Amish men in Ohio ‘shunned’ after nationwide emergency alert outs them for having phones

Amish men ‘shunned’ after nationwide emergency alert outs them for having phones

The alarms – part of the US emergency alert drill that the government carried out on 4 October – drew the attention of the community elders in Ohio

Amish men carrying forbidden cell phones outed by national emergency...

A former member of the community revealed that the phone emergency alert that made American smartphones wildly buzz for a minute on Oct. 4 got his friends in major trouble.

Several Amish men reportedly ‘shunned’ after emergency alert goes off on secret phones

Former Amish community member reported on nationwide emergency alert test outing Amish with secret cell phones leading to shunning.

Amish Men Outed By Nationwide Emergency Alert, Shunned For Owning Cellphones

Amish men who secretly owned cellphones were reportedly outed by Wednesday's national Emergency Alert System test, causing them to be shunned by their peers.

Amish Men Shunned After Emergency Test Exposed Their Secret Phones

We all had it drilled into our heads earlier this week that there was a test of the emergency alert system on the way. Sure, whoever was in charge of it got trigger-happy and sent it out two minutes early, but no harm, no foul. Unless you’re Amish. I grew up in Central Pennsylvania and surrounded by Amish Country. I even played an Amish team in a men’s league hockey game one time. The dude’s couldn’t skate well, but dammit, if they didn’t play w…