Robbery investigation update near Seattle campus (alert seattle)

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. "Seattle police continue to investigate the robbery" and "Seattle police provided this photo" name the agency, with the "alert.uw.edu" tag branding the post.

  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: "Seattle police" and the "alert.uw.edu" tag identify the source of the message.
  2. present: Seattle police are named as investigating and providing the suspect photo.
  3. present: Seattle police are named as investigating and supplying the suspect photo.
  4. present: "Seattle police" are named as investigating and supplying the suspect photo.
  5. present: "Seattle police continue to investigate" and "Police are responding" name the authority.
  6. present: "Seattle police" are named as investigating and providing the suspect photo.
  7. present: "Seattle police" are named as investigating, with the branded alert.uw.edu tag.
  8. present: "Seattle police" are named as investigating and supplying the suspect photo.
  9. present: "Seattle police" are named as investigating and supplying the suspect photo.
  10. present: "Seattle police" and the alert.uw.edu signature identify the source.
  11. present: "Seattle police" are named as investigating and providing the suspect photo.
  12. present: "Seattle police" are named as investigating and providing the suspect photo.
  13. present: Seattle police are named as investigating and as providing the suspect photo.
  14. present: Seattle police are named as investigating and providing the suspect photo.
  15. present: "Seattle police" are named as investigating and providing the suspect photo.
  16. present: "Seattle police provided this photo" and "Police are responding" name the agency.
  17. present: "Seattle police" are named as investigating and providing the suspect photo.
  18. present: "Seattle police provided this photo" and "Police are responding" name the agency.
  19. present: "Seattle police" are named and the original post ends with "Info: alert.uw.edu".
  20. present: "Seattle police" are identified as investigating and providing the suspect photo.
  21. present: "Seattle police" are named and the message closes with the "alert.uw.edu" branded pointer.
  22. present: "Seattle police" are named as investigating and providing the suspect photo.
  23. present: "Seattle police" are named as providing the photo and investigating.
  24. present: "Seattle police" are named as investigating and providing the suspect photo.
  25. present: "Seattle police provided this photo" and "Police are responding" identify the agency.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. A specific crime is named: "Robbery @ 9th & 43rd, 12:40pm, gun implied", with "A cell phone was stolen" and the suspect still being sought.

  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: It reports a "Robbery ... gun implied" with a phone stolen.
  2. present: A robbery with a gun implied and a phone stolen is a specific crime.
  3. present: A robbery with a gun implied and a phone stolen is a specific crime hazard.
  4. present: It reports a robbery with "gun implied" and a cell phone stolen.
  5. present: The hazard is a "Robbery ... gun implied" with a masked suspect.
  6. present: It reports a "Robbery ... gun implied" in which a cell phone was stolen.
  7. present: It reports a "Robbery" where a "gun implied" and a cell phone was stolen.
  8. present: A "Robbery" with "gun implied" is named as the threat.
  9. present: The threat is a "Robbery ... gun implied" in which "A cell phone was stolen".
  10. present: A "Robbery" with a "gun implied" is a specific named threat.
  11. present: A robbery with "gun implied" in which a cell phone was stolen is a named crime.
  12. present: It reports a "Robbery" with a "gun implied" and a stolen cell phone.
  13. present: A robbery with a gun implied is a specific criminal threat.
  14. present: A "Robbery" in which a "gun implied" and a phone was stolen is a specific crime.
  15. present: It reports a "Robbery ... gun implied", naming the crime and an implied weapon.
  16. present: The hazard is a "Robbery ... gun implied" in which "A cell phone was stolen".
  17. present: It reports a "Robbery" with "gun implied", naming an armed crime.
  18. present: The hazard is a "Robbery reported" with a "gun implied" and a phone stolen.
  19. present: It reports a "Robbery ... gun implied" in which a cell phone was stolen.
  20. present: It reports a "Robbery" in which a "gun implied" and a cell phone was stolen.
  21. present: It names a "Robbery" with a "gun implied" and a masked suspect.
  22. present: It names a "Robbery" with "gun implied", a specific armed crime.
  23. present: It reports a "Robbery" with a "gun implied" and a phone stolen.
  24. present: It reports a "Robbery" where a "gun implied" and "A cell phone was stolen".
  25. present: The hazard is a "Robbery reported ... gun implied" in which a phone was stolen.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The corner is given twice, as "9th & 43rd" in the original post and "9th Avenue NE and 43rd Avenue NE" in the 1:00 p.m. update.

