some cops were getting attacked up the road I'd want to know so I don't go up the road >_>

Right. But I'd also like to know if a random civilian was attacked and that was reported. Making this only about cop attacks seems like it's just an effort to shame people who are critical of bad cops.