Firearm pulled and pointed at three people during a basketball-court altercation

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 message identifies the UNM Timely Warning and UNM Police Department.

  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: Identifies "UNM Timely Warning" and the "UNM Police Department (UNMPD)."
  2. present: Branded "UNM Timely Warning" and named "UNM Police Department" identify the sender.
  3. present: Branded "UNM Timely Warning" and references "the UNM Police Department (UNMPD)".
  4. present: Branded "UNM Timely Warning" and names "UNM Police Department (UNMPD)", identifying the source.
  5. present: Branded "UNM Timely Warning" and references "UNM Police Department (UNMPD)".
  6. present: The signature "UNM Timely Warning" and "UNM Police Department (UNMPD)" identify the source.
  7. present: Branded "UNM Timely Warning" and names "UNM Police Department (UNMPD)" as authority.
  8. present: It is branded "UNM Timely Warning" and names "the UNM Police Department (UNMPD)" as source.
  9. present: Branded "UNM Timely Warning" and "UNM Police Department" identify the sender.
  10. present: Branded "UNM Timely Warning" plus "UNM Police Department", identifying the sender.
  11. present: Opens with "UNM Timely Warning" and names the UNM Police Department.
  12. present: Branded "UNM Timely Warning" and names "UNM Police Department", the source.
  13. present: Opens with "UNM Timely Warning" and names "the UNM Police Department (UNMPD)" as authority.
  14. present: The "UNM Timely Warning" tag and "UNM Police Department (UNMPD)" identify the sender.
  15. present: Branded "UNM Timely Warning" and names "the UNM Police Department (UNMPD)".
  16. present: Opens with "UNM Timely Warning" and names the "UNM Police Department", the sender.
  17. present: Branded "UNM Timely Warning" and "UNM Police Department" identify the sender.
  18. present: Branded "UNM Timely Warning" and "UNM Police Department" identify the sender.
  19. present: Branded "UNM Timely Warning" and names "the UNM Police Department (UNMPD)".
  20. present: Opens with "UNM Timely Warning" and names the "UNM Police Department (UNMPD)", identifying sender and authority.
  21. present: The "UNM Timely Warning" signature and "UNM Police Department" identify the sender.
  22. present: Opens with "UNM Timely Warning" and names the "UNM Police Department".
  23. present: Branded "UNM Timely Warning" and the named "UNM Police Department" identify the sender.
  24. present: Branded "UNM Timely Warning" and "UNM Police Department" identify the sender.
  25. present: Branded "UNM Timely Warning" and names "UNM Police Department (UNMPD)".
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that the hazard is stated: a male pulled a firearm and pointed it at three victims.

  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 the hazard: a male "pulled a firearm from a bag and pointed it at three victims."
  2. present: Names the hazard, a subject who "pulled a firearm from a bag and pointed it" at victims.
  3. present: Names a subject who "pulled a firearm from a bag and pointed it" at victims, a specific threat.
  4. present: Names a man who "pulled a firearm from a bag and pointed it at three victims", a specific threat.
  5. present: Names a specific threat: a man who "pulled a firearm from a bag and pointed it at three victims".
  6. present: It describes a man who "pulled a firearm from a bag and pointed it at three victims", a specific threat.
  7. present: Describes a man who "pulled a firearm from a bag and pointed it at three victims".
  8. present: It names a subject who "pulled a firearm from a bag and pointed it", a specific threat.
  9. present: Names a specific threat: a male who "pulled a firearm" and "pointed it at three victims".
  10. present: Names a man who "pulled a firearm" and "pointed it at three victims", a specific threat.
  11. present: Names a specific threat, a man who "pulled a firearm from a bag and pointed it at three victims".
  12. present: Describes a male who "pulled a firearm from a bag and pointed it", a specific threat.
  13. present: Names a subject who "pulled a firearm from a bag and pointed it at three victims", a specific threat.
  14. present: It names a specific threat: a subject "pulled a firearm from a bag and pointed it at three victims."
  15. present: Names a man who "pulled a firearm from a bag and pointed it at three victims", a specific threat.
  16. present: Names a specific threat: a subject "pulled a firearm from a bag and pointed it" at victims.
  17. present: Names a firearm pointed at victims during an altercation, a specific threat.
  18. present: Names a subject who "pulled a firearm" and "pointed it at three victims", a specific threat.
  19. present: Describes a man who "pulled a firearm from a bag and pointed it at three victims".
  20. present: Names a specific threat, a man who "pulled a firearm from a bag and pointed it at three victims".
  21. present: It describes a "firearm" pulled and "pointed it at three victims", a specific threat.
  22. present: Describes a subject who "pulled a firearm from a bag and pointed it at three victims".
  23. present: Names a specific threat: a man who "pulled a firearm from a bag and pointed it at three victims".
  24. present: Describes a person who "pulled a firearm from a bag and pointed it", a specific threat.
  25. present: Names a specific threat, a subject who "pulled a firearm from a bag and pointed it at three victims".
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All reads agree the location is the basketball courts near Redondo Ct. and Redondo East.

