Public safety advisory after a stabbing on Douglas Street near Medical Center

To check this alert, Claude Opus 5.5 (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, unanimously: the message is headed Public Safety Advisory and cites the Durham Police as the responding 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 is headed "Public Safety Advisory" and cites the Durham Police as the responding authority.
  2. present: The heading 'Public Safety Advisory' and the reference to 'the Durham Police' identify the issuing and responding authorities.
  3. present: The header "Public Safety Advisory" and the reference to "the Durham Police" identify the issuing office and the responding agency.
  4. present: The alert is labeled 'Public Safety Advisory' and names 'the Durham Police' as the responding agency.
  5. present: It is headed 'Public Safety Advisory' and names 'the Durham Police' as the responding agency.
  6. present: It is labeled 'Public Safety Advisory' and cites the Durham Police as the responding agency.
  7. present: The header 'Public Safety Advisory' and the reference to Durham Police identify the issuing and responding authorities.
  8. present: Headed 'Public Safety Advisory' and citing Durham Police, the message identifies the issuing and responding authorities.
  9. present: The header 'Public Safety Advisory' and the reference to 'the Durham Police' identify the issuing and responding authorities.
  10. present: It is labeled 'Public Safety Advisory' and names the Durham Police as the responding agency.
  11. present: It is labeled a 'Public Safety Advisory' and cites 'the Durham Police' and Durham Police Crimestoppers as the responding authority.
  12. present: It is labeled a 'Public Safety Advisory' and cites the Durham Police, identifying the issuing and responding authority.
  13. present: It is headed 'Public Safety Advisory' and cites the Durham Police, naming the responding authority.
  14. present: The heading 'Public Safety Advisory' and the reference to Durham Police identify the issuing and responding authorities.
  15. present: The heading "Public Safety Advisory" and the reference to Durham Police identify the issuing office and responding agency.
  16. present: The heading 'Public Safety Advisory' and the named 'Durham Police' identify the issuing office and responding agency.
  17. present: The header 'Public Safety Advisory' and the reference to 'the Durham Police' identify the issuing and responding authorities.
  18. present: Headed 'Public Safety Advisory' and citing the Durham Police, the message identifies an issuing and responding authority.
  19. present: The alert is headed Public Safety Advisory and cites the Durham Police as the responding agency, identifying a source.
  20. present: The header 'Public Safety Advisory' and mention of 'the Durham Police' identify the issuing and responding authorities.
  21. present: The alert is labeled 'Public Safety Advisory' and cites the Durham Police as the responding agency, which identifies the source.
  22. present: It is headed 'Public Safety Advisory' and cites the Durham Police, identifying the issuing and responding authorities.
  23. present: Headed 'Public Safety Advisory', it names the 'Durham Police' as the responding agency handling the report.
  24. present: It is headed 'Public Safety Advisory' and cites the Durham Police as the responding authority, identifying the source.
  25. present: The heading 'Public Safety Advisory' and the reference to 'the Durham Police' identify the issuing and responding authorities.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously: it names a Stabbing on Douglas Street and notes Shots were also fired in the area.

