Two evening street assaults on Balbo-Wabash and Van Buren

To check this alert, SuperGrok Heavy 4.5 (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

  All 25 reads agree Columbia College Chicago names itself and the Chicago Police Department and Campus Security are named agencies.

  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: Columbia College Chicago names itself and cites the Chicago Police Department and Campus Security.
  2. present: Columbia College Chicago names itself and the Chicago Police Department and Campus Security are named agencies.
  3. present: Columbia College Chicago names itself and Chicago Police Department and Campus Security are named agencies.
  4. present: Columbia College Chicago names itself and cites the Chicago Police Department and Campus Security.
  5. present: Chicago Police Department and Campus Security are named, and Columbia College Chicago addresses its community.
  6. present: Columbia College Chicago names itself and the Chicago Police Department and Campus Security are named agencies.
  7. present: Columbia College Chicago names itself and cites the Chicago Police Department and Campus Security.
  8. present: Columbia College Chicago names itself and the Chicago Police Department and Campus Security are named agencies.
  9. present: Columbia College Chicago names itself and cites the Chicago Police Department and Campus Security.
  10. present: Columbia College Chicago names itself and the Chicago Police Department and Campus Security are identified as agencies.
  11. present: Columbia College Chicago names itself and cites Chicago Police Department and Campus Security as agencies.
  12. present: Columbia College Chicago names itself and cites the Chicago Police Department and Campus Security.
  13. present: Columbia College Chicago names itself and Chicago Police Department and Campus Security are named agencies.
  14. present: Columbia College Chicago names itself and Chicago Police Department and Campus Security are named agencies.
  15. present: Columbia College Chicago names itself, and the Chicago Police Department and Campus Security are named agencies.
  16. present: Columbia College Chicago names itself and Chicago Police Department and Campus Security appear as agencies.
  17. present: Columbia College Chicago names itself and cites the Chicago Police Department and Campus Security.
  18. present: Columbia College Chicago names itself and the Chicago Police Department and Campus Security are named.
  19. present: Columbia College Chicago names itself and the Chicago Police Department and Campus Security are named agencies.
  20. present: Columbia College Chicago names itself, and Chicago Police Department and Campus Security are named agencies.
  21. present: Columbia College Chicago names itself and cites the Chicago Police Department and Campus Security.
  22. present: Columbia College Chicago names itself and the Chicago Police Department and Campus Security are named agencies.
  23. present: Columbia College Chicago names itself and cites Chicago Police Department and Campus Security.
  24. present: Columbia College Chicago names itself and Chicago Police Department and Campus Security are named agencies.
  25. present: The message addresses the Columbia College Chicago Community and names the Chicago Police Department and Campus Security.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree kicking from behind and striking with a flung planter name specific assaults.

  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: People being kicked from behind and struck with a flung planter are specific assault incidents.
  2. present: Kicking victims and striking them with dirt from a flung planter names a specific assault.
  3. present: Kicking people and striking them with dirt from a flung planter are specific assaults.
  4. present: People being kicked and struck with dirt from a flung planter are specific assaults.
  5. present: People being kicked from behind and struck with a flung planter are specific assault incidents.
  6. present: People being kicked from behind and struck with dirt from a flung planter are specific assaults.
  7. present: People were kicked and struck with dirt from a flung planter, which is a specific assault.
  8. present: People being kicked and struck with dirt from a flung planter are specific assault threats.
  9. present: The alert describes people being kicked and struck with dirt from a flung planter, which is a specific assault.
  10. present: People were kicked and struck with dirt from a flung planter, which is a specific assault.
  11. present: People were kicked from behind and struck with dirt from a flung planter, which is a specific assault.
  12. present: The alert describes people being kicked and struck with dirt from a flung planter, which is a specific assault.
  13. present: People being kicked and struck with dirt from a flung planter are specific assault threats.
  14. present: People were kicked and struck with dirt from a flung planter, which is a specific assault.
  15. present: Kicking victims and striking them with dirt from a flung planter is a specific assault.
  16. present: People being kicked and struck with dirt from a flung planter are specific assaults.
  17. present: People were kicked and struck with dirt from a flung planter, which is a specific assault.
  18. present: Kicking victims and striking them with a flung planter is a specific assault.
  19. present: People being kicked and struck with dirt from a flung planter are specific assaults.
  20. present: Kicking a person from behind and striking others with a flung planter are specific assaults.
  21. present: People were kicked and struck with dirt from a flung planter, which are specific assaults.
