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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI just got an Amber Alert for a missing cat. Not kidding.
On my landline, which we keep for junk calls that go to voice mail. A woman described the cat and gave the street it's missing from, over a mile away from us. She gave an opt-out (press 2 to be on the do-not-call list) but I NEVER press a button.
She gave the website, lostmykitty dot com. I took a look. They put "Amber Alert" in quotes but that doesn't make it ok.
This is misuse of an important phrase IMO. And who TF thinks it's ok to call everybody in town for a missing cat?
TheFarseer
(9,326 posts)And potentially endanger kidknapped children. Not OK
hlthe2b
(102,360 posts)I personally would not consider it an imposition. (And, this from someone who gets awakened at least twice monthly with the "real" Amber Alerts--even from hundreds of miles away. However, those are loud alarms, not phone calls, so for most, there is a clear difference).
Croney
(4,670 posts)the term Amber Alert should not be used for anything but its intended purpose, which is to quickly find endangered children.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)and there are among us some kind and gentle people to quietly lead them away...
Croney
(4,670 posts)I still would not call my search an Amber Alert.