  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 names a "Stabbing on Douglas Street" and notes "Shots were also fired in the area", specific threats.
  2. present: It names a 'Stabbing on Douglas Street' and adds that 'Shots were also fired in the area'.
  3. present: It names a "Stabbing on Douglas Street" and adds that "Shots were also fired in the area", specific violent hazards.
  4. present: The headline names a 'Stabbing on Douglas Street' and adds that 'Shots were also fired in the area'.
  5. present: It names a 'Stabbing on Douglas Street' and notes 'Shots were also fired in the area'.
  6. present: It names a 'Stabbing on Douglas Street' and adds that 'Shots were also fired in the area'.
  7. present: It names a 'Stabbing on Douglas Street' and adds that 'Shots were also fired in the area', both specific threats.
  8. present: The hazard is named directly as a stabbing on Douglas Street, with shots also fired in the area.
  9. present: It names a 'Stabbing on Douglas Street' and adds that 'Shots were also fired', specific threats.
  10. present: The headline names a 'Stabbing on Douglas Street', and it adds that shots were also fired in the area.
  11. present: The headline names a 'Stabbing on Douglas Street', and the text adds that 'Shots were also fired in the area.'
  12. present: It names a 'Stabbing on Douglas Street' and notes 'Shots were also fired in the area'.
  13. present: The headline names a 'Stabbing on Douglas Street' and notes 'Shots were also fired in the area', both specific hazards.
  14. present: It names a 'Stabbing on Douglas Street' and notes that 'Shots were also fired in the area'.
  15. present: It names a "Stabbing on Douglas Street" and adds that "Shots were also fired", both specific threats.
  16. present: It names a 'Stabbing on Douglas Street' and says 'Shots were also fired in the area', which are specific threats.
  17. present: It names a 'Stabbing on Douglas Street' and adds that 'Shots were also fired', specific violent hazards.
  18. present: It names a 'Stabbing on Douglas Street' and adds that 'Shots were also fired in the area'.
  19. present: The headline names a stabbing on Douglas Street and the text adds that shots were also fired in the area.
  20. present: The headline names a 'Stabbing on Douglas Street' and adds that 'Shots were also fired in the area'.
  21. present: It names a 'Stabbing on Douglas Street' and adds that 'Shots were also fired in the area', both specific threats.
  22. present: The headline names a 'Stabbing on Douglas Street' and adds that 'Shots were also fired in the area'.
  23. present: It names a 'Stabbing on Douglas Street' and adds that 'Shots were also fired in the area'.
  24. present: It names a 'Stabbing on Douglas Street' and notes 'Shots were also fired in the area', both specific threats.
  25. present: It names a 'Stabbing on Douglas Street' and adds that 'Shots were also fired in the area'.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously: it locates the stabbing on Douglas Street between the BP station and Refuel store, across from Duke's Medical Center 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 locates the stabbing on Douglas Street between the BP station and Refuel store across from Duke's Medical Center Campus.
  2. present: It locates the stabbing 'on Douglas Street between the BP gas station and the Refuel convenience store' near Duke's Medical Center Campus.
  3. present: It locates the stabbing on "Douglas Street between the BP gas station and the Refuel convenience store" across from Duke's Medical Center Campus.
  4. present: It places the stabbing on 'Douglas Street between the BP gas station and the Refuel convenience store' near Duke's Medical Center Campus.
  5. present: It locates the stabbing on 'Douglas Street between the BP gas station and the Refuel convenience store'.
  6. present: It locates the stabbing on Douglas Street between the BP station and Refuel store across from Duke's Medical Center Campus.
  7. present: It locates the stabbing 'on Douglas Street between the BP gas station and the Refuel convenience store' near Duke's Medical Center Campus.
  8. present: It places the stabbing on Douglas Street between the BP station and Refuel store, across from Duke's Medical Center Campus.
  9. present: It locates the stabbing on 'Douglas Street between the BP gas station and the Refuel convenience store' across from Duke's Medical Center Campus.
  10. present: It places the stabbing on 'Douglas Street between the BP gas station and the Refuel convenience store' across from Duke's Medical Center Campus.
  11. present: It places the stabbing 'on Douglas Street between the BP gas station and the Refuel convenience store' across from Duke's Medical Center Campus.
  12. present: It locates the stabbing on 'Douglas Street between the BP gas station and the Refuel convenience store'.
  13. present: It places the stabbing on Douglas Street between the BP gas station and the Refuel store across from Duke's Medical Center Campus.
  14. present: It locates the stabbing on Douglas Street between the BP station and Refuel store, across from Duke's Medical Center Campus.
  15. present: It places the stabbing on Douglas Street between the BP station and Refuel store across from Duke's Medical Center Campus.
  16. present: It locates the stabbing on 'Douglas Street between the BP gas station and the Refuel convenience store' across from Duke's Medical Center Campus.
  17. present: It locates the stabbing 'on Douglas Street between the BP gas station and the Refuel convenience store', a precise place.
  18. present: It places the stabbing on Douglas Street between the BP station and Refuel store, across from Duke's Medical Center Campus.
  19. present: It places the stabbing on Douglas Street between the BP gas station and Refuel store across from Duke Medical Center Campus.
  20. present: It places the stabbing on Douglas Street between the BP station and Refuel store, across from Duke's Medical Center Campus.
  21. present: It places the stabbing on Douglas Street between the BP gas station and the Refuel store across from Duke's Medical Center Campus.
  22. present: It places the stabbing on Douglas Street 'between the BP gas station and the Refuel convenience store' across from the Medical Center Campus.
  23. present: It places the stabbing on Douglas Street between the BP station and Refuel store, across from Duke's Medical Center Campus.
  24. present: It locates the stabbing on 'Douglas Street between the BP gas station and the Refuel convenience store' near Duke's Medical Center Campus.
  25. present: It places the stabbing on Douglas Street between the BP station and the Refuel store across from Duke's Medical Center Campus.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously: it states The area is blocked and should be avoided, directing recipients to stay away.

