Earlier this morning, the people of Hawaii received emergency alerts saying a ballistic missile was headed their way. Now that the threat has been proven to be an accident of some kind, people have decided to make fun of the situation on social media.
Woke up to a false missile alarm today in Honolulu while home. Well, good morning in #Hawaii pic.twitter.com/l1c7ubdtDu
— Iolana Kamakeeaina (@Impish_Iolana) January 13, 2018
Would you rather be pissed off for a day or banished into eternity?
Yeah, didn’t think so.
The Hawaii EMA controller this morning #hawaii @Hawaii_EMA pic.twitter.com/7IFpyRUcBc
— Shauna Arnold (@tweetsbyshauna) January 13, 2018
Lazy? Careless? Either way, it was a screwed up situation.
https://twitter.com/SearsAl/status/952268203727708160
And were you running for your life? Prooooobably not, so pipe down.
Hawaii is a shithole pic.twitter.com/DQUfmUAp2j
— DoctorMyEyes (@wixwaxer) January 13, 2018
It’s such a sh*thole that everyone wants to visit there.
Hawaii missile alert people all like pic.twitter.com/LFPdhnk6GM
— Dan (@DaytimeDan) January 13, 2018
They’re probably realizing just how much they f**ked up.
A wrong button? Really? Are we living in the movie Monsters vs Aliens? Did someone just want to order a latte? Shameful! #hawaii #fcc #EMA #HIEMA #HI #Cnn #msnbc #missle #falsealarm #EmergencyAlert pic.twitter.com/MOD5egHFih
— Is_It_Just_Me (@Is_It_Just_Me1) January 13, 2018
Um…ordering a latte and sending out an emergency alert aren’t even remotely similar.
https://twitter.com/MichaelBlum3/status/952266917070458881
So. STUPID.
https://twitter.com/AlexJamesFitz/status/952271479986671617
You’re so clever.
*eyeroll*
Who knew Johnny from Airplane relocated to Hawaii #FalseAlarm pic.twitter.com/b3w2PjE8CD
— Gus Rosendale (@Gus4NY) January 13, 2018
Doubt anyone who lives in Hawaii thinks this is funny.
https://twitter.com/DouglasText/status/952269101304635392
Bring on the wine…or the whiskey…or the bourbon. Hell, bring on the whole mini bar!
https://twitter.com/fartelengelbert/status/952269088423858177
Yeeeeahhh. Okay.
You're firing them, right? pic.twitter.com/hsmy0vXd5F
— Christian (@Risen_Savior_JC) January 13, 2018
Hopefully no one pressed this on purpose.
#SaturdayMorning In #Hawaii pic.twitter.com/ret0IB3Hqn
— Aloha ✨? (@AmareAloha) January 13, 2018
Sadly, there were parents having to do this to their children.
Who sends out an emergency missile warning by accident??? #Hawaii pic.twitter.com/v7xIOVx1gy
— Stef (@stefspeaks) January 13, 2018
There is this thing called human error, you know.
#Hawaii pic.twitter.com/KsSdvk2bl9
— Sharkman Returns (@texlopaka) January 13, 2018
How creative.
https://twitter.com/gettinnoticedmo/status/952269066521079808
You sure they had that much fun while doing it?
https://twitter.com/NOT_PeteHere/status/952268999756337154
You know it.
The Hawaii missile thing…. guys CMON that's what u get for believing everything u see on twitter with no facts to back it. That's the problem with this instant gratification generation #falsealarm.
— LindsayyOnAir (@LindsayyOnAir) January 13, 2018
Um…this was an EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM, that was put in place for situations LIKE a ballistic missile ACTUALLY being a threat. People received text messages, heard sirens and broadcasts came across television and radio stations. How the hell is the believing everything you read on Twitter?
At least know what you’re talking about before you make a dumb comment like that.
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