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I turned that shit off. I don't know anyone, I don't see anyone. Sorry you lost your kid, I ain't seen it.
Don't feel too sorry. For most Amber alerts, the child was never in any real danger (often some custody battle thing where a parent "stole" the kid, often to try to protect them), or, by the time the alert went out, it was already too late. I went and looked it up and it's not clear if there's ever been a case where Amber alerts actually helped to save a kid. If there has been, it's extremely rare. In some ways, they actually hurt because the police get flooded with a bunch of reports that are just wrong.
You can't turn off presidential alerts on American-sold smartphones (iOS/Android)
But the presidential alerts are very rare, and are actually designed for nuclear war. They're tied into all of the continuity of government machinery. I've never actually seen one.
There was a test a few years ago. That's the only one I've ever seen.
Same. I work 11pm to 7am, I put significant effort into never leaving my house during the day because outside my house is an abundance of the 2 worst things in existence, people and the sun.
Edit: fixed a typo.