I’ve just heard my first real “Emergency Broadcast System” (or whatever they’re calling it now) altert. The television was on and I was napping when I was awakened by the distinctive tones. I groggily expected to hear “This is a test…” But I didn’t. I heard the L.A. Sheriff saying something. Turned out it was a notification that a five-year-old child had been abducted by an armed man.