Honest question here: WTF do you have to do wrong in a government job to get fired? Apparently, accidentally telling your state that a ballistic missile is on the way is not on that list:
Administrator just told me: The person in #Hawaii's Emergency Management agency Warning Point who sent out the inbound #missile message to the public has been "reassigned" during an investigation but not relieved of duty.
— Sara Sidner (@sarasidnerCNN) January 15, 2018
The Hawaii Emergency worker who “pressed the wrong button” warning of an inbound missile to Hawaii, has been reassigned, but NOT fired, and will return to work as the investigation in to his mistake, continues.
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) January 14, 2018
Keep in mind, he had to push the wrong button twice for this to happen:
The employee who hit the wrong button in Hawaii, triggering a false alarm warning of an inbound missle, had chance to catch his mistake; he had to hit the wrong button TWICE:
Reporter: There was a two-step process and they pressed Yes in both situations?
Official: Right.— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) January 14, 2018
Your taxpayer dollars at work:
The joys and benefits of being a State government employee, takes an act of God to get fired. https://t.co/dHYJQNYP7U
— WRXchad (@WrxChad) January 15, 2018
Everything that's wrong with public employment. I'm sure he's protected by INSANE public sector unions. https://t.co/IF4xSsiXdr
— 6EuropeanPups (@PleasantPups) January 15, 2018
Govt. Freak out millions, some no doubt enough to go to the ER with stress. But not fired, no. https://t.co/S3pxB1EVNC
— тαтנαηα ♀️? (@AuseklisTK) January 15, 2018
“The Simpsons” was a documentary:
This is like a SIMPSONS episode. https://t.co/nYpVFVrUGc
— Wajahat "Abu Khadija" Ali (@WajahatAli) January 15, 2018
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Related:
So stupid: Brit Hume rips the NYT for trying to blame the Hawaii false alarm on you-know-who https://t.co/N0eh8jFPGy
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 14, 2018
They get paid for this? Even Captain Obvious is embarrassed by the FCC's statement on Hawaii false alarm https://t.co/k80hHbSKZM
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 14, 2018
Wrong AGAIN: Joy Reid blames false alarm in Hawaii on US Pacific Command https://t.co/92inKTK3q0
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 13, 2018
Jim Carrey calls false alarm in Hawaii 'a real psychic warning' about Trump and the GOP Congress https://t.co/bcSuCuGAPP
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 14, 2018
WOW: Hawaii Dem CAN'T seem to make up her mind about what Trump should do with N. Korea https://t.co/X3FJyBIx8Y
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 13, 2018
SERIOUSLY? People are MAKING FUN of the FALSE ballistic missile threat in Hawaii https://t.co/wjYHPvlrME
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 13, 2018
HOLY SH*T! Hawaii sends a 'ballistic MISSILE threat' emergency alert…BY MISTAKE and creates MASS HYSTERIA https://t.co/RmILiYVkqh
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 13, 2018
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