Graduate student robbed downtown; third robbery warning in three weeks

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

  Unanimous present. Every read names the Yale Police 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: It names the Yale Police as the issuing authority.
  2. present: It names "The Yale Police," identifying the issuing authority.
  3. present: It names "The Yale Police", a responding authority.
  4. present: Names "The Yale Police", a responding authority serving as the source.
  5. present: It names "The Yale Police", the responding authority.
  6. present: Names the Yale Police as the responding authority.
  7. present: It names the Yale Police providing services, identifying the responding authority.
  8. present: 'The Yale Police' is named as the issuing/responding authority.
  9. present: It names "The Yale Police", identifying the responding authority.
  10. present: Names the Yale Police, the responding authority.
  11. present: It names "The Yale Police" providing services, identifying the source.
  12. present: Names "The Yale Police", identifying the issuing or responding authority.
  13. present: Names "The Yale Police", identifying the responding authority.
  14. present: It names the Yale Police as the responding authority providing services.
  15. present: It names "The Yale Police", identifying the source.
  16. present: Names 'The Yale Police' providing services.
  17. present: Names "The Yale Police" as the issuing authority.
  18. present: It names "The Yale Police" as the responding authority.
  19. present: It names "The Yale Police", identifying the issuing authority.
  20. present: It names 'Yale Police', a responding agency.
  21. present: It names "The Yale Police", identifying the issuing authority.
  22. present: It names "The Yale Police", a responding authority, identifying the source.
  23. present: Names "The Yale Police" as the authority.
  24. present: References the Yale Police as the responding authority.
  25. present: References 'The Yale Police', naming the responding agency.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous present. All reads describe a robbery in which masked males restrained the student and took his wallet.

  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 describes a robbery where masked males forcibly restrained the student and took his wallet.
  2. present: It describes the student "forcibly restrained as the males took his wallet," a robbery.
  3. present: It describes a robbery: the student was "forcibly restrained as the males took his wallet".
  4. present: Describes a specific hazard: a robbery where the student "was forcibly restrained as the males took his wallet".
  5. present: It describes a student "forcibly restrained" as males "took his wallet", a robbery hazard.
  6. present: It describes a student forcibly restrained while males took his wallet, a robbery hazard.
  7. present: It describes a forcible robbery where masked males took the wallet, a specific hazard.
  8. present: Describes the student 'forcibly restrained' as males 'took his wallet', a robbery/assault hazard.
  9. present: It describes a robbery where the student was "forcibly restrained" and his wallet taken, a specific threat.
  10. present: Describes masked males forcibly taking a wallet, a robbery threat.
  11. present: It describes a robbery where masked males "forcibly restrained" the student and "took his wallet."
  12. present: Describes a robbery where "the males took his wallet" after being "forcibly restrained".
  13. present: Describes a robbery: "forcibly restrained" and "took his wallet", a specific crime.
  14. present: It describes a student forcibly restrained and his wallet taken, a robbery.
  15. present: It describes a robbery: a student "forcibly restrained as the males took his wallet".
  16. present: Describes a robbery: masked males forcibly restrained student and took wallet.
  17. present: Describes a robbery where masked males "took his wallet" after forcibly restraining him.
  18. present: It describes a robbery where the student "was forcibly restrained as the males took his wallet".
  19. present: It describes a robbery where the student "was forcibly restrained as the males took his wallet".
  20. present: It describes a robbery where males 'took his wallet' after forcibly restraining him, a specific hazard.
  21. present: It describes a student "forcibly restrained as the males took his wallet", a robbery.
  22. present: It describes a robbery where masked males "took his wallet" after forcibly restraining him.
  23. present: Describes a specific robbery: the student "was forcibly restrained as the males took his wallet".
  24. present: Describes a forcible restraint and wallet taken, a robbery.
  25. present: Describes a robbery where the student 'was forcibly restrained' as males 'took his wallet', a specific hazard.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous present. Every read locates it in the 1000 block of Chapel Street toward High Street.

