Code Amber
In 1996 Amber Hagerman was abducted and brutally murdered while she was riding her bike in Arlington Texas. The tragedy outraged the entire community and people started calling the local radio stations. The residents suggested that the radio stations broadcast special alerts when a child is missing and hopefully they could prevent further tragedies. The Amber Alert was born. In April of 2003 President Bush signed the Amber Alert and it became a national program which is now used everwhere. Just yesterday a lady here in Boise had her car stolen while it was sitting in an apartment complex running. She had ran into her friends apartment to tell her something and left the car running with her 11 month old little girl sleeping in the backseat. An Amber Alert was issued and resulted in the recovery of the car and baby. The carjackers had dumped the car on a residential street. It sat there for about an hour when a man heard the Amber Alert and realized the description of the car fit the SUV that was parked across the street from his house. He went to investigate and found the baby. A happy ending indeed! How can you help? If you have a website you can go to http://codeamber.org/ and pick up a small piece of code. Whenever an Amber Alert is issued your visitors will see it. There are probably just as many people online these days as there are people who are watching tv or listening to the radio. The more people who are aware of a missing child, the more people who are looking. Powered By Qumana |
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