Emergency Alert - EXTREME THREAT WTF

[rage-a-holic 4373]

So every Texan had their phone blown up this morning because some white dude is "suspected in violence against a Texas law enforcement officer". In Memphis TX, which is almost 450 miles away from me.

The only emergency alert I leave turned on in my phone is for "Extreme Threats to Life and Property". 

This is not that, you stupid fucking assholes.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2024/10/04/blue-alert-issued-for-man-suspected-in-violence-against-texas-law-enforcement/

 

[CHIEF 5075]

Yeah, Mrs. CHIEF rolled over and let out a WTF? "Do they expect us to get out of bed, drive to Memphis, TX. and look for the perp?"

CHIEF

[atomheartbevo 89624]

3 minutes ago, rage-a-holic said:

So every Texan had their phone blown up this morning

Try multiple Apple Watches as well. Woke all of us up at like 5am or some bullshit.  
 

And that motherfucker was last seen on foot.  

[HellesBier 188]

Thanks for making a thread

[Pato del Muerto 52485]

They shoulda called the cops

[hookemATL 11701]

1 minute ago, Pato del Muerto said:

They shoulda called the cops

Well at least one showed up. 

[crash_davis 23096]

First thing I do with new phones is to turn off the emergency alerts. Fuck those middle of the night bullshit. So...I didn't get the bullshit alarm.

However, my wife does not turn off her alerts. I was still woken up by bullshit alarm.

I turned off emergency alerts on her phone.

We good now.

[royiv 9247]

How many different threads can we discuss this in? At least there’s consensus that DPS can suck a big one for breaking their own rules on this one.

[Your Mom 4805]

You can turn that shit off.  Most of our phones did not blow up. 

[atomheartbevo 89624]

I turned off the sound on the alerts. I’d still like to get a tornado warning. Wish I could mute blue alerts separately like amber alerts.  

Woke up my relatives in Houston and San Antonio.  

[Derka 6142]

17 minutes ago, Your Mom said:

You can turn that shit off.  Most of our phones did not blow up. 

i had my phone on silent + so not disturb and that stupid shit still BLASTED my eardrums at 4:52 am this morning. totally fucking stupid.

[rage-a-holic 4373]

14 minutes ago, Your Mom said:

You can turn that shit off.  Most of our phones did not blow up. 

Most people want to know about "Extreme Threats to Life and Property". I want to know if zombies/werewolves/sleestaks have taken over South Austin. 

I don't need to hear about a rural LEO altercation 400+ miles away.

[NeverMarryAStripper 21872]

I had to google sleestaks

[achooloco 1067]

20 minutes ago, Your Mom said:

You can turn that shit off.  Most of our phones did not blow up. 

Sure but that doesn’t really change the fact it’s a bullshit fucking alert. 

[Your Mom 4805]

2 minutes ago, Derka said:

i had my phone on silent + so not disturb and that stupid shit still BLASTED my eardrums at 4:52 am this morning. totally fucking stupid.

Yeah. That’s not how you turn it off. You gotta dig deeper in the settings. 

[rage-a-holic 4373]

21 minutes ago, royiv said:

How many different threads can we discuss this in? 

I don't read that "FUCK THA POLICE!!!!!!!" thread. I don't hate cops, just fucktarded unnecessary emergency alerts.

[Deej 76752]

44 minutes ago, rage-a-holic said:

"Extreme Threats to Life and Property". 

aka, the police

[royiv 9247]

2 minutes ago, rage-a-holic said:

I don't read that "FUCK THA POLICE!!!!!!!" thread. I don't hate cops, just fucktarded unnecessary emergency alerts.

What about the cops who send out these unnecessary alerts?

[Js1 85269]

27 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

First thing I do with new phones is to turn off the emergency alerts. Fuck those middle of the night bullshit. So...I didn't get the bullshit alarm.

However, my wife does not turn off her alerts. I was still woken up by bullshit alarm.

I turned off emergency alerts on her phone.

We good now.

This. I didn’t get woken up bc I turned them off

No offense to them, but unless a kidnapped kid or a lost old person or a cop killer ends up in my gym or my HEB, I probably won’t ever see them 

[rage-a-holic 4373]

1 minute ago, royiv said:

What about the cops who send out these unnecessary alerts?

Am I supposed to hate a whole group of people for something a small percentage of them did? I was told that's frowned upon here.

[royiv 9247]

1 minute ago, rage-a-holic said:

Am I supposed to hate a whole group of people for something a small percentage of them did? I was told that's frowned upon here.

[Derka 6142]

when did everyone get the memo that having your phone on silent + dnd isn’t enough to block these dumbass alerts, and why are all of you being flippant and condescending instead of helpful?

[Derka 6142]

for the record, not hating cops is like not hating ms13 or the sinaloa cartel. yes you are supposed to hate cops, as they are largest organized crime syndicate in america and an immediate threat to public safety everywhere they go. it’s not 1950 anymore, jesus. 

[Gene Parmesan 4002]

Go to settings/alerts and at the bottom there is a section for Govt alerts.  At least on the iphone there is.

[Your Mom 4805]

2 minutes ago, Derka said:

when did everyone get the memo that having your phone on silent + dnd isn’t enough to block these dumbass alerts, and why are all of you being flippant and condescending instead of helpful?

About 10 years and 137 amber alerts ago.  And because you touch yourself.

