AMBER Alerts are alerts that you get on your phone when a child that is 17 or under goes missing. These alerts are sent to people that are in a certain range of the child that has been abducted. AMBER alerts will state the name and description of the person that was kidnapped and the description of the person that took them, as well as the vehicle information. In order for an AMBER alert to be issued, the law enforcement has to believe that the child is in serious danger, and they have to have information about the child as well as the abducter. The child also has to be added into the National Crime Information Center system.
AMBER stands for America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response. It is also named after Amber Hagerman who was kidnapped on January 13th, 1996, while riding her bicycle in Arlington, Texas. She was taken into a truck where she was later murdered. Her body was found 4 days later, but the abducter was never found. The Arlington Police Department are still searching to find who did this.
Around 1,186 children have been found because of AMBER alerts. AMBER alerts help to get the information out so that people can help look for the child. They can also be used to scare the abducter. Some kidnappers may feel more inclined to return the child if they know that people are looking for the child and they could be found.
AMBER alerts are a great way that our society has grown. Families are able to get more help to find their child. Not everyone looks at the AMBER alerts, but even the help of one person being on the lookout can help save a child's life.
When AMBER alerts come onto my phone, I always look at them. Reading the information that is written on the alerts could make a difference. I think that AMBER alerts are very helpful, even one more child found, is better than none. If I saw the vehicle or person described in the alert I believe that I would call if I was sure that it was the right person or car.
SOURCES:
https://amberalert.ojp.gov/about/guidelines-for-issuing-alerts
https://amberalert.ojp.gov/about/faqs
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/28-years-later-who-killed-amber-hagerman/
QUESTIONS:
Do you read the AMBER alerts that you get?
Do you think that AMBER alerts are beneficial?
Would you call the police if you saw the vehicle or person described in the AMBER ALERT?
Replies
I do read the amber alerts I get. I think they are a good way for people around the area to get information. I would call the police if i saw the vehicle or person described in the amber alerts because I could help save their life.
I agree with you, AMBER alerts help let other people know what has happened and encourages them to help.
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