  22. present: Kicking a person from behind and kicking another in the hip name specific assaults.
  23. present: The alert describes people being kicked and struck with dirt, which are specific assaults.
  24. present: People being kicked and struck with dirt from a flung planter are specific assaults.
  25. present: Kicking a person from behind and kicking another in the hip specify assaults.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree incidents are placed at Balbo Street and Wabash Avenue and the vestibule at 37 W. Van Buren 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: Incidents are placed at Balbo Street and Wabash Avenue and the vestibule at 37 W. Van Buren Street.
  2. present: Locations include Balbo and Wabash plus the vestibule at 37 W. Van Buren Street.
  3. present: The first scene is the intersection of Balbo Street and Wabash Avenue.
  4. present: The second scene is near the vestibule at 37 W. Van Buren Street.
  5. present: Two street locations are named: Balbo/Wabash and 37 W. Van Buren.
  6. present: A numbered Van Buren address (37 W.) locates the planter incident.
  7. present: Balbo Street and Wabash Avenue is an intersection-level place.
  8. present: The vestibule at 37 W. Van Buren Street is a named building entry.
  9. present: Readers can place both assaults on named South Loop streets.
  10. present: The advisory names Balbo Street, Wabash Avenue, and Van Buren Street.
  11. present: Place language includes an intersection and a vestibule address.
  12. present: The kick occurred near Balbo Street and Wabash Avenue.
  13. present: The planter incident is near 37 W. Van Buren Street.
  14. present: Two distinct street scenes are specified in one product.
  15. present: 37 W. Van Buren Street is an address-level location.
  16. present: The intersection of Balbo and Wabash is a locatable scene.
  17. present: The product pins one event to Balbo and Wabash and another to Van Buren.
  18. present: A vestibule on Van Buren Street is a specific place, not a campus-only label.
  19. present: Street names Balbo, Wabash, and Van Buren locate the evening incidents.
  20. present: The body gives both an intersection and a numbered vestibule.
  21. present: Location is specific for both September 18 incidents.
  22. present: Named streets and a numbered vestibule supply place.
  23. present: The advisory locates the first kick at Balbo and Wabash.
  24. present: The second assault is placed near 37 W. Van Buren Street.
  25. present: Two South Loop street locations appear in the Crime Advisory.
• Guidanceabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree asking anyone with information to contact Campus Security and detectives is a tips request, not 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. absent: Asking anyone with additional information to contact Campus Security and detectives is a tips request, not protective guidance.
  2. absent: Asking anyone with additional information to contact Campus Security and detectives is a tips request, not protective action.
  3. absent: Asking anyone with information to contact Campus Security and detectives is a tips request, not protective action.
  4. absent: Asking anyone with information to contact Campus Security and detectives is a tips request, not protective action.
  5. absent: Asking anyone with additional information to contact Campus Security and detectives is a tips request, not protective guidance.
  6. absent: Asking anyone with additional information to contact Campus Security and detectives is a tips request, not protective action.
  7. absent: Asking anyone with information to contact Campus Security or detectives is a tips request, not protective action.
  8. absent: Asking anyone with information to contact Campus Security and detectives is a tips request, not protective guidance.
  9. absent: The only ask is to contact Campus Security and detectives with information, which is a tips request not protective action.
  10. absent: Asking anyone with information to contact Campus Security or detectives is a tips request, not protective guidance.
  11. absent: Asking anyone with additional information to contact Campus Security and detectives is a tips request, not protective guidance.
  12. absent: The only ask is to contact Campus Security or detectives with information, which is a tips request not protective action.
  13. absent: Asking anyone with additional information to contact Campus Security and detectives is a tips request, not protective guidance.
  14. absent: Asking anyone with information to contact Campus Security and detectives is a tips request, not protective action.
  15. absent: Asking anyone with additional information to contact Campus Security and detectives is a tips request, not protective action.
  16. absent: Asking anyone with information to contact Campus Security and Chicago Police is a request for tips, not protective guidance.
  17. absent: Asking anyone with information to contact Campus Security or detectives is a tips request, not protective action.
  18. absent: Asking anyone with information to contact police is a tips request, not protective guidance.
  19. absent: Asking anyone with information to contact Campus Security and detectives is a tips request, not protective action.
  20. absent: Contacting Campus Security or detectives with additional information is a tips request, not protective action.
  21. absent: Asking anyone with additional information to contact Campus Security and detectives is a tips request, not protective action.