But seriously dude it’s not that difficult, just type it into Google and it will lead the way. I don’t know that shit off the top of my head.  

[WBT 20561]

19 minutes ago, rage-a-holic said:

Most people want to know about "Extreme Threats to Life and Property"

why?

[crash_davis 23096]

11 minutes ago, rage-a-holic said:

Am I supposed to hate a whole group of people for something a small percentage of them did? I was told that's frowned upon here.

Can we agree on cyclists? 

[rage-a-holic 4373]

1 minute ago, WBT said:

why?

I assume most people have a Life and own Property, but that isn't a given around here

[AbeFroman 2154]

Here's a novice idea, the police could send an alert to each other, do police work and go find the guy, and not wake up families around the state.

[WBT 20561]

9 minutes ago, Derka said:

when did everyone get the memo that having your phone on silent + dnd isn’t enough to block these dumbass alerts, and why are all of you being flippant and condescending instead of helpful?

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iPhone users: Open the “Settings” on your phone and tap on “Notifications.” Scroll to the bottom where you’ll see the heading, “Government Alerts.” Tap the toggle switch next to “Emergency Alerts” and “Public Safety Alerts” in order to disable Blue Alert messages on your phone.

Android users: Open “Settings,” then tap on “Apps & Notifications.” Select “Advanced,” then “Emergency Alerts” to turn off AMBER Alerts, Extreme Threat alerts, and Severe Threat alerts.

 

[Genco 3040]

5 minutes ago, WBT said:

why?

[DixonHur 11292]

3 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

Can we agree on cyclists? 

To be fair, that's I-35, so the cyclists were likely going faster than everyone else.

[Gene Parmesan 4002]

3 minutes ago, rage-a-holic said:

I assume most people have a Life and own Property, but that isn't a given around here

If you are waiting for an alert to your phone to tell you your life and property are at risk then you are already dead.

[AbeFroman 2154]

4 minutes ago, WBT said:

 

This is good, and I have updated mine again.  Mine did reset though last time I updated software.

[rage-a-holic 4373]

13 minutes ago, Gene Parmesan said:

If you are waiting for an alert to your phone to tell you your life and property are at risk then you are already dead.

 

[jimmyjazz 45880]

I was surprised by my phone blowing up this morning, because I have Amber alerts disabled.  This was technically a "blue" alert.

I would like to know if an F5 'nader is bearing down on me, so I don't want to silence that -- is weather an "Emergency" or "Public Safety" alert?

[NorthLoop 14180]

29 minutes ago, Gene Parmesan said:

If you are waiting for an alert to your phone to tell you your life and property are at risk then you are already dead.

You sound like one of those people who film tornadoes from their back porch as it barrels down upon them. 

[Evil Bill Obrien 3257]

19 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

I was surprised by my phone blowing up this morning, because I have Amber alerts disabled.  This was technically a "blue" alert.

I would like to know if an F5 'nader is bearing down on me, so I don't want to silence that -- is weather an "Emergency" or "Public Safety" alert?

Yeah I just wish these dumbass blue alerts had their own channel so I could turn them off and still get emergency alerts for actual emergencies like severe weather, chemical plant explosions, when the nukes fly, etc... guess I gotta email Tim Apple if I want that?

[ztejas 43411]

You guys don't understand. Cops are more important than regular people. Also their dogs are more important than regular people. 

[HRSchenker 2268]

I guess this isn't the first time for a middle of deep sleep blue alert because I have this meme in my phone from August 2021

[Gene Parmesan 4002]

43 minutes ago, NorthLoop said:

You sound like one of those people who film tornadoes from their back porch as it barrels down upon them. 

I was going for the opposite.  Like a prepper/Dwight Schrute vibe.  

[bolverk 29652]

Fortunately, I've had all the alerts turned off on my phones for the past few years.

Unfortunately, my old man "bladder alert" went off around 4:15 this morning, and I never got back to sleep.

I don't know if that's any comfort to you who lost sleep, but just know I'm in solidarity with you today.

[Gene Parmesan 4002]

Amber alerts are funny as the car description is apt information for people on the road, but people on the road should avoid looking at their phone.

[Fudge Nuggets 19187]

Amber alert:  Vehicle is a gray SUV.

Gee thanks for narrowing it down. 

[Fondren & Main 6700]

How do we go about getting the cocksucker responsible for this fired?

[Colonel Sanders 1336]

This might be a dumb question but are silver and blue alerts named after colors because the person that coined them think Amber was a color instead of a person?

[royiv 9247]

42 minutes ago, Fondren & Main said:

How do we go about getting the cocksucker responsible for this fired?

Well, the Director of TXDPS is an appointee of the governor so…

30 minutes ago, Colonel Sanders said:

This might be a dumb question but are silver and blue alerts named after colors because the person that coined them think Amber was a color instead of a person?

Silver and blue sound better than Grandpa and Pig alerts.

[Updawg 2266]

This might be a dumb question but are silver and blue alerts named after colors because the person that coined them think Amber was a color instead of a person?

I think amber is named after someone but I’m too lazy to look it up

[royiv 9247]

3 minutes ago, Updawg said:

I think amber is named after someone but I’m too lazy to look it up

Amber Hagerman. Kidnapped and murdered in the DFW area sometime in the 90’s.

[hookemATL 11701]

Amber is the color of your energy.