Well that's probably cause you don't know what you are talking about.

Coast Guard Response and False Alarms
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/cg534/Emergency_Beacons.asp - general Coast Guard information page on EPIRB, ELT, and PLB.

http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/cg534/EmergencyBeacons/EPIRBfactSheet.doc - This gives information on the false alarm rate of EPIRBs (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon). EPIRBs are for marine use, PLBs are for land use.

http://www.uscg.mil/announcements/alcoast/ALCOASY231.txt - An official announcement that the Coast Guard treats SPOT emergencies like any other emergency.


Although this thread started because of SPOT misuse, the fact is that the COSPAS-SARSAT experiences a 92% false alarm rate.