(Poll created March 7, 2010)
Submitted by editor

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Under which circumstances should the Emergency Alert System be activated and interrupt what you're doing?

A woman is smoking near her baby in the park, and her dog pooped in the woods
5 cars have crashed on the Interstate and the road is closed
A nuclear device has been found 50 miles away and may go off
A train carrying toxic chemicals has derailed
China has invaded Taiwan
A forest fire is approaching your area
Obama's _real_ birth certificate is found.
A tornado has been spotted by trained observers
It's election day and a judge has extended voting hours
Parents "stole" their children in a custody dispute
I ran out of coffee.
North Korea has Launched a missle with nuclear warhead
A car has been stolen in the area
A nuclear power plant's radiation detector shows a small leak
Iran has launched a missile at Israel
The Stock Market is crashing
School is being let out early
Canadian troops have been spotted crossing the border
Snow is predicted in the next few hours
The Yankees win the World Series
A man has been spotted wearing a gun in the area
In the middle of Franz Schubert's Ave Maria
A flash mob is in Times Square is singing songs from the Sound of Music
A hijacked jumbo jet is headed at the World Trade Center
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