  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: Gives location "at the basketball courts near Redondo Ct. and Redondo East."
  2. present: Locates it "at the basketball courts near Redondo Ct. and Redondo East".
  3. present: Locates it "at the basketball courts near Redondo Ct. and Redondo East", a specific place.
  4. present: Gives the location, "the basketball courts near Redondo Ct. and Redondo East".
  5. present: States it occurred "near Redondo Ct. and Redondo East" basketball courts on campus.
  6. present: It locates it "at the basketball courts near Redondo Ct. and Redondo East", a specific place.
  7. present: Locates it "at the basketball courts near Redondo Ct. and Redondo East".
  8. present: It locates the altercation "at the basketball courts near Redondo Ct. and Redondo East", a place.
  9. present: Locates it "at the basketball courts near Redondo Ct. and Redondo East".
  10. present: Specifies "the basketball courts near Redondo Ct. and Redondo East".
  11. present: Specifies the location "at the basketball courts near Redondo Ct. and Redondo East".
  12. present: Locates it "at the basketball courts near Redondo Ct. and Redondo East".
  13. present: Says it happened "at the basketball courts near Redondo Ct. and Redondo East", a specific place.
  14. present: It locates the incident "at the basketball courts near Redondo Ct. and Redondo East."
  15. present: Locates it "at the basketball courts near Redondo Ct. and Redondo East", a specific place.
  16. present: Locates it "at the basketball courts near Redondo Ct. and Redondo East".
  17. present: Specifies "the basketball courts near Redondo Ct. and Redondo East".
  18. present: Specifies "the basketball courts near Redondo Ct. and Redondo East", a location.
  19. present: Says "at the basketball courts near Redondo Ct. and Redondo East", a specific place.
  20. present: States the location "at the basketball courts near Redondo Ct. and Redondo East", a specific place.
  21. present: It locates the altercation "at the basketball courts near Redondo Ct. and Redondo East".
  22. present: Says the altercation was "at the basketball courts near Redondo Ct. and Redondo East".
  23. present: Specifies "the basketball courts near Redondo Ct. and Redondo East".
  24. present: Says "the basketball courts near Redondo Ct. and Redondo East", specific places.
  25. present: Locates it "at the basketball courts near Redondo Ct. and Redondo East".
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that recipients are instructed to contact UNM Police with any information.

  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: Instructs recipients to "contact the UNM Police Department" with any information.
  2. present: Instructs recipients to "contact the UNM Police Department" with information.
  3. present: Instructs recipients to "please contact the UNM Police Department" with information, a recipient action.
  4. present: Instructs recipients to "contact the UNM Police Department" with information, a directed action.
  5. present: Instructs recipients to "contact the UNM Police Department" with information.
  6. present: It instructs recipients to "contact the UNM Police Department", a reporting action.
  7. present: Instructs recipients to "contact the UNM Police Department" with information.
  8. present: It instructs recipients to "contact the UNM Police Department", a directed action.
  9. present: Asks recipients to "contact the UNM Police Department" with information, a directed action.
  10. present: Instructs recipients to "contact the UNM Police Department" with information.
  11. present: Instructs recipients, "please contact the UNM Police Department" if they have information or notice suspicious behavior.
  12. present: Tells recipients to "contact the UNM Police Department" with information.
  13. present: Instructs recipients to "contact the UNM Police Department" with information, a directed action.
  14. present: It instructs, "If you have any information... please contact the UNM Police Department."
  15. present: Instructs recipients to "contact the UNM Police Department" with information.
  16. present: Asks recipients to "contact the UNM Police Department" with information, a reporting action.
  17. present: Instructs recipients to "contact the UNM Police Department" with information.
  18. present: Asks recipients to "contact the UNM Police Department" with information, an instruction.
  19. present: Instructs recipients to "please contact the UNM Police Department" with information.
  20. present: Instructs recipients to "contact the UNM Police Department" with information, a directed action.
  21. present: It instructs recipients to "contact the UNM Police Department" with information.
  22. present: Instructs recipients to "contact the UNM Police Department" with information.
  23. present: Instructs recipients: "please contact the UNM Police Department".
  24. present: Instructs to "contact the UNM Police Department" with information, a direct action.
  25. present: Instructs recipients to "contact the UNM Police Department" with information.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All reads agree the date 5.12.26 anchors the incident time.

