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My (least) favorite version of this: there's a state wide alert in Tennessee that happens when a cop is shot.

You can't disable it without disabling all alerts.

Why somebody in Memphis might care that a cop is shot in Knoxville is beyond me.




I think a lot of people would care. But I don't see how it's an immediately actionable emergency alert, like emergency alerts are for.


Sounds like its main purpose is propaganda. I have seen similar acts of government bullshit like local tourism ads which just so happen to be structured like campaign ads for incumbents saying how awesome of a job they are doing.




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