Burglary prompts campus safety notice warning burglary — Tuesday

To check this alert, Claude Opus 5 (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

  Present, 25 of 25. "the MIT Police responded" opens the notice, and Sergeant David J. O'Connor of the Crime Prevention unit signs it with a department address.

  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: The MIT Police responded and Sergeant O'Connor of the MIT Police signs the notice.
  2. present: "The MIT Police responded" and the notice is signed by an MIT Police sergeant.
  3. present: Issued over a named MIT Police sergeant's signature, with MIT Police as responders.
  4. present: MIT Police responded to the report and the notice is issued by their Crime Prevention sergeant.
  5. present: MIT Police responded and the message closes with Sergeant O'Connor of the MIT Police as issuer.
  6. present: The MIT Police are named as responders and investigators, with a sergeant's signature block.
  7. present: The message names the MIT Police throughout and is signed by Sergeant O'Connor.
  8. present: Signed by "Sergeant David J. O'Connor, Crime Prevention/Community Policing Unit, MIT Police".
  9. present: "The MIT Police responded" and the notice closes with Sergeant O'Connor and the department address.
  10. present: The MIT Police are named as responders and the notice closes with a sergeant's departmental signature.
  11. present: MIT Police responded and the signature block names Sergeant David J. O'Connor as issuer.
  12. present: The MIT Police responded and Sergeant O'Connor's Crime Prevention unit is named as issuer.
  13. present: "the MIT Police responded" and the issuer is named as Sergeant O'Connor, MIT Police.
  14. present: The MIT Police are named as responders and investigators, and a sergeant signs the notice.
  15. present: MIT Police responded and investigated, and Sergeant O'Connor signs the notice.
  16. present: The MIT Police are named as responders and the sergeant's signature block appears.
  17. present: MIT Police responded and issued the notice, signed by Sergeant O'Connor with a department address.
  18. present: "the MIT Police responded" and the closing block identifies the MIT Police as issuer.
  19. present: The MIT Police are identified as responders and the notice is signed by their crime prevention sergeant.
  20. present: The MIT Police responded and a named sergeant issues the warning with a department address.
  21. present: The MIT Police responded and the notice bears an MIT Police sergeant signature.
  22. present: The MIT Police responded and the notice is signed by Sergeant O'Connor of Crime Prevention.
  23. present: The MIT Police respond and investigate, and Sergeant O'Connor's MIT Police block signs it.
  24. present: The MIT Police are named as responders and a sergeant signs with the department address.
  25. present: "the MIT Police responded" and the signed MIT Police sergeant identify who sent the warning.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. A burglary is named in which "someone not affiliated with the organization entered the residence through a locked rear exterior door" and pulled the camera off the wall.

  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: A burglary is reported with a suspect entering through a rear door and pulling a surveillance camera off the wall.
  2. present: A burglary is described, with a suspect entering through a locked door and pulling a camera off the wall.
  3. present: Names a burglary by someone unaffiliated who entered and tore down a surveillance camera.
  4. present: Burglary is named, with a suspect entering "through a locked rear exterior door" and pulling down a camera.
  5. present: A burglary is described, with the suspect entering through a locked door and pulling a camera off the wall.
  6. present: A burglary is reported in which an unaffiliated man entered the residence and tore down a camera.
  7. present: A burglary by an unaffiliated person is described, with the suspect removing a surveillance camera.
  8. present: It reports "a burglary" with an unaffiliated person entering the residence and pulling down a camera.
  9. present: It reports a burglary where a suspect entered through a locked door and pulled a camera off the wall.
  10. present: It reports "a burglary" by someone "not affiliated with the organization" who entered and removed a camera.
  11. present: Reports "a burglary" with an unaffiliated suspect entering and tearing a surveillance camera off the wall.
  12. present: It reports a burglary by "someone not affiliated with the organization" who entered and pulled down a camera.
  13. present: It reports a "burglary" by someone unaffiliated who entered a locked door and removed a surveillance camera.
  14. present: It names a burglary with a suspect entering through a locked rear door and removing a surveillance camera.
  15. present: Reports a burglary in which an unaffiliated person entered and removed a surveillance camera from the wall.
  16. present: It reports a burglary by someone "not affiliated with the organization" who entered the residence.
  17. present: It reports a burglary with an unaffiliated suspect who entered and removed a surveillance camera from the wall.
  18. present: It reports a burglary by "someone not affiliated with the organization" who entered through a locked rear door.
  19. present: An unaffiliated person entered the residence through a locked door and removed a surveillance camera, a burglary.
  20. present: It reports a burglary where an unaffiliated person entered through a locked door and pulled down a camera.
  21. present: A "burglary" is described, with the suspect entering through a locked door and pulling down a camera.
  22. present: It reports a burglary where a suspect entered through a locked door and pulled a camera off the wall.
  23. present: It reports a burglary with an unaffiliated person entering through a locked door and pulling a camera off the wall.
  24. present: It reports a burglary where a suspect entered through a locked rear door and pulled a camera off the wall.
  25. present: A burglary is described where a suspect entered through a locked rear door and pulled a camera off the wall.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The address repeats from the earlier case: "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline", with entry at the rear exterior door.

