Knife-point robbery attempt on a campus mall repelled with pepper spray

To check this alert, Claude (an AI) read it in full 25 separate times, independently. Each read decided whether the message answers each of the six questions and gave a short reason. A final reviewer then weighed all 25 and wrote the plain-English verdict you see when you open a row. The score (for example 22/25) is how many reads agreed; the 25 individual reads are tucked underneath if you want to check them.

• Sourcepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree the source is present; ASU Police is named as the issuing authority.

  Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.

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  1. present: Names "ASU Police" as the issuing authority.
  2. present: It names "ASU Police" and "ASU Police Department".
  3. present: Names "ASU Police", the issuing authority.
  4. present: It names "ASU Police" / "ASU Police Department", a responding authority.
  5. present: Names the "ASU Police Department" as the issuing authority.
  6. present: It names "ASU Police" and "ASU Police Department", the issuing authority.
  7. present: It names "ASU Police" / "ASU Police Department", the issuing authority.
  8. present: Names "ASU Police" and "ASU Police Department" as the issuing authority.
  9. present: Names "ASU Police" and "ASU Police Department".
  10. present: It names "ASU Police" and the "ASU Police Department".
  11. present: It names "ASU Police" and "ASU Police Department".
  12. present: Names "ASU Police" as the issuing authority.
  13. present: Names "ASU Police" and "ASU Police Department", the issuing authority.
  14. present: It names the "ASU Police Department" as the issuing authority.
  15. present: It names "ASU Police" and "the ASU Police Department", the issuing authority.
  16. present: Names "ASU Police" as the issuing authority.
  17. present: It names the "ASU Police Department" as issuing authority.
  18. present: It names "ASU Police" and "the ASU Police Department", the issuing authority.
  19. present: It names the "ASU Police Department" as the issuing authority.
  20. present: It names the "ASU Police Department", the issuing authority.
  21. present: Names the "ASU Police Department" and is a "CLERY ACT TIMELY WARNING".
  22. present: Names "ASU Police" and "the ASU Police Department".
  23. present: It names "ASU Police" and the "ASU Police Department" as the issuing authority.
  24. present: It names "ASU Police" and "ASU Police Department".
  25. present: It names "ASU Police" / "ASU Police Department" as the issuing authority.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that the hazard is present; a robbery where a suspect pulled a knife is named.

  What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.

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  1. present: States "a Robbery" with a knife demand, a specific hazard.
  2. present: It names a "Robbery" with a suspect who "pulled out a knife", a specific threat.
  3. present: Names a "Robbery" where a suspect "pulled out a knife", a specific crime.
  4. present: It names a "Robbery" with a knife, a specific threat.
  5. present: States a "Robbery" with a knife, a specific threat.
  6. present: It names "Robbery" with a suspect who "pulled out a knife", a specific threat.
  7. present: It states a "Robbery" where someone "pulled out a knife", a specific threat.
  8. present: States a "Robbery" where a suspect "pulled out a knife, and demanded the victim's backpack".
  9. present: States "a Robbery" with a knife, a specific threat.
  10. present: It names a "Robbery" where a suspect "pulled out a knife", a specific threat.
  11. present: It states a "Robbery" where a suspect "pulled out a knife", a specific threat.
  12. present: States "a Robbery" where a person "pulled out a knife", a specific threat.
  13. present: States a "Robbery" where a suspect "pulled out a knife", a specific threat.
  14. present: It states a "Robbery" with a knife, a specific hazard.
  15. present: It names a "Robbery" with a knife demanding a backpack, a specific threat.
  16. present: Names "a Robbery" where the suspect "pulled out a knife, and demanded the victim's backpack".
  17. present: It names a "Robbery" with a "knife", a specific threat.
  18. present: It names a "Robbery" where a suspect "pulled out a knife", a specific threat.
  19. present: It reports a "Robbery" where a suspect "pulled out a knife", a specific threat.
  20. present: It states "Robbery" with a knife demand, a specific named threat.
  21. present: States a "Robbery" where a suspect "pulled out a knife", a specific threat.
  22. present: Names "Robbery" with a suspect who "pulled out a knife, and demanded the victim's backpack".
  23. present: It names a "Robbery" with a knife demanding a backpack, a specific threat.
  24. present: It names "Robbery" with a suspect who "pulled out a knife".
  25. present: It names "Robbery" where a suspect "pulled out a knife, and demanded the victim's backpack".
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree a location is given, the area of 400 E. Tyler Mall near the Life Science wings.

  Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.

