Brickbat: Communication Breakdown

Michigan State

Michigan State University police meant to send an emergency notice alerting those on campus of severe weather. But many got an alert saying there had been a shooting in a campus dorm and advising them to take shelter in a locked room. Officials blamed the false alert on a problem with their computer system.

Comments

[Bee Tagger]

advising them to take shelter in a locked room.

To be fair, this is also the protocol for dealing with such an outbreak of climate change.

[WTF]

To be fair, the protocol for every emergency these days is for the public to cower in fear while the proper authorities handle things.

[Bee Tagger]

Let's be fair, we probably shouldn't be speculating on what the protocol is for things, that's best left to the authorities.

[LTC(ret) John]

Whilst cowering in fear. Never forget the cowering in fear part.

[RBS]

I'm posting from the guest bathroom under the stairs in the middle of the house.

[PS]

The caller is in the house! The calls are coming from the house!

[creech]

Shit, now even Spartans are cowering in fear? This country is doomed.

[LTC(ret) John]

Oh, and Charles? That alt-text is first rate commentator bait. Nicely done.

[EDG reppin' LBC]

Let me be the first to offer up a Fuck Michigan!

[Rich]

"We are investigating the computer glitch to ensure this does not occur again."

"THIS IS AN EMERGENCY MESSAGE from MSU POLICE, DO NOT HANG UP. The computer problem was an unexpected Internal Error (4F533F4C494E55583F491418160E43505000F5), pid=10226, tid=16384 (1.6.0-rc-b63 mixed mode). The programmer has been docked a week's pay."

[Fist of Etiquette]

You know who else was forced to cower in a bunker?

[anarch]

Cowerbunka!

[anarch]

What difference, at this point, does it make?