Robbery investigation update near Seattle campus (washington robbery)

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 campus police are named as responding: "UWPD is on scene and searching the area".

  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: "UWPD is on scene and searching the area" identifies the campus police as source.
  2. present: UWPD is named as on scene and searching the area.
  3. present: "UWPD is on scene and searching the area" names the police as source and responder.
  4. present: "UWPD is on scene and searching the area", identifying the campus police as source.
  5. present: "UWPD is on scene and searching the area", naming the campus police as source.
  6. present: "UWPD is on scene and searching the area" identifies the campus police as the source.
  7. present: "UWPD is on scene and searching the area" names the responding police department.
  8. present: "UWPD is on scene and searching the area", identifying the responding police authority.
  9. present: Says "UWPD is on scene", naming the campus police as responding authority.
  10. present: "UWPD is on scene and searching the area", naming the responding police agency.
  11. present: "UWPD is on scene and searching the area" names the campus police as the reporting authority.
  12. present: "UWPD is on scene and searching the area" identifies the university police as sender.
  13. present: "UWPD is on scene and searching the area" identifies campus police as the reporting authority.
  14. present: "UWPD is on scene and searching the area" identifies campus police as the responding authority.
  15. present: "UWPD is on scene and searching the area", naming the campus police as source.
  16. present: "UWPD is on scene and searching the area", identifying campus police as the responding authority.
  17. present: "UWPD is on scene and searching the area" names the university police as source.
  18. present: "UWPD is on scene and searching the area" identifies the responding department.
  19. present: "UWPD is on scene and searching the area", naming the responding police.
  20. present: "UWPD is on scene and searching the area" names the campus police as the responding authority.
  21. present: UWPD is named as on scene and searching the area.
  22. present: "UWPD is on scene and searching the area" names the police source.
  23. present: "UWPD is on scene and searching the area", which identifies the campus police as the acting authority.
  24. present: "UWPD is on scene and searching the area" identifies the campus police as the source.
  25. present: "UWPD is on scene and searching the area", naming the campus police as the responder.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. A specific violent crime is reported, a person "being pepper sprayed and robbed", with six suspects still not located.

  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: The crime is specified: a person "reported being pepper sprayed and robbed".
  2. present: A person being pepper sprayed and robbed is a specific crime threat.
  3. present: The threat is specific: a person "reported being pepper sprayed and robbed".
  4. present: The named crime is that a person was "pepper sprayed and robbed".
  5. present: The crime is specific: a person "reported being pepper sprayed and robbed".
  6. present: The crime is specific: a person "reported being pepper sprayed and robbed".
  7. present: It reports a person "being pepper sprayed and robbed", two specific criminal acts.
  8. present: The named offense is specific: a person "being pepper sprayed and robbed".
  9. present: Reports someone "being pepper sprayed and robbed", a specific assault and robbery.
  10. present: A person "reported being pepper sprayed and robbed", a specifically named assault and theft.
  11. present: It reports a person "being pepper sprayed and robbed", a specific assault and robbery.
  12. present: The named crime is specific: a person "being pepper sprayed and robbed".
  13. present: The named crime is a person "being pepper sprayed and robbed".
  14. present: The crime is specific: a person "reported being pepper sprayed and robbed".
  15. present: The threat is specific: a person "reported being pepper sprayed and robbed".
  16. present: The incident is named specifically: a person "reported being pepper sprayed and robbed".
  17. present: It reports a person "being pepper sprayed and robbed", a specific crime.
  18. present: It reports a person "being pepper sprayed and robbed", a specific assault.
  19. present: Someone "reported being pepper sprayed and robbed", a specific criminal threat.
  20. present: It names the crime specifically: a person "reported being pepper sprayed and robbed".
  21. present: A robbery in which a person was pepper sprayed is the specific threat named.
  22. present: It reports a person "being pepper sprayed and robbed", two specific crimes.
  23. present: The reported crime is specific: a person "pepper sprayed and robbed".
  24. present: The crime is named: a person "reported being pepper sprayed and robbed".
  25. present: It reports a person "being pepper sprayed and robbed", two specific offenses.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The robbery is placed at a named intersection, "NE Campus Parkway and 12th Avenue NE", on the edge of campus.