  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 locates it in the 1000 block of Chapel Street toward High Street.
  2. present: It names "the 1000 block of Chapel Street" and "High Street," specific locations.
  3. present: It names "the 1000 block of Chapel Street" and "High Street", locations.
  4. present: Names "the 1000 block of Chapel Street" and "High Street", specific locations.
  5. present: It cites "the 1000 block of Chapel Street" and "High Street", specific locations.
  6. present: It names the 1000 block of Chapel Street and High Street, specific locations.
  7. present: It names the 1000 block of Chapel Street and toward High Street.
  8. present: Names 'the 1000 block of Chapel Street' and 'High Street', specific locations.
  9. present: It locates it in "the 1000 block of Chapel Street" and "High Street".
  10. present: Names the 1000 block of Chapel Street and High Street.
  11. present: It specifies "the 1000 block of Chapel Street" and "High Street."
  12. present: Names "the 1000 block of Chapel Street" and "High Street", specific locations.
  13. present: Names "1000 block of Chapel Street" and "High Street", specific locations.
  14. present: It cites the 1000 block of Chapel Street and toward High Street.
  15. present: It names "the 1000 block of Chapel Street" and "High Street", specific locations.
  16. present: Specifies 'the 1000 block of Chapel Street' and 'High Street'.
  17. present: Says "the 1000 block of Chapel Street" and "toward High Street".
  18. present: It names "the 1000 block of Chapel Street" and "High Street".
  19. present: It names "the 1000 block of Chapel Street" and "High Street".
  20. present: It names 'the 1000 block of Chapel Street' and 'High Street', specific places.
  21. present: It names "the 1000 block of Chapel Street" and "High Street", specific locations.
  22. present: It specifies "the 1000 block of Chapel Street" and "toward High Street".
  23. present: Specifies "the 1000 block of Chapel Street" and "toward High Street".
  24. present: Names the 1000 block of Chapel Street and High Street.
  25. present: Says 'the 1000 block of Chapel Street' and 'toward High Street', specific places.
• Guidancepresent21/25

