Another Amber Alert, another wave of people calling 911 to complain about the fact their phones made a scary noise.

It's as predictable, at this point, as a post-2017 episode of Modern Family — and just as obnoxious, if not downright harmful to society.

Toronto Police Service media relations officer Alex Li issued an all-too-familiar "stop calling us" plea on Tuesday night around 8 p.m. roughly three hours after an Amber Alert was sent out across Ontario for five missing children.

#AMBERAlert these are my Amber alerts since 5pm, all for Amber Alerts but this is ridiculous!! pic.twitter.com/Tx5Mv9Y6Qb

— Tonyfan1111 (@Tonyfan11111) October 2, 2019

The children, whose ages range from 5 to 14,  are believed to have been abducted from the Niagara Region by their father, 49-year-old Ian MacDermid. They are still missing.

"ATTENTION: The Toronto Police have been receiving calls from the public complaining about the Amber Alert," wrote Li around 8 p.m. on Twitter. 

"Please do NOT call police to complain, instead find compassion and have the understanding to help locate these children!" he continued.  "Amber Alerts are issued for a reason."

ATTENTION: The @TorontoPolice & @TPSOperations have been receiving calls from the public complaining about the #AmberAlert. Pls do NOT call police to complain, instead find compassion & have the understanding to help locate these children! #AmberAlerts🚨 are issued for a reason. https://t.co/TY9a2cV06Q

— Alex Li (@CopWhoLovesCars) October 2, 2019

Be that as it may, some people find the frequency and tone of the alerts excessive.

Some people find them excessive enough to actually call 911 or individual police departments to complain — and for every person who is said to do that, another 10 are waiting in the wings on Twitter to gripe about how horrible they are.

"If you're annoyed so much by an Amber Alert that you feel like you have to complain to someone about it... the carnivorous animals of the world need nourishment so go provide yourself as sacrifice," wrote one person in response to Li's tweet about the complaints.

"For those who complain about amber alert at night and now during the day and still complain. I have something to say to you: SHUT YOUR MOUTH," wrote another. "I have 3 kids and I don't care what damn time of day or night, I would want an Amber Alert for my children."

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼YES!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Because STOP COMPLAINING. And, because #AMBERAlert saves kids. https://t.co/YCMwAG5zN4

— Bif Naked (@bifnaked) October 2, 2019

On the other side of the coin, some people still think they should be allowed to opt out of Amber Alerts, or modify them to be less alarming.

"While I agree with the alarm system what civilian police will have no experience with is how a combat veteran reacts to a sudden alarm," responded one person to Li's tweet last night. 

"This alarm's sound 'out of the blue' tiggers a high adrenaline conditioned response; esp harmful to those with PTSD."

"Yes, it's wrong to call 911 to complain about this, but why can't they change the sound to something else?" wrote another. "If it wasn't such a heart attack inducing noise, people would be less inclined to complain."

Whatever your stance, the issue remains hot fodder for debate every time it comes up. Still. Even in the middle of the day.