  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: It gives "NE Campus Parkway and 12th Avenue NE" as the site.
  2. present: NE Campus Parkway and 12th Avenue NE is the stated intersection.
  3. present: It happened "at NE Campus Parkway and 12th Avenue NE".
  4. present: It gives the location as "NE Campus Parkway and 12th Avenue NE".
  5. present: It gives the site as "NE Campus Parkway and 12th Avenue NE".
  6. present: It gives the corner "NE Campus Parkway and 12th Avenue NE".
  7. present: The site is given as "NE Campus Parkway and 12th Avenue NE".
  8. present: The location is "NE Campus Parkway and 12th Avenue NE", with suspects fleeing north or northeast.
  9. present: Names "NE Campus Parkway and 12th Avenue NE" as the location.
  10. present: The spot is given as "NE Campus Parkway and 12th Avenue NE".
  11. present: The site is "NE Campus Parkway and 12th Avenue NE", a named intersection.
  12. present: It gives the corner "NE Campus Parkway and 12th Avenue NE" as the site.
  13. present: It gives "NE Campus Parkway and 12th Avenue NE" as the site.
  14. present: It gives the corner of "NE Campus Parkway and 12th Avenue NE".
  15. present: The site is "NE Campus Parkway and 12th Avenue NE".
  16. present: The site is given as "NE Campus Parkway and 12th Avenue NE".
  17. present: The place is "NE Campus Parkway and 12th Avenue NE".
  18. present: The location is "NE Campus Parkway and 12th Avenue NE".
  19. present: The site is given as "NE Campus Parkway and 12th Avenue NE".
  20. present: It gives the scene as "NE Campus Parkway and 12th Avenue NE".
  21. present: It gives NE Campus Parkway and 12th Avenue NE as the site.
  22. present: The site is "NE Campus Parkway and 12th Avenue NE".
  23. present: It happened "at NE Campus Parkway and 12th Avenue NE", a named intersection.
  24. present: The location given is "NE Campus Parkway and 12th Avenue NE".
  25. present: The site is "NE Campus Parkway and 12th Avenue NE".
• Guidanceabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, 0 of 25, unanimously. The message reports and describes the suspects but never asks recipients to do anything, not even to call police or avoid the area.

  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: No protective action or call-in request is directed at recipients anywhere in the text.
  2. absent: No instruction is given to recipients, not even to call police or avoid the area.
  3. absent: Nothing asks the reader to avoid, report, or take any action.
  4. absent: Readers are given no instruction, not even a tip line or a request to avoid the area.
  5. absent: It only describes suspect features and police activity; no action is requested of readers.
  6. absent: Nothing asks the reader to do anything; it only reports suspect descriptions and police activity.
  7. absent: The post asks nothing of readers; it describes only what police and suspects did.
  8. absent: No protective action is asked of readers: the text only describes suspects and the police search.
  9. absent: Provides suspect descriptions but never asks readers to call, avoid, or do anything.
  10. absent: No protective action is asked of readers: the text only describes suspects and the police response.
  11. absent: The text gives suspect details but asks recipients to do nothing, not even to call police.
  12. absent: No action is requested of readers; the text only describes suspects and the search.
  13. absent: No instruction is directed at readers; the text only describes suspects and police activity.
  14. absent: Neither the original nor the update tells recipients to do anything, not even to call police.
  15. absent: No action is requested of recipients, not even a tip line or call 911 line.
  16. absent: No protective action is requested; the text only describes the suspects and the police response.
  17. absent: No action is requested of readers; there is no call to report, avoid, or shelter.
  18. absent: No protective action is requested of readers, not even a call-in number.
  19. absent: The message describes suspects and police activity but gives recipients no action.
  20. absent: It offers no instruction to recipients, only suspect descriptions and a note that police are searching.
  21. absent: Nothing asks readers to act; no call, avoidance or protective instruction is given.
  22. absent: No protective action or reporting instruction is offered to recipients.
  23. absent: Nothing is asked of readers; the post only says more information may follow.
  24. absent: Nothing is asked of readers; even the suspect description comes with no call to report sightings.
  25. absent: No protective action is requested of readers, not even a call-in number.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. It fixes the crime "at around 3:30 a.m." and stamps the follow up "UPDATE at 3:53 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: It says the robbery was "at around 3:30 a.m." with an update at 3:53 a.m.
  2. present: It gives 3:53 a.m. and a robbery at around 3:30 a.m.
  3. present: It gives "around 3:30 a.m." and an update "at 3:53 a.m.".
  4. present: The incident is timed "at around 3:30 a.m." with an update at 3:53 a.m.
  5. present: Times are given: "UPDATE at 3:53 a.m." and the robbery "at around 3:30 a.m."
  6. present: It gives the robbery "at around 3:30 a.m." and an "UPDATE at 3:53 a.m."
  7. present: "UPDATE at 3:53 a.m." and the robbery "at around 3:30 a.m." set the time.
  8. present: It gives the robbery time "at around 3:30 a.m." and an "UPDATE at 3:53 a.m."
  9. present: Gives "UPDATE at 3:53 a.m." and the incident "at around 3:30 a.m."
  10. present: It gives "around 3:30 a.m." for the robbery and stamps the update "3:53 a.m."
  11. present: It reports the robbery "at around 3:30 a.m." with an update "at 3:53 a.m."
  12. present: It reports the robbery "at around 3:30 a.m." with an "UPDATE at 3:53 a.m."
  13. present: It notes the robbery occurred "at around 3:30 a.m." with an update at "3:53 a.m.".
  14. present: It notes the update "at 3:53 a.m." and the robbery "at around 3:30 a.m."
  15. present: It gives "at around 3:30 a.m." and an "UPDATE at 3:53 a.m.".
  16. present: It reports the robbery "at around 3:30 a.m." and an "UPDATE at 3:53 a.m."
  17. present: It gives "UPDATE at 3:53 a.m." and the robbery "at around 3:30 a.m."
  18. present: It gives "around 3:30 a.m." and an "UPDATE at 3:53 a.m.".
  19. present: It gives "3:53 a.m." and the robbery "at around 3:30 a.m."
  20. present: It gives "UPDATE at 3:53 a.m." and the robbery "at around 3:30 a.m."
  21. present: It reports the robbery at around 3:30 a.m. with a 3:53 a.m. update.
  22. present: It gives "UPDATE at 3:53 a.m." and the robbery "at around 3:30 a.m."
  23. present: Times are given as "around 3:30 a.m." for the robbery and "UPDATE at 3:53 a.m."
  24. present: Times are given, "UPDATE at 3:53 a.m." and the robbery "at around 3:30 a.m.".
  25. present: The robbery is timed "at around 3:30 a.m." with an update at "3:53 a.m."
• Impactpresent13/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 13 of 25, the narrowest split in this set. The majority counted "pepper sprayed" as stated harm to the victim; dissenters noted the only loss described is "A stuffed animal was stolen".

