Salisbury News: Question of the Day, Wed 7/23

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

What's the true purpose of the emergency broadcast system on TV? Why wasn't it used during the 9/11 attacks?

AnonymousJuly 23, 2008 at 4:02 PM
duh--the purpose is to scare the crap out of you and ruin the most important part of your favorite shows on DVR
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AnonymousJuly 23, 2008 at 7:24 PM
That really is a good question! If you wouldn't use it then, what does it take be a national emergency?
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AnonymousJuly 23, 2008 at 7:52 PM
It was developed to be used in the case of nucler attack. It then was updated to provide "local" warnings to citizens. i.e. severe weather, or local emergencyand to provide specific actions to take.

9-11 was a national tragedy but it was a local emergency in the NY,VA and PA areas. No reason to tell people in Iowa to stay away from certain roads.
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