  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: Conveys date "5.12.26" anchoring the incident time.
  2. present: Gives the date "5.12.26".
  3. present: Dated "5.12.26", a specific date reference.
  4. present: Dated "5.12.26" and notes the subject "was last seen", conveying recency.
  5. present: Dated "5.12.26" and notes the subject "was last seen", a recency cue.
  6. present: It carries a date "5.12.26" conveying recency.
  7. present: Dated "5.12.26", giving the date of the incident.
  8. present: It dates the warning "5.12.26", a recency cue.
  9. present: Dates it "5.12.26", a specific date reference.
  10. present: Gives a date "5.12.26".
  11. present: States the date "5.12.26".
  12. present: Dated "5.12.26", a date reference.
  13. present: Dated "5.12.26" and references the subject "last seen", conveying time and recency.
  14. present: It is dated "5.12.26" giving the recency of the warning.
  15. present: Dated "5.12.26", conveying when the incident occurred.
  16. present: Gives the date "5.12.26" of the incident.
  17. present: Gives the date "5.12.26".
  18. present: Dated "5.12.26", a date reference.
  19. present: Dated "5.12.26", a date reference.
  20. present: Gives recency with the date "5.12.26".
  21. present: It is dated "5.12.26", conveying when the warning was issued.
  22. present: Dated "5.12.26", providing a date reference.
  23. present: Gives the date "5.12.26".
  24. present: Dated "5.12.26", a specific date.
  25. present: Includes a date, "5.12.26".
• Impactpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous present; all reads agree an altercation in which a subject pulled a firearm conveys a weapon-based threat of serious harm to people.

  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 man pulling a firearm and pointing it at three victims, conveying clear lethal danger to people.
  2. present: Reports a male pulled a firearm and pointed it at three victims, conveying threat to life.
  3. present: Describes a male pulling a firearm and pointing it at three victims, conveying an explicit armed threat of harm.
  4. present: It reports a man pulled a firearm and pointed it at three victims, an explicit life-threatening act.
  5. present: It reports a male pulled a firearm and pointed it at three victims, a clear life-threatening act.
  6. present: Reports a male pulled a firearm and pointed it at three victims, conveying a lethal weapon threat.
  7. present: It describes a male who pulled a firearm and pointed it at three victims which conveys a deadly threat.
  8. present: Reports a subject pulled a firearm and pointed it at three victims, conveying a lethal threat to people.
  9. present: Reports a man pulled a firearm and pointed it at three victims, an explicit threat of harm with a weapon.
  10. present: The timely warning states a male pulled a firearm and pointed it at three victims, conveying a clear threat of deadly harm.
  11. present: Describes a male who pulled a firearm and pointed it at three victims, conveying the threat of lethal force.
  12. present: The warning describes a male who pulled a firearm and pointed it at three victims, a stated threat of violence.
  13. present: The warning reports a subject pulled a firearm and pointed it at three victims, conveying a direct weapon threat to people.
  14. present: Reports a subject pulled a firearm and pointed it at three victims, conveying a deadly threat.
  15. present: States a male pulled a firearm and pointed it at three victims, conveying a clear armed threat of harm.
  16. present: The warning describes a male who pulled a firearm and pointed it at three victims, the explicit weapon and threat conveying danger of harm.
  17. present: It reports a man pulled a firearm and pointed it at three victims, a stated weapon threat to people.
  18. present: The warning describes a subject who pulled a firearm and pointed it at three victims, conveying a clear threat of deadly harm.
  19. present: It reports a male pulled a firearm and pointed it at three victims, an explicit lethal threat to people.
  20. present: Reports a male pulled a firearm and pointed it at three victims, a clear weapon threat of harm.
  21. present: Describes a male pulling a firearm and pointing it at three victims which conveys a clear threat of harm.
  22. present: Reports a man pulled a firearm and pointed it at three victims, conveying clear danger of being shot.
  23. present: Reports a male pulled a firearm and pointed it at three victims, conveying a deadly weapon threat.
  24. present: The timely warning reports a male pulled a firearm and pointed it at three victims, conveying a clear threat of deadly force.
  25. present: Reports a man pulled a firearm and pointed it at three victims, conveying a clear deadly threat.