  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: No injury severity or danger to others is stated, only that a stuffed animal was taken.
  2. present: Being pepper sprayed and robbed conveys the actual harm inflicted on the victim.
  3. present: Being "pepper sprayed" states an actual physical effect suffered by the victim.
  4. absent: No injury severity or ongoing danger is described; only a stuffed animal was reported stolen.
  5. present: The victim was "pepper sprayed", conveying the harm the attack inflicted.
  6. absent: No severity or potential harm is conveyed, and the stolen item was a stuffed animal.
  7. absent: Aside from the theft of a stuffed animal, no harm, injury or danger level is conveyed.
  8. absent: Aside from naming the offense, nothing states injury, danger or how serious the incident was.
  9. present: Reports the victim was pepper sprayed, an explicit harm inflicted on a person.
  10. present: Being "pepper sprayed" states an actual injurious effect on the victim rather than just naming a crime.
  11. absent: No injury severity or continuing danger is stated; only a stuffed animal was taken.
  12. present: The pepper spraying and theft describe actual harm inflicted on the victim.
  13. present: Reporting the victim was pepper sprayed and that property was stolen conveys the harm done.
  14. present: Being pepper sprayed is stated harm to the victim, conveying what the assailants did.
  15. absent: No severity, injury level, or continuing danger to the community is conveyed.
  16. absent: No injury, severity or continuing danger is stated, only that a stuffed animal was taken.
  17. present: The victim was "pepper sprayed", a stated physical harm inflicted in the attack.
  18. absent: The stolen item was a stuffed animal and no injury or ongoing danger is described.
  19. present: Pepper spraying plus theft conveys the harm actually inflicted on the victim.
  20. absent: Nothing describes injury severity or a continuing danger from the six suspects.
  21. present: Being pepper sprayed and robbed states the harm actually inflicted on the victim.
  22. present: Pepper spraying the victim is described, conveying that people were physically harmed.
  23. present: Being "pepper sprayed" and the theft describe the harm actually inflicted on the victim.
  24. absent: No injury, severity, or continuing danger to others is stated.
  25. absent: No injury, danger or consequence is stated beyond the theft of a stuffed animal.