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  1. present: Locates it "in the area of 400 E. Tyler Mall" between Life Science wings.
  2. present: It says "in the area of 400 E. Tyler Mall" between named Life Science wings, a specific place.
  3. present: Specifies "400 E. Tyler Mall" and "Life Science E wing", named places.
  4. present: It cites "400 E. Tyler Mall" between "Life Science E wing and Life Science C wing", specific places.
  5. present: Says "400 E. Tyler Mall" between "Life Science E wing and Life Science C wing", a specific place.
  6. present: It says "the area of 400 E. Tyler Mall" between Life Science wings, a specific place.
  7. present: It locates it "in the area of 400 E. Tyler Mall" between named Life Science wings.
  8. present: Says "in the area of 400 E. Tyler Mall" between named Life Science wings, specific places.
  9. present: Locates it "in the area of 400 E. Tyler Mall" between Life Science wings.
  10. present: It cites "the area of 400 E. Tyler Mall" between "Life Science E wing and Life Science C wing".
  11. present: It gives "the area of 400 E. Tyler Mall" between "Life Science E wing and Life Science C wing".
  12. present: Locates it "in the area of 400 E. Tyler Mall" between "Life Science E wing and Life Science C wing".
  13. present: Says "area of 400 E. Tyler Mall" between named Life Science wings, a specific location.
  14. present: It gives the location "400 E. Tyler Mall" between "Life Science E wing and Life Science C wing".
  15. present: It cites "the area of 400 E. Tyler Mall" and "between the Life Science E wing and Life Science C wing", specific places.
  16. present: Locates it "in the area of 400 E. Tyler Mall" between "Life Science E wing and Life Science C wing".
  17. present: It locates it "in the area of 400 E. Tyler Mall" between Life Science wings.
  18. present: It locates it "in the area of 400 E. Tyler Mall" between Life Science wings.
  19. present: It locates events "in the area of 400 E. Tyler Mall" between Life Science wings.
  20. present: It locates it "in the area of 400 E. Tyler Mall" between named wings, a specific place.
  21. present: Gives "the area of 400 E. Tyler Mall" between named Life Science wings.
  22. present: Specifies "the area of 400 E. Tyler Mall" and "between the Life Science E wing and Life Science C wing".
  23. present: It locates it "in the area of 400 E. Tyler Mall" between Life Science wings.
  24. present: It gives "400 E. Tyler Mall" and between "Life Science E wing and Life Science C wing".
  25. present: It locates it "in the area of 400 E. Tyler Mall" between Life Science wings.
• Guidanceabsent4/25

  Final assessment

  Most reads find guidance absent, as the alert only seeks tips; a few count calling ASU Police or using LiveSafe as a directed action.

  The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.

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  1. absent: Asks only for information via app or phone, not protective action.
  2. absent: It only narrates the incident and asks for tips, offering recipients no protective action.
  3. absent: Asks for information via LiveSafe but gives recipients no protective action.
  4. absent: The text gives only an information-contact line, not a protective action to recipients.
  5. present: Tells recipients to "use the LiveSafe mobile app or call the ASU Police Department".
  6. absent: The text gives investigation contact info but no protective action instruction to recipients.
  7. absent: It gives reporting contacts but no protective action for recipients to take.
  8. absent: The message gives no protective instruction to recipients, only investigation and contact info.
  9. absent: Gives only a tip-reporting method, no protective action to recipients.
  10. present: It instructs anyone with information to "use the LiveSafe mobile app or call the ASU Police Department".
  11. absent: It gives only how to report information, no protective action to recipients.
  12. absent: Asks only for information; no protective action is instructed to recipients.
  13. absent: Only invites information sharing; no protective action is directed to recipients.
  14. absent: It only invites tips via LiveSafe or phone; it gives no protective action to take.
  15. absent: It narrates the incident and gives only a tip line, no protective action for recipients.
  16. absent: Gives only reporting contact info, no protective action instructed to recipients.
  17. absent: It asks for information via LiveSafe/phone but gives no protective instruction.
  18. absent: It only narrates the incident and gives a tip line, providing no protective action to recipients.
  19. present: It directs anyone with information to "call the ASU Police Department", a directed action.
  20. absent: It gives a contact number but no protective action instruction to recipients.
  21. absent: The message describes the crime and gives a contact number but asks no protective action.
  22. absent: The message describes the crime and suspect, giving no protective action to recipients.
  23. present: It tells people to "use the LiveSafe mobile app or call the ASU Police Department".
  24. absent: It gives only an information tip line, no protective action directed at recipients.
  25. absent: It gives only contact options to report info, not a protective instruction.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree time is present; the alert gives March 29, 2024 at around 8:10 a.m.

  When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.

