StrongSide Posted January 15, 2018 Posted January 15, 2018 Hawaii missile alert: How one employee ‘pushed the wrong button’ and caused a wave of panic - The Washington Post Falsely pushing the ballistic missile warning button has to be one of the worst ways to start your weekend. Should jail time be involved for the pusher?
UKMustangFan Posted January 15, 2018 Posted January 15, 2018 Can only imagine the wide-spread panic this caused. I think jail time is more than appropriate in this instance, and hope it happens.
MJAlltheWay24 Posted January 15, 2018 Posted January 15, 2018 Heard on the radio that the guy that pushed it has been "reassigned".
Jumper_Dad Posted January 15, 2018 Posted January 15, 2018 Jail time for clicking the wrong drop down box? Maybe if it's proven it was intentional, you fire the person. No way you jail them for accidentally clicking the wrong box.
bugatti Posted January 15, 2018 Posted January 15, 2018 Jail time for clicking the wrong drop down box? Maybe if it's proven it was intentional, you fire the person. No way you jail them for accidentally clicking the wrong box. The whole thing seems fishy to me. I know they’ve conveyed it was an operator error type thing like you describe, but one would think it would be a little more difficult to set off a state wide alert than “clicking the wrong box.” Heck, you close down Word it asks “are you sure you want to close Word without saving your document?” Seems normal to me a prompt would come up saying, “Are you sure a missile is on its way to Hawaii that will lead to a war?”
JDEaston Posted January 15, 2018 Posted January 15, 2018 Maybe there really was a missile headed toward Hawaii and it was eliminated before it got there? :sssh:
Jumper_Dad Posted January 15, 2018 Posted January 15, 2018 Maybe there really was a missile headed toward Hawaii and it was eliminated before it got there? :sssh: I've seen this hinted at elsewhere...
UKMustangFan Posted January 15, 2018 Posted January 15, 2018 Maybe there really was a missile headed toward Hawaii and it was eliminated before it got there? :sssh: I've seen this hinted at elsewhere... Serious question here....Who (obvious answer is North Korea) would be that dumb?
GrantNKY Posted January 15, 2018 Posted January 15, 2018 The whole thing seems fishy to me. I know they’ve conveyed it was an operator error type thing like you describe, but one would think it would be a little more difficult to set off a state wide alert than “clicking the wrong box.” Heck, you close down Word it asks “are you sure you want to close Word without saving your document?” Seems normal to me a prompt would come up saying, “Are you sure a missile is on its way to Hawaii that will lead to a war?” I agree with you on this. There have to be multiple layers on protocol to send out that warning. The chance for error seems very small to me. My gut tells me this wasn’t an accident.
Jumper_Dad Posted January 15, 2018 Posted January 15, 2018 Serious question here....Who (obvious answer is North Korea) would be that dumb? Well if it actually happened that has to be the first 100 guesses...if it was anyone else IMO it would be much scarier.
Wireman Posted January 15, 2018 Posted January 15, 2018 If there really was a missile headed for Hawaii, there would already be a country under fire.
GrantNKY Posted January 15, 2018 Posted January 15, 2018 Serious question here....Who (obvious answer is North Korea) would be that dumb? I fully believe that the guy with a bad hair cut and a Napoleon complex really is that dumb.
GrantNKY Posted January 15, 2018 Posted January 15, 2018 If there really was a missile headed for Hawaii, there would already be a country under fire. Maybe there is...
UKMustangFan Posted January 15, 2018 Posted January 15, 2018 Maybe there is... Yeah, I'd assume they'd try covert operations to eliminate the threat first.
Wireman Posted January 15, 2018 Posted January 15, 2018 Maybe there is... I don't think we could secretly attack a country. We would know.
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