  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: The address is "259 St. Paul Street in Brookline", the Epsilon Theta independent living group.
  2. present: It names "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  3. present: Gives "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  4. present: It gives "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  5. present: It names "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  6. present: The location given is "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  7. present: It names "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  8. present: It names "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  9. present: The address is "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  10. present: The place is "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  11. present: Names Epsilon Theta at "259 St. Paul Street in Brookline" as the scene.
  12. present: The location is "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  13. present: Location is "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  14. present: It gives "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  15. present: Locates it at "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  16. present: The address is "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  17. present: It names "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  18. present: The address is "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  19. present: It specifies "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  20. present: The address is "259 St. Paul Street in Brookline", the Epsilon Theta living group.
  21. present: Given as "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  22. present: The address given is "259 St. Paul Street in Brookline", the Epsilon Theta living group.
  23. present: The address is "259 St. Paul Street in Brookline", the Epsilon Theta independent living group.
  24. present: It names "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
  25. present: It gives "Epsilon Theta, an independent living group located at 259 St. Paul Street in Brookline".
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The tips tell residents to keep doors and windows locked, "Report suspicious people or activity", and call MIT Police at 617-253-1212.

  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. present: It tells the community to lock doors and windows, report suspicious people, and call MIT Police immediately.
  2. present: It instructs readers to lock doors and windows and report suspicious people and tailgaters.
  3. present: Readers are directed to lock doors and windows and to report suspicious persons to police.
  4. present: The tips direct readers to lock doors and windows and to call MIT Police about suspected crimes.
  5. present: Readers are instructed to lock doors and windows, report tailgaters, and call MIT Police about crime.
  6. present: Readers are instructed to lock doors and windows and report suspicious people and tailgaters.
  7. present: Recipients are told to lock their doors and windows and report suspicious people to police.
  8. present: Readers are told to lock doors and windows and to immediately notify MIT Police of crimes.
  9. present: It instructs readers to lock doors and windows and report suspicious persons and tailgaters.
  10. present: Readers are instructed to lock doors and windows, report tailgaters, and notify police of crimes.
  11. present: Tells readers to lock doors and windows, report tailgaters, and call MIT Police.
  12. present: The tips tell readers to notify police immediately, keep doors and windows locked, and report tailgaters.
  13. present: Readers are instructed to lock doors and windows, report tailgaters, and immediately notify MIT Police.
  14. present: Readers are told to lock doors and windows, close doors behind them, and report suspicious people.
  15. present: Recipients are told to lock doors and windows and to notify MIT Police about suspected crimes.
  16. present: Readers are told to lock doors and windows, report tailgaters, and notify MIT Police.
  17. present: Safety tips tell readers to lock doors, report tailgaters and notify MIT Police immediately.
  18. present: The reader is instructed to report suspicious persons, lock doors, and contact the MIT Police immediately.
  19. present: Community members are told to lock doors and windows and report suspicious persons and tailgaters.
  20. present: Readers are instructed to lock doors and windows and report suspicious persons to MIT Police.
  21. present: Readers get instructions to lock doors and windows and to immediately notify MIT Police of crimes.
  22. present: Readers are told to lock doors and windows, report tailgaters, and call the police immediately.
  23. present: Protective actions are listed, including locking doors and windows and reporting suspicious individuals.
  24. present: Readers are told to lock doors and windows, report suspicious people, and call the MIT Police immediately.
  25. present: The tips direct readers to lock doors and windows, report suspicious people, and call MIT Police.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. Timing is exact: the response "at 5:17 PM" on March 11, 2020, with entry between "11:59 PM on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, and 12:05 AM".