  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 location is "9th Avenue NE and 43rd Avenue NE".
  2. present: 9th Avenue NE and 43rd Avenue NE gives the robbery location.
  3. present: 9th Avenue NE and 43rd Avenue NE is the stated corner.
  4. present: The site is "9th Avenue NE and 43rd Avenue NE".
  5. present: It is placed at "9th Avenue NE and 43rd Avenue NE".
  6. present: The site is "9th Avenue NE and 43rd Avenue NE".
  7. present: The place is "9th Avenue NE and 43rd Avenue NE".
  8. present: The place is "9th Avenue NE and 43rd Avenue NE".
  9. present: The scene is given as "9th Avenue NE and 43rd Avenue NE".
  10. present: It places the robbery at "9th Avenue NE and 43rd Avenue NE".
  11. present: The corner of 9th Avenue NE and 43rd is given as the scene.
  12. present: The location is "9th Avenue NE and 43rd Avenue NE".
  13. present: It names 9th Avenue NE and 43rd Avenue NE as the scene.
  14. present: It gives 9th Avenue NE and 43rd Avenue NE as the scene.
  15. present: The place is "9th Avenue NE and 43rd Avenue NE".
  16. present: It locates the robbery at "9th Avenue NE and 43rd Avenue NE".
  17. present: The scene is "9th Avenue NE and 43rd Avenue NE".
  18. present: The place is "9th Avenue NE and 43rd Avenue NE".
  19. present: The place is "9th Avenue NE and 43rd Avenue NE".
  20. present: The scene is "9th Avenue NE and 43rd Avenue NE".
  21. present: The place given is "9th Avenue NE and 43rd Avenue NE".
  22. present: The place is "9th Avenue NE and 43rd Avenue NE".
  23. present: The place is "9th Avenue NE and 43rd Avenue NE".
  24. present: The place is "9th Avenue NE and 43rd Avenue NE".
  25. present: The scene is "9th Avenue NE and 43rd Avenue NE".
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. Readers are given a concrete action twice over: "If you see this man, call 911" and again "If you see him, call 911".