  22. absent: Asking anyone with information to contact Campus Security and detectives is a tips request, not protective action.
  23. absent: The only action asked is to contact Campus Security or detectives with tips, which is not protective guidance.
  24. absent: The text only requests tips for Campus Security and detectives rather than instructing protective action.
  25. absent: Recipients are only asked to share information with Campus Security and detectives, which is not protective guidance.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree the incidents occurred on September 18 at approximately 6:50 p.m. and 7:30 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: The incidents occurred on September 18 at approximately 6:50 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
  2. present: Two clock times on September 18: about 6:50 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
  3. present: The advisory dates both events to September 18 with evening hours.
  4. present: A 6:50 p.m. time and a 7:30 p.m. time are given.
  5. present: September 18 plus two p.m. clock times supply the time element.
  6. present: The first incident is timestamped approximately 6:50 p.m.
  7. present: The second incident is timestamped approximately 7:30 p.m.
  8. present: The product says the incidents are from September 18.
  9. present: Readers are told both assaults happened on September 18 in the evening.
  10. present: Date September 18 and two approximate evening times are present.
  11. present: Time element: September 18, 6:50 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
  12. present: The investigation concerns two September 18 evening incidents.
  13. present: Specific evening times (approximately 6:50 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.) are named.
  14. present: The Crime Advisory includes the date September 18.
  15. present: Two p.m. clock times appear in the body.
  16. present: The events are placed on September 18 at about 6:50 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
  17. present: Date and times of day appear: September 18, 6:50 p.m., 7:30 p.m.
  18. present: The notice states the incidents occurred on September 18.
  19. present: Evening clock times accompany the September 18 date.
  20. present: The text dates the incidents September 18 at approximately 6:50 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
  21. present: September 18 at approximately 6:50 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. are the stated times.
  22. present: The advisory gives a calendar date and two approximate hours.
  23. present: Time is present via September 18 and two p.m. times.
  24. present: The body reports September 18 occurrences at 6:50 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
  25. present: Two dated evening incidents on September 18 are described.
• Impactpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree being kicked from behind and in the hip, and struck with dirt, states physical 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. present: Victims were kicked from behind, struck with dirt, and kicked in the hip, which describes physical harm.
  2. present: Being kicked from behind and in the hip, and struck with dirt, states physical harm.
  3. present: Being kicked from behind and in the hip and struck with dirt states physical harm.
  4. present: Victims were kicked from behind, struck with dirt, and kicked in the hip, which states physical harm.
  5. present: Victims were kicked from behind, struck with dirt, and kicked in the hip, which describes physical harm.
  6. present: Being kicked from behind and in the hip, and struck with dirt, states physical harm as a consequence.
  7. present: Being kicked from behind and in the hip, and struck with dirt, describes physical harm as a consequence.
  8. present: Being kicked from behind and in the hip and struck with dirt describes physical harm.
  9. present: Being kicked from behind and in the hip, and struck with dirt, describes physical harm as a consequence.
  10. present: Being kicked from behind and in the hip and struck with dirt states physical harm as a consequence.
  11. present: Victims were kicked from behind, struck with dirt, and kicked in the hip, which states physical harm.
  12. present: Being kicked from behind and in the hip, and struck with dirt, describes physical harm as a consequence.
  13. present: Victims were kicked from behind, struck with dirt, and kicked in the hip, which states physical harm.
  14. present: Being kicked from behind and in the hip and struck with dirt states physical harm.
  15. present: Being kicked from behind and in the hip, and struck with dirt, states physical harm.
  16. present: Victims were kicked from behind, struck with dirt, and kicked in the hip, which states physical harm.
  17. present: Being kicked from behind and in the hip, and struck with dirt, states physical harm.
  18. present: Kicking people and striking them with dirt describes physical harm from the attacks.
  19. present: Victims were kicked from behind, struck with dirt, and kicked in the hip, stating physical harm.
  20. present: Being kicked from behind, struck with dirt, and kicked in the hip states physical harm.
  21. present: Victims were kicked from behind, struck with dirt, and kicked in the hip, stating physical harm.
  22. present: Kicking victims and striking them with a flung planter state physical harm.
  23. present: Victims were kicked from behind, struck with dirt, and kicked in the hip, stating physical harm.
  24. present: Victims were kicked from behind, struck with dirt, and kicked in the hip, stating physical harm.
  25. present: Kicking victims from behind and in the hip states physical harm.