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still_one

(92,217 posts) Sat Jan 13, 2018, 06:26 PM Jan 2018

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Heads need to roll at the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency. There is absolutely no excuse

for the false attack alert that went out today

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Heads need to roll at the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency. There is absolutely no excuse (Original Post) still_one Jan 2018 OP

First we need to know what happened pandr32 Jan 2018 #1

nothing except the alert came from the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency. still_one Jan 2018 #3

My thoughts too. We need to find out what happened first. nt Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #5

d? (n/t) PJMcK Jan 2018 #2

corrected it. Typo, headds. Thanks still_one Jan 2018 #4

I would like to know who pushed the button. Baitball Blogger Jan 2018 #6

Wayland S. Eberhardt was not fired in 1971 - Ms. Toad Jan 2018 #7

I agree Corgigal Jan 2018 #8

Of course it depends, but the consequences of this mistake are too horrible to contemplate still_one Jan 2018 #10

First, I need to see a video demonstration of the "pushed the wrong button" scenario. Iggo Jan 2018 #9

pandr32

(11,588 posts)

1. First we need to know what happened

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 06:29 PM

Jan 2018

...and who is responsible. Have you heard?

still_one

(92,217 posts)

3. nothing except the alert came from the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency.

Reply to pandr32 (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 06:34 PM

Jan 2018

and multiple elected officials vowed it wouldn't happen again

Irish_Dem

(47,128 posts)

5. My thoughts too. We need to find out what happened first. nt

Reply to pandr32 (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 06:37 PM

Jan 2018

PJMcK

(22,037 posts)

2. d? (n/t)

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 06:29 PM

Jan 2018

still_one

(92,217 posts)

4. corrected it. Typo, headds. Thanks

Reply to PJMcK (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 06:35 PM

Jan 2018

Baitball Blogger

(46,733 posts)

6. I would like to know who pushed the button.

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 07:35 PM

Jan 2018

He pushed Trump right off the front page.

Ms. Toad

(34,074 posts)

7. Wayland S. Eberhardt was not fired in 1971 -

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 07:44 PM

Jan 2018

when he made a similar mistake that sent a similar warning to the entire country.

http://conelrad.blogspot.com/2010/09/code-word-hatefulness-great-ebs-scare.html

(It took about the same amount of time to formally cancel that incorrect emergency broadcast.)

Corgigal

(9,291 posts)

8. I agree

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 07:48 PM

Jan 2018

O tolerance, of all jobs. We have a nut who might be in a bad mood, not playing golf and we all could have been killed.

Give it to the USAF, where NORAD is. If they can track Santa, let them track this. Damn.

still_one

(92,217 posts)

10. Of course it depends, but the consequences of this mistake are too horrible to contemplate

Reply to Corgigal (Reply #8)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 07:50 PM

Jan 2018

Iggo

(47,558 posts)

9. First, I need to see a video demonstration of the "pushed the wrong button" scenario.

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 07:50 PM

Jan 2018

That story stinks.

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