Meaning of amber alert | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A public notification of a child abduction.
   Canada, US
2. Alternative letter-case form of amber alert.
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Examples

“We don’t find every use of ALPRs objectionable. For example, we do not generally object to using them to check license plates against lists of stolen cars, for AMBER Alerts, or for toll collection, provided they are deployed and used fairly and subject to proper checks and balances, such as ensuring devices are not disproportionately deployed in low-income communities and communities of color, and that the “hot lists” they are run against are legitimate and up to date.”

“Don’t people realize that snatching your purse is just gonna end up in an AMBER alert?”

“Most uses of the Emergency Broadcast System, such as tornado or flood warnings, are designed to help people look out for themselves. AMBER alerts, by contrast, try to get them to help someone else. It's a crowdsourced solution to a daunting problem that police often don't have the resources to solve.”

“An AMBER alert was issued for Jace Saunders on Monday morning after he was last seen Sunday afternoon”

“Desperation does spur creative thinking. Like this: One state lawmaker wants to turn electronic Caltrans freeway signs into advertising billboards in between Amber Alerts and road condition reports.”

“Regardless of what kind of phone you use, ShakeAlert can still find its way to you if an earthquake of magnitude 5 or higher hits. For areas also likely to surpass a high shaking threshold, wireless carriers are equipped to automatically send warnings to every phone using a similar emergency system to Amber Alerts.”

“An Amber Alert for 3-year-old Nola Dinkins was canceled Wednesday as police now investigate the incident as a homicide.”

“Amber alerts, in which bulletins about abductions are quickly distributed through the news and posted on highway signs, were named in recognition of Amber Hagerman, a 9-year-old Texas girl who was kidnapped and killed in 1996. “Just pass this, just pass this,” Senator Patrick J[oseph] Leahy of Vermont, the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, urged House members. The Senate passed a bill on the Amber alerts in January.”

“It is fabulous that the Seat Pleasant girl who was the subject of an Amber alert was recovered safely […]”

“Ego Nwodim, who came into her own last season, was the first special guest. “Black Woman Who’s Been Missing for 10 Years” had some thoughts on America’s sick fascination with missing white girls. [“]If the tragically missing has a straight blonde ponytail, she’s going to get an Amber alert, the promise of a hefty reward, portraits of her grieving parents, and around-the-clock news coverage.””

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