  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 states "The area is blocked and should be avoided", directing recipients to stay away.
  2. present: It states 'The area is blocked and should be avoided', directing recipients to stay away.
  3. present: It says "The area is blocked and should be avoided", which tells recipients to stay away from the location.
  4. present: It says 'The area is blocked and should be avoided', telling recipients to stay away.
  5. present: It tells readers 'The area is blocked and should be avoided', an instruction to stay away.
  6. present: It says 'The area is blocked and should be avoided', directing recipients away from the scene.
  7. present: It says 'The area is blocked and should be avoided', which tells recipients to stay away from the scene.
  8. present: It says 'The area is blocked and should be avoided', which is a protective instruction to recipients.
  9. present: It tells readers that 'The area is blocked and should be avoided', a protective instruction to stay away.
  10. present: It states 'The area is blocked and should be avoided', a protective instruction to recipients.
  11. present: It says 'The area is blocked and should be avoided', which tells recipients to stay away from the scene.
  12. present: It says 'The area is blocked and should be avoided', telling recipients to stay away.
  13. present: It says 'The area is blocked and should be avoided', an instruction to stay away from the scene.
  14. present: It says 'The area is blocked and should be avoided', telling recipients to stay away.
  15. present: It says "The area is blocked and should be avoided", telling recipients to stay away from the scene.
  16. present: It tells readers 'The area is blocked and should be avoided', a clear protective instruction.
  17. present: It says 'The area is blocked and should be avoided', telling recipients to stay away.
  18. present: It says 'The area is blocked and should be avoided', telling recipients to stay away.
  19. present: It says the area is blocked and should be avoided, which tells recipients to stay away.
  20. present: It says 'The area is blocked and should be avoided', a clear protective instruction to recipients.
  21. present: It says 'The area is blocked and should be avoided', which tells recipients to stay away from the scene.
  22. present: It tells readers 'The area is blocked and should be avoided', a protective instruction to stay away.
  23. present: It says 'The area is blocked and should be avoided', directing recipients away from the scene.
  24. present: It says 'The area is blocked and should be avoided', which tells recipients to stay away from the scene.
  25. present: It tells readers that 'The area is blocked and should be avoided', a clear protective instruction.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously: it says the report came in Earlier Tuesday morning, a recency cue.