  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 repeatedly instructs "If you see this man, call 911".
  2. present: If you see this man, call 911 is a clear instruction to recipients.
  3. present: Readers are twice told to call 911 if they see the suspect.
  4. present: It repeatedly tells readers, "If you see this man, call 911".
  5. present: "If you see this man, call 911" instructs recipients directly.
  6. present: It repeatedly tells readers, "If you see this man, call 911".
  7. present: It repeats "If you see this man, call 911", a clear instruction to readers.
  8. present: Readers are repeatedly told, "If you see this man, call 911".
  9. present: Readers are told twice "If you see this man, call 911".
  10. present: "If you see this man, call 911" is a clear instruction to recipients.
  11. present: Readers are twice told, "If you see this man, call 911".
  12. present: Readers are told twice "If you see this man, call 911".
  13. present: Twice it instructs readers "If you see this man, call 911".
  14. present: Readers are told twice "If you see this man, call 911".
  15. present: Readers are told twice, "If you see this man, call 911".
  16. present: Readers are told twice, "If you see this man, call 911".
  17. present: It repeatedly instructs, "If you see this man, call 911".
  18. present: Readers are twice told, "If you see this man, call 911".
  19. present: Readers are twice told "If you see this man, call 911".
  20. present: Readers are twice told, "If you see this man, call 911".
  21. present: Readers are told twice "If you see this man, call 911."
  22. present: Readers are directed twice: "If you see this man, call 911."
  23. present: It repeatedly instructs, "If you see this man, call 911".
  24. present: It tells readers "If you see this man, call 911".
  25. present: Twice readers are told, "If you see this man, call 911".
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The robbery is placed at "12:40 p.m.", the post marked "Sent 12:53pm Wed", and updates run at 1:00, 1:17, 1:25 and 1:42 p.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: Times include "12:40 p.m.", "1:00 p.m." and "Sent 12:53pm Wed".
  2. present: Reported at 12:40 p.m. with updates through 1:42 p.m. supplies the timeline.
  3. present: The robbery is placed at 12:40 p.m. with the alert sent 12:53pm Wed.
  4. present: The robbery is placed at 12:40 p.m. with updates through 1:42 p.m.
  5. present: The robbery is timed at 12:40 p.m. with updates through 1:42 p.m.
  6. present: It gives the robbery time "12:40pm" and update times through 1:42 p.m.
  7. present: Times "12:40 p.m.", "12:53pm Wed" and later updates are given.
  8. present: It gives "1:42 p.m.", "1:00 p.m.", the incident at "12:40 p.m." and "Sent 12:53pm Wed".
  9. present: Times run from "12:40 p.m." and "Sent 12:53pm Wed" to "1:42 p.m.".
  10. present: "1:42 p.m.", "12:40 p.m." and "Sent 12:53pm Wed" give the times.
  11. present: Times 1:42 p.m., 1:25 p.m., 1:17 p.m., 1:00 p.m. and 12:40 p.m. appear.
  12. present: It is stamped "Sent 12:53pm Wed" with the robbery "at 12:40 p.m.".
  13. present: The robbery is placed at 12:40 p.m., sent 12:53pm, with updates to 1:42 p.m.
  14. present: Times "12:40 p.m.", "1:00 p.m." and "Sent 12:53pm Wed" appear.
  15. present: Times of 12:40, 12:53, 1:00, 1:17, 1:25 and 1:42 p.m. are given.
  16. present: It gives "1:42 p.m.", "1:00 p.m.", the robbery "at 12:40 p.m." and "Sent 12:53pm Wed".
  17. present: It is stamped "Sent 12:53pm Wed" with the robbery reported at "12:40 p.m.".
  18. present: Times run from "12:40 p.m." and "Sent 12:53pm Wed" through "1:42 p.m.".
  19. present: Times are given, "Sent 12:53pm Wed" and the robbery "at 12:40 p.m.".
  20. present: Times 1:42, 1:25, 1:17 and 1:00 p.m. plus the 12:40 p.m. robbery are given.
  21. present: Times "1:42 p.m.", "1:00 p.m.", "12:40 p.m." and sent "12:53pm Wed" are given.
  22. present: It is timed "1:42 p.m." through "Sent 12:53pm Wed", with the robbery "at 12:40 p.m."
  23. present: Times of 12:40 p.m., 12:53pm Wed, 1:00 p.m. and 1:42 p.m. are given.
  24. present: Times "1:42 p.m.", "12:40 p.m." and a "12:53pm Wed" send stamp are given.
  25. present: Times run from "12:40 p.m." and "Sent 12:53pm Wed" to "1:42 p.m.".
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, 0 of 25 voting present. Unanimous: only property is mentioned, "A cell phone was stolen", and nothing in the thread states injury, danger level or what harm could follow.

  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 or severity is described, only property taken and the search status.
  2. absent: Only a phone was taken and no harm or danger level is described.
  3. absent: No injury, danger, or severity statement accompanies the robbery description.
  4. absent: No injury, danger level or potential consequence is stated.
  5. absent: Only a stolen cell phone is mentioned; no injury or danger is conveyed.
  6. absent: No injury or danger is described, only the theft of a phone and the search for the suspect.
  7. absent: No injury or danger is described, only the theft of a phone and a discarded mask.
  8. absent: Only a stolen cell phone is mentioned, with no injury or danger statement.
  9. absent: No injury or severity is mentioned; the gun was only implied and nobody is said to be harmed.
  10. absent: Nothing states injury, danger or what the implied gun could do.
  11. absent: No injury or severity is mentioned; only the theft of a phone.
  12. absent: No injury, consequence or severity is described anywhere in the sequence.
  13. absent: Only a stolen cell phone is mentioned, with no statement of danger or potential harm.
  14. absent: Only a stolen cell phone is mentioned; no injury or severity statement is made.
  15. absent: Only a stolen cell phone is mentioned; no harm or severity is conveyed.
  16. absent: No injury or danger is described; only a phone was taken and the gun was merely implied.
  17. absent: No harm or danger level is described, only the theft of a cell phone.
  18. absent: No injury, danger, or potential consequence is stated, only that a gun was implied.
  19. absent: No injury or severity is stated, only that a phone was taken.
  20. absent: No injury or danger is described, only the theft of a phone.
  21. absent: No injury or danger is described beyond the implied gun and the theft of a phone.
  22. absent: Only a stolen cell phone is mentioned; no injury, danger or severity is conveyed.
  23. absent: No injury or danger is stated, only the theft of a cell phone.
  24. absent: No statement describes what harm the suspect might cause to others.
  25. absent: No injury, weapon use or severity statement appears beyond "gun implied".