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  1. present: Gives "On March 29, 2024 ... around 8:10 a.m.".
  2. present: It gives the date "03-29-2024" and time "around 8:10 a.m.".
  3. present: Gives "On March 29, 2024 ... around 8:10 a.m.", a date and clock time.
  4. present: It states "On March 29, 2024 ... around 8:10 a.m.".
  5. present: Gives "On March 29, 2024 ... around 8:10 a.m."
  6. present: It gives "03-29-2024" and "around 8:10 a.m.".
  7. present: It dates the incident "On March 29, 2024" at "around 8:10 a.m."
  8. present: Gives "On March 29, 2024" and "around 8:10 a.m.", a date and clock time.
  9. present: Gives "On March 29, 2024" and "around 8:10 a.m.".
  10. present: It gives the date "03-29-2024" and time "around 8:10 a.m."
  11. present: It gives "03-29-2024" and "around 8:10 a.m."
  12. present: Gives the date "03-29-2024" and time "around 8:10 a.m."
  13. present: Gives the date "03-29-2024" and "around 8:10 a.m."
  14. present: It provides the date "03-29-2024" and time "around 8:10 a.m.".
  15. present: It gives the date "03-29-2024" and time "around 8:10 a.m.", conveying when.
  16. present: Gives the date "03-29-2024" and time "around 8:10 a.m."
  17. present: It gives the date "March 29, 2024" and time "around 8:10 a.m.".
  18. present: It gives the date "On March 29, 2024" and time "around 8:10 a.m.".
  19. present: It gives the date "On March 29, 2024" and time "around 8:10 a.m.".
  20. present: It states "On March 29, 2024... around 8:10 a.m.", a clock time and date.
  21. present: Says it occurred "around 8:10 a.m." and dates it "03-29-2024".
  22. present: Gives "03-29-2024" and "around 8:10 a.m."
  23. present: It cites "March 29, 2024" and "around 8:10 a.m.".
  24. present: It gives "On March 29, 2024... around 8:10 a.m.".
  25. present: It gives the date "03-29-2024" and time "around 8:10 a.m.".
• Impactpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present by unanimous agreement: it reports a robbery with a knife and a demand, conveying a clear threat and harm to the victim.

  What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.

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  1. present: Describes a robbery where a suspect pulled a knife and demanded property, stating threat of harm.
  2. present: Describes a robbery where a suspect pulled a knife and demanded property, a stated threat of harm.
  3. present: It reports a robbery where a suspect pulled a knife and demanded property, a stated threat of harm to the victim.
  4. present: It describes a robbery where a suspect pulled a knife and demanded property, a stated threat of harm.
  5. present: Describes a robbery where a suspect pulled a knife and demanded property, a stated threat of harm.
  6. present: It describes a robbery where a suspect pulled a knife and demanded property, a serious threat with stated danger.
  7. present: Reports a robbery in which a suspect pulled a knife and demanded property, a stated threat to a person.
  8. present: Describes a robbery with a knife threatening the victim, a stated danger to a person.
  9. present: Describes a robbery where a suspect pulled a knife and demanded property, an explicit threat to a person.
  10. present: Reports a robbery with a knife threatening a victim and describes a serious or continuing threat.
  11. present: Describes a robbery where a suspect pulled a knife and demanded a backpack, a stated threat of harm.
  12. present: Describes a robbery where a suspect pulled a knife and demanded property, a stated threat of harm.
  13. present: Reports a robbery where a suspect pulled a knife and demanded a backpack, a stated threat to a person.
  14. present: Describes a robbery where a suspect pulled a knife and demanded property, a clearly stated harm threat.
  15. present: It describes a robbery where a suspect pulled a knife and demanded property, a clear threat of harm.
  16. present: Describes a robbery with a knife threatening a victim and labels it a serious or continuing threat.
  17. present: Describes a robbery with a knife demanding a backpack, an explicit threat of harm to a person.
  18. present: Describes a robbery where a suspect pulled a knife and demanded a backpack, a stated threat of harm.
  19. present: It reports a robbery in which a suspect pulled a knife and demanded a backpack, a clearly stated threat of harm to the victim.
  20. present: Describes a robbery with a knife demanding a backpack and a serious threat to the community.
  21. present: Describes a robbery where a suspect pulled a knife and demanded a backpack, a threat of harm to a person.
  22. present: It describes a robbery where a suspect pulled a knife and demanded property, a stated threat of harm to a person.
  23. present: Reports a robbery where a suspect pulled a knife and demanded property, a stated threat of harm.
  24. present: Describes a robbery where a suspect pulled a knife and demanded a backpack, a stated threat of harm.
  25. present: It reports a robbery where a suspect pulled a knife and demanded property, a threat of harm to a person.