  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 report came "Earlier Tuesday morning", giving a recency cue.
  2. present: It says the report came in 'Earlier Tuesday morning', which gives a recency cue.
  3. present: The phrase "Earlier Tuesday morning" gives recipients a clear sense of when the stabbing was reported.
  4. present: It says the report came in 'Earlier Tuesday morning', which conveys when the stabbing occurred.
  5. present: It says the report came in 'Earlier Tuesday morning', a recency cue.
  6. present: It gives a recency cue, saying the report came 'Earlier Tuesday morning'.
  7. present: It says the report came in 'Earlier Tuesday morning', giving a recency cue for the incident.
  8. present: It says the report came 'Earlier Tuesday morning', which conveys when the incident happened.
  9. present: It says the report came in 'Earlier Tuesday morning', a recency cue for when the incident happened.
  10. present: It says the report came in 'Earlier Tuesday morning', which conveys when the stabbing happened.
  11. present: It says the report came 'Earlier Tuesday morning', which conveys when the stabbing happened.
  12. present: It says the report came 'Earlier Tuesday morning', a recency cue tied to a day.
  13. present: It says the report came in 'Earlier Tuesday morning', which gives a recency cue for the stabbing.
  14. present: It says the report came in 'Earlier Tuesday morning', a recency cue.
  15. present: It situates the event "Earlier Tuesday morning", a recency cue telling readers when the stabbing happened.
  16. present: The phrase 'Earlier Tuesday morning' tells recipients when the stabbing was reported.
  17. present: It says the report came in 'Earlier Tuesday morning', which gives a recency cue for the incident.
  18. present: It says the report came 'Earlier Tuesday morning', which gives a recency cue for the incident.
  19. present: It says the stabbing was reported earlier Tuesday morning, giving a recency cue for the event.
  20. present: The phrase 'Earlier Tuesday morning' tells readers when the stabbing was reported.
  21. present: It says the report came in 'Earlier Tuesday morning', which conveys when the stabbing happened.
  22. present: It says the report came in 'Earlier Tuesday morning', which conveys when the incident happened.
  23. present: It says the report came in 'Earlier Tuesday morning', a recency cue for the event.
  24. present: It says the report came in 'Earlier Tuesday morning', giving a recency cue for the incident.
  25. present: It says the report came in 'Earlier Tuesday morning', giving a recency cue for the incident.
• Impactpresent18/25

  Final assessment

  Present by a clear majority: a person had been stabbed and shots were fired, stating actual harm. A minority found no victim condition or stated danger to readers beyond the hazard itself.

  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: It reports that a person "had been stabbed" and shots were fired, stating actual harm to a person.
  2. present: It reports 'a person who had been stabbed', stating actual bodily harm to a victim.
  3. present: It reports that a person "had been stabbed" and shots were fired, conveying actual injury and the seriousness of the violence.
  4. present: It reports that 'a person who had been stabbed' and that shots were fired, stating actual harm and serious danger.
  5. present: It states a person 'had been stabbed' and shots were fired, conveying real harm to people.
  6. absent: Beyond naming the stabbing itself, it does not describe injury severity or what danger the fleeing suspect poses.
  7. present: It states a person 'had been stabbed' and shots were fired, making actual bodily harm explicit rather than just naming the hazard.
  8. present: It reports that a person 'had been stabbed' and that shots were fired, stating actual harm to a victim.
  9. absent: The advisory names the stabbing and shots but states no consequence or severity, such as danger to passersby.
  10. absent: It reports that someone was stabbed but does not describe injury severity or what the threat could do to readers.
  11. present: It describes 'a person who had been stabbed' after a fight, stating that someone suffered a bodily injury.
  12. present: It reports 'a person who had been stabbed' and shots fired, stating actual harm to a person.
  13. present: It states that a person 'had been stabbed' and that shots were fired, explicit harm to a person rather than just a hazard label.
  14. present: It states that 'a person who had been stabbed' was reported, conveying actual physical harm from the incident.
  15. absent: It reports that someone was stabbed but never states the victim's condition or any danger level for recipients.
  16. absent: It does not describe injury severity or state that the situation is dangerous, only that a person had been stabbed.
  17. present: It reports 'a person who had been stabbed' and shots fired, conveying actual physical harm from the incident.
  18. present: It states that 'a person who had been stabbed' was found, conveying actual physical harm to a victim.
  19. present: It reports a person who had been stabbed and that shots were fired, stating actual physical harm to a person.
  20. present: It reports that a person 'had been stabbed' and that shots were fired, conveying actual physical harm and serious danger.
  21. present: It reports that a person 'had been stabbed' and that shots were fired, stating real physical harm from the incident.
  22. present: It reports 'a person who had been stabbed', a stated physical harm to someone, along with shots fired.
  23. absent: It reports that someone was stabbed but gives no statement of injury severity or of danger the incident poses to readers.
  24. present: It reports that 'a person who had been stabbed' was found, stating actual physical harm to a person.
  25. absent: Apart from naming the stabbing itself, it states no consequence or severity, such as a victim's condition or ongoing danger.