Last night, at 1:52 AM,
an AMBER alert on that girl’s cellphone jerked me awake from a deep sleep. I woke to the sound of a “tornado” alarm.
A little girl has gone
missing in Poplar, Montana.
AMBER alerts are named
for a little girl named Amber Hagerman.
She was abducted and murdered in Texas in 1996. A quick response is (and has always been) key
to catching the beasts that abduct children.
Following the death of Amber Hagerman, the AMBER alert system was
developed to quickly notify law enforcement agencies and the public when a
child has been abducted. The system also
requires the cooperation to communication companies and agencies.
Today, Amber alerts hit
thousands of points—including cellphones—the instant they are sent. Details about the child and the abduction are
shared. Since the adoption of the AMBER
alert system, hundreds of children have been quickly recovered.
I cannot think of a
better reason to be jarred awake late at night.
--Mitchell
Hegman
At least there is Amber Alert to deter predators from victimizing children.
ReplyDeleteOne of the better protective systems put in place.
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