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Cellphone Amber Alert has unlikely critic in Polly Klaas' dad
Found this story and wanted to share and get your opinion. Has anyone ever gotten one of these alerts? Do you think it is a good system? I for one have never gotten one, but it seems there are mixed emotions about the way it works and whether or not it is really helpful. I know the signs above the highway and radio alerts have been really useful in the past. Anything that helps bring home missing children should be used to the highest ability IMHO.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-marc-klaas-cellphone-amber-alert-20130806,0,4497779.story