  Final assessment

  Present by majority. Most reads count the direction to call the Yale Police number for services as an instruction, while a minority sees only victim services and no protective 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. present: It tells victims they can access services by calling the Yale Police number, an instruction to recipients.
  2. present: It says services "can be accessed by calling 203-432-4400," directing recipients to call.
  3. present: It says services can be "accessed by calling 203-432-4400", an instruction to victims.
  4. absent: Offers victim services to call but gives no protective instruction telling recipients what action to take.
  5. absent: It only describes victim services available, not a protective action directed at recipients.
  6. present: It tells crime victims they can call the listed number for services, an instruction to recipients.
  7. present: It tells victims they can call 203-432-4400 for services, an instruction to recipients.
  8. present: Provides victim services 'accessed by calling 203-432-4400', an instruction to the recipient.
  9. absent: It only describes victim services, not a protective action instructing recipients to do something.
  10. present: Directs victims to call 203-432-4400 for services, an instruction to recipients.
  11. absent: It offers victim services by phone but gives no protective action instruction to recipients.
  12. present: Provides "calling 203-432-4400" for crime victims, an actionable instruction to recipients.
  13. present: Provides contact "by calling 203-432-4400", an actionable instruction for victims.
  14. present: It directs crime victims to call the Yale Police number for services.
  15. present: It tells victims services can be "accessed by calling 203-432-4400", an instruction to recipients.
  16. present: Notes services can be accessed 'by calling 203-432-4400', an action.
  17. present: Provides victim services "accessed by calling 203-432-4400", a call instruction.
  18. present: It offers victim services "accessed by calling 203-432-4400", an instruction to recipients.
  19. present: It offers victim services "accessed by calling 203-432-4400", an instruction to recipients.
  20. present: It says victim services can be 'accessed by calling 203-432-4400', an instruction to recipients.
  21. present: It offers victim services "by calling 203-432-4400", a call-to-action instruction.
  22. present: It tells victims services "can be accessed by calling", an instruction to recipients.
  23. present: Offers victim services "accessed by calling 203-432-4400", a callable instruction.
  24. present: Provides a number to call for crime victim services.
  25. present: Tells victims services 'can be accessed by calling 203-432-4400', an instruction to recipients.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous present. Every read cites a clock time, just after 11:15 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: It gives a clock time, just after 11:15 p.m., conveying when it happened.
  2. present: It states the event happened "just after 11:15 p.m.," a clock time.
  3. present: It says "just after 11:15 p.m.", a clock time.
  4. present: Gives a clock time "just after 11:15 p.m.", a specific time reference.
  5. present: It states "just after 11:15 p.m.", a clock time reference.
  6. present: It says just after 11:15 p.m., a clock time.
  7. present: It gives a clock time, just after 11:15 p.m., conveying when.
  8. present: States 'just after 11:15 p.m.', a clock time.
  9. present: It gives a clock time, "just after 11:15 p.m.", conveying when it occurred.
  10. present: Says just after 11:15 p.m., a clock time.
  11. present: It cites "just after 11:15 p.m.," a specific clock time.
  12. present: States "just after 11:15 p.m.", a clock time conveying when it occurred.
  13. present: Says "just after 11:15 p.m.", a clock time.
  14. present: It gives a clock time, just after 11:15 p.m., as the timing.
  15. present: It says the incident happened "just after 11:15 p.m.", a clock time.
  16. present: Gives a clock time 'just after 11:15 p.m.'.
  17. present: Says "just after 11:15 p.m.", a clock time.
  18. present: It states "just after 11:15 p.m.", a clock time.
  19. present: It gives a clock time "just after 11:15 p.m.".
  20. present: It says 'just after 11:15 p.m.', a specific clock time.
  21. present: It says "just after 11:15 p.m.", a specific clock time.
  22. present: It states "just after 11:15 p.m.", a specific clock time conveying when it occurred.
  23. present: States clock time "just after 11:15 p.m.".
  24. present: Says just after 11:15 p.m., a specific clock time.
  25. present: Says 'just after 11:15 p.m.', a specific clock time.
• Impactpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Yes; unanimous that the robbery alert conveys 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 student forcibly restrained while being robbed by masked males, an explicit stated harm and threat.
  2. present: It describes a student being forcibly restrained while two masked males took his wallet, conveying physical harm in the robbery.
  3. present: A student being forcibly restrained while robbed by masked males is an explicit stated harm to a person.
  4. present: It reports a robbery where a student was forcibly restrained while masked males took his wallet, an explicit physical harm to the victim.
  5. present: It describes a student being forcibly restrained while two masked males took his wallet, conveying actual physical harm in a robbery.
  6. present: It states the student was forcibly restrained as the males took his wallet, a clear stated physical harm.
  7. present: Describes a robbery where a student was forcibly restrained as males took his wallet, conveying explicit harm to a person.
  8. present: It describes a student being forcibly restrained while robbed by masked males, an explicit harm to a person.
  9. present: Describes a student being forcibly restrained while robbed, a clearly stated physical harm.
  10. present: It describes a robbery where a student was forcibly restrained while his wallet was taken, a clearly stated harm.
  11. present: It describes a student forcibly restrained while masked males took his wallet, conveying violence and a threat to people.
  12. present: Describes a student forcibly restrained while robbed by masked males, an explicit physical harm and threat.
  13. present: Describes a robbery where the student was forcibly restrained while masked males took his wallet, conveying physical harm and force.
  14. present: States a student was forcibly restrained while masked males took his wallet, a clearly stated harm to a person.
  15. present: Describes a student forcibly restrained while masked males took his wallet, a clearly stated harm.
  16. present: It describes a student being forcibly restrained while robbed, an explicit physical harm to the victim.
  17. present: It describes a student being forcibly restrained while masked males took his wallet, an explicit harm to a person.
  18. present: It describes a student being forcibly restrained as males took his wallet, an explicit physical harm in a robbery.
  19. present: States the student was forcibly restrained while males took his wallet, conveying physical force and harm to the victim.
  20. present: It reports a student forcibly restrained and robbed by masked males, a clearly stated harm to the victim.
  21. present: Describes a student being forcibly restrained while two masked males took his wallet, a physical harm, though noting no injuries.
  22. present: It describes a student being forcibly restrained while two masked males took his wallet, conveying physical harm and threat to a person.
  23. present: It describes a student forcibly restrained while robbed by masked males, a stated harm to the victim.
  24. present: This describes a student being forcibly restrained while robbed, a stated physical harm.
  25. present: Describes a robbery where a student was forcibly restrained by masked males, a stated physical harm.