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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMore Cities Using Text-Based Alert System To Warn Americans If They Are In Range Of NFL Players
Yes, this time it is The Onion.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/more-cities-using-textbased-alert-system-to-warn-a,36946/
In an effort to provide the general public with critical safety information in a timely manner, sources confirmed Wednesday that an increasing number of U.S. cities are now using a text-based alert system to warn Americans who are in the vicinity of an NFL player. With this new protocol, residents will be advised via text message to take shelter, stay off roads, and exercise extreme caution if they are within close range of any professional football player, said Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, who praised the new SMS service for delivering prompt alerts to all cellular devices in a 10-mile radius of any linebacker, running back, wide receiver, or offensive lineman. Citizens in at-risk areas will now hopefully have ample time to take any precautionary measures for their safety and the safety of their families. These situations can arise unexpectedly and often escalate very quickly, so it is paramount to have this type of system in place to keep everyone out of harms way. Reports confirmed, however, that many across the country have opted out of the feature after receiving a near-constant stream of alerts over the past several weeks.
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More Cities Using Text-Based Alert System To Warn Americans If They Are In Range Of NFL Players (Original Post)
KamaAina
Sep 2014
OP
He does hit the defenders!! Well, at least when he played the forty-whiners.
madinmaryland
Sep 2014
#6
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)1. I don't know, the one in Jax hasn't gone off yet.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)2. Why, there are NFL players in Jax eight times a year!
On the visiting team.
madinmaryland
(64,931 posts)3. You don't have to worry about Tony Romo getting alerted on...
He would fumble a "switch" before he was able to hit anyone.
zappaman
(20,606 posts)5. He certainly doesn't hit his receivers.
madinmaryland
(64,931 posts)6. He does hit the defenders!! Well, at least when he played the forty-whiners.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)7. So instead of the kid crying, you'd see this?
zappaman
(20,606 posts)4. It seems like the NFL can't do anything right!