Originally Posted by srvy (Post 10443192)

Yeah the Police Chief in his 1st news conference said there state and fed guidelines they must meet before can issue the alert. They met those guidelines a little before 7 pm and alerts were sent out.

Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 10443183)

You are a master of taking an anecdote and projecting it to the universe.

Originally Posted by Bugeater (Post 10443232)

You'd think a kid getting grabbed off the street would be the only guideline they needed. If it's going to take that long to meet the criteria for an alert then they may as well do away with the system entirely. That's ****ing absurd.

Originally Posted by Bugeater (Post 10443232)

You'd think a kid getting grabbed off the street would be the only guideline they needed. If it's going to take that long to meet the criteria for an alert then they may as well do away with the system entirely. That's ****ing absurd.

Originally Posted by Dick Bull (Post 10443269)

You are aware, despite the tragic ending, that the abductor was captured within 4 hours with this system being a substantial reason why?

Originally Posted by Dick Bull (Post 10443269)

You are aware, despite the tragic ending, that the abductor was captured within 4 hours with this system being a substantial reason why?

Originally Posted by Rausch (Post 10443271)

I don't think 4 hours is accurate but the Amber Alert definitely helped...

Originally Posted by Bugeater (Post 10443275)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the point of the system is to protect the child, not necessarily catch the perp. Time is of the the essence and waiting two damn hours when there were witnesses who saw the guy grab the girl off the street is unacceptable.

Originally Posted by Dick Bull (Post 10443280)

I get what you are saying and I would give everything if the system assisted in the recovery of this little girl safe and sound, however the reality is that it does sometimes and it does not in others. That being said, capturing the perp keeps him off the street and unable to do it again which saves countless other lives.

Originally Posted by srvy (Post 10443176)

No reality.
Back in the 80s there was a beat cop that worked downtown was well know and even made the kc star newspaper. They called him the walkin Injun. He was 6'5" imposing American Indian. That guy worked that beat his whole career. I was a Land Surveyor just starting out. We did a lot of surveys in Downtown KC. Well lots bums came out and panhandled and harrassed folks. One day was a young lady and a bum was drunk wouldnt take no for an answer kept pawing this girl. My boss who was near headed over and was about to put a beatdown on bum. Out of nowhere comes walkin injun. He told my boss to step back he would handle it. Said he will escort him to halfway house and marched him off. A little latter we setup in an alley to establish the boundary line of the ally. And between the alley was Walkin Injun wailing with the blackjack on said bum. He could be herd tellin him to walk his ass back to the tracks in the River Quay and hop the first train on out here. That dude beat feet out there face and head bloody. Boss talked him after and the cop said he can run the guys in and there back out panhandling. The get all hpped up and begin to get violent. Next think you know a girl is beaten and raped in an alley or parking garage. The one thing they do understand is a beating. They will think twice to come back on my beat. We said we understand and went about our business.

Thats reality!

Originally Posted by Dick Bull (Post 10443280)

I get what you are saying and I would give everything if the system assisted in the recovery of this little girl safe and sound, however the reality is that it does sometimes and it does not in others. That being said, capturing the perp keeps him off the street and unable to do it again which saves countless other lives.

Originally Posted by Bugeater (Post 10443286)

Well if it is going to take two hours to get the alerts out then we can all look forward to more murdered children. I can't think of one reason why the alert shouldn't have been issued as soon at the call came in. We're talking about a matter of life or death here.

Originally Posted by Rausch (Post 10443295)

Details of the case are already being leaked.

I wouldn't be shocked if others claimed abuse after his face is out there and he's on trial...

Originally Posted by Dick Bull (Post 10443307)

I hope the sorry sack of shit gets every ounce of pain that's coming to him.