  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: The response is dated "March 11, 2020, at 5:17 PM" with entry between 11:59 PM and 12:05 AM.
  2. present: Times are precise, from "5:17 PM" on March 11 to the 11:59 PM to 12:05 AM entry window.
  3. present: Dated "March 11, 2020, at 5:17 PM" with a narrow overnight window on March 10 to 11.
  4. present: Precise times are given, from "11:59 PM on Tuesday, March 10, 2020" to "12:05 AM on Wednesday, March 11, 2020".
  5. present: It gives "March 11, 2020, at 5:17 PM" plus a narrow overnight window of entry.
  6. present: "On March 11, 2020, at 5:17 PM" and the 11:59 PM to 12:05 AM window pin the timing.
  7. present: It gives "March 11, 2020, at 5:17 PM" and a window spanning March 10 into March 11.
  8. present: It states "On March 11, 2020, at 5:17 PM" and a window between 11:59 PM and 12:05 AM.
  9. present: Times are given from "11:59 PM on Tuesday, March 10, 2020" to just after midnight.
  10. present: It gives "March 11, 2020, at 5:17 PM" and a narrow 11:59 PM to 12:05 AM entry window.
  11. present: Gives "March 11, 2020, at 5:17 PM" and a window from 11:59 PM March 10.
  12. present: The response is timed "March 11, 2020, at 5:17 PM" with an 11:59 PM to 12:05 AM entry window.
  13. present: Exact times appear, including "March 11, 2020, at 5:17 PM" and an 11:59 PM to 12:05 AM window.
  14. present: Precise times appear, from "March 11, 2020, at 5:17 PM" to the 11:59 PM to 12:05 AM window.
  15. present: Provides "March 11, 2020, at 5:17 PM" and a window between 11:59 PM and 12:05 AM.
  16. present: It gives "March 11, 2020, at 5:17 PM" and a late night entry window.
  17. present: Precise times appear, "March 11, 2020, at 5:17 PM" and a window around midnight on March 10 to 11.
  18. present: Times are exact: "March 11, 2020, at 5:17 PM" plus an 11:59 PM to 12:05 AM window.
  19. present: Times are given: response at 5:17 PM March 11, entry between 11:59 PM and 12:05 AM.
  20. present: Times are precise, from "11:59 PM on Tuesday, March 10, 2020" to "12:05 AM" on March 11.
  21. present: A narrow window is stated, "11:59 PM on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, and 12:05 AM on Wednesday, March 11, 2020".
  22. present: "On March 11, 2020, at 5:17 PM" and the overnight window are precise time references.
  23. present: It supplies the response at "5:17 PM" on March 11, 2020 and a midnight entry window.
  24. present: It gives "On March 11, 2020, at 5:17 PM" and the overnight window of the intrusion.
  25. present: Precise times run from "11:59 PM on Tuesday, March 10, 2020" to "12:05 AM on Wednesday, March 11, 2020".
• Impactabsent9/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, 9 of 25. The split turns on "This is the second burglary at this location in the last week"; a sizeable minority read escalating risk, but the majority takes it as frequency, not stated harm.

  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. absent: Noting this is "the second burglary at this location in the last week" signals frequency, not harm or severity.
  2. absent: Noting "the second burglary at this location in the last week" states frequency, not harm or severity.
  3. present: Flagging "the second burglary at this location in the last week" signals an escalating risk to residents.
  4. present: It flags escalating seriousness: "This is the second burglary at this location in the last week."
  5. absent: Noting this is "the second burglary at this location in the last week" states frequency, not harm or severity.
  6. absent: Noting "the second burglary at this location in the last week" shows frequency, not a stated harm or severity.
  7. present: It flags escalating risk by noting "This is the second burglary at this location in the last week".
  8. absent: Noting "the second burglary at this location in the last week" reports frequency, not any stated harm.
  9. absent: Although it notes "the second burglary at this location in the last week", no harm or severity is stated.
  10. absent: Noting this is "the second burglary at this location in the last week" states frequency, not harm or severity.
  11. absent: Noting "the second burglary at this location in the last week" signals frequency, not harm or severity.
  12. absent: Noting "the second burglary at this location in the last week" signals frequency, not harm or severity.
  13. present: It notes "the second burglary at this location in the last week" and that an unaffiliated person entered while unobserved, signalling escalating risk.
  14. present: Noting this is "the second burglary at this location in the last week" and an unobserved intruder inside conveys ongoing seriousness.
  15. present: It flags a pattern, "the second burglary at this location in the last week", signaling continuing risk to residents.
  16. absent: Noting a repeat burglary is a pattern, not a stated consequence or severity of harm.
  17. present: It flags an escalating pattern, "This is the second burglary at this location in the last week", signaling ongoing risk.
  18. absent: Noting this is "the second burglary at this location in the last week" states frequency, not harm or severity.
  19. absent: Noting "the second burglary at this location in the last week" states frequency, not a consequence or severity.
  20. absent: Noting "the second burglary at this location in the last week" signals frequency, not consequence or danger.
  21. absent: Noting "the second burglary at this location in the last week" is frequency, not a statement of harm.
  22. present: Noting this is "the second burglary at this location in the last week" and an unwitnessed entry signals ongoing risk to residents.
  23. absent: Noting this is "the second burglary at this location in the last week" conveys frequency, not harm or severity.
  24. present: Noting this is "the second burglary at this location in the last week" and an unknown suspect inside a residence signals an ongoing risk.
  25. absent: Noting "the second burglary at this location in the last week" states frequency, not harm or severity.