The line has been drawn in the sand on social media, as people have been expressing their frustration for an Amber Alert that went off in Ottawa recently, as well as people who are disappointed with the backlash following the alert.

Some people were frustrated that the alert woke them up in the middle of the night and others are insisting that it shouldn't matter what time it goes off because in the end its designed to hopefully find a missing child.  

Back in December Moose Jaw's Sabrina Carter had to endure every parent's nightmare when her daughter went missing. Thankfully, in her case, an Amber Alert wasn't issued, but her daughter was considered a missing person and Carter had to hope that people would share the information on social media and pass along any helpful tips on to local police. 

Carter has made her stance on the matter quite clear, saying that she feels nobody should be upset after hearing an alert as it could, unfortunately, happen to anyone at any time. 

"It just really, really bothers me because what if that was your child," explained Carter. "Put yourself in the position of that parent and just how scary that could be. It could be your child, it could be your grandchild, it could be your niece or nephew. If it was you in that position you would be losing sleep either way. At least when it's going out you know that other people are aware of it and there's more people out there looking for that poor baby".

She added that words can't describe how appreciative she is to have resources like the Amber Alert system, or the protocol that follows when a child is considered missing in place. 

"It was incredibly important to me, I was so blessed in the outpouring of support. It didn't just stop in Moose Jaw we had all over Saskatchewan, B.C., Ontario who were out there and sharing those things and it did help in the return of my daughter."

Even before Carter had to experience this situation herself, she said that when she comes across a post or story about a missing person or child she shares it on her personal feeds as well. 

"I definitely do share them, I'm definitely more passionate about sharing it because it is just so incredibly important. My daughter's story could have ended badly but at least I would have had the support... to be that mom out there right now that's actually getting in trouble for having that alert go out, I feel for her deeply."

Carter's daughter was missing for roughly 30 hours before being found, adding she's grateful that her story ended happily.