Domestic violence and aggravated assault

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: it names "the MIT Police" as the responding agency.

  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 MIT Police' as the responding agency and is signed by Captain Andrew Turco.
  2. present: It states that "the MIT Police responded" and is signed by Captain Andrew Turco of MIT Police.
  3. present: It names 'the MIT Police' and is signed by Captain Andrew Turco.
  4. present: It says 'the MIT Police responded' and is signed by Captain Andrew Turco of MIT Police.
  5. present: It says 'the MIT Police responded' and is signed by Captain Andrew Turco, naming the issuing agency.
  6. present: It names 'the MIT Police' as the responding agency and is signed by Captain Andrew Turco.
  7. present: It says 'the MIT Police responded' and closes with Captain Andrew Turco's MIT Police contact block.
  8. present: The notice names the MIT Police and is signed by Captain Andrew Turco with MIT Police contact information.
  9. present: It repeatedly names 'the MIT Police' and closes with Captain Andrew Turco's contact block.
  10. present: It says 'the MIT Police responded' and is signed by Captain Andrew Turco of MIT Police.
  11. present: It says 'the MIT Police responded' and is signed by 'Captain Andrew Turco' of MIT Police, identifying the sender.
  12. present: It says 'the MIT Police responded' and is signed by Captain Andrew Turco of the MIT Police.
  13. present: It says 'the MIT Police responded' and is signed by Captain Andrew Turco of MIT Police.
  14. present: It names the MIT Police as responders and is signed by Captain Andrew Turco.
  15. present: It names "the MIT Police" as the responding department and is signed by Captain Andrew Turco.
  16. present: It says 'the MIT Police responded' and is signed by 'Captain Andrew Turco' of the MIT Police.
  17. present: It names the MIT Police and is signed by Captain Andrew Turco.
  18. present: The notice says "the MIT Police responded" and is signed by Captain Andrew Turco, identifying the issuing authority.
  19. present: It says 'the MIT Police responded' and is signed by Captain Andrew Turco of MIT Police.
  20. present: It says 'the MIT Police responded' and is signed by Captain Andrew Turco, identifying the issuing agency.
  21. present: It says 'the MIT Police responded' and closes with Captain Andrew Turco's contact, identifying the issuing agency.
  22. present: It says 'the MIT Police responded' and is signed by Captain Andrew Turco of MIT Police.
  23. present: It says 'the MIT Police responded' and is signed by 'Captain Andrew Turco', identifying the issuing agency.
  24. present: It states "the MIT Police responded" and is signed by Captain Andrew Turco of MIT Police.
  25. present: It says 'the MIT Police responded' and is signed by Captain Andrew Turco with MIT Police contact details.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously: it describes an "aggravated assault" in which the perpetrator "threatened her with a knife".

  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 an 'aggravated assault' in which the perpetrator 'threatened her with a knife'.
  2. present: It names "an aggravated assault" in which the perpetrator "threatened her with a knife", a specific threat.
  3. present: It names an 'aggravated assault' in which the perpetrator threatened the student 'with a knife'.
  4. present: It reports 'an aggravated assault' in which the perpetrator 'threatened her with a knife', a specific threat.
  5. present: It reports 'an aggravated assault' where the perpetrator 'threatened her with a knife', a specific threat.
  6. present: It reports 'an aggravated assault' in which the perpetrator 'threatened her with a knife'.
  7. present: It names an 'aggravated assault' in which the perpetrator 'threatened her with a knife', a specific threat.
  8. present: It reports "an aggravated assault" in which the perpetrator "threatened her with a knife".
  9. present: It describes 'an aggravated assault' in which the perpetrator 'threatened her with a knife', a specific violent crime.
  10. present: It reports an 'aggravated assault' in which the perpetrator 'threatened her with a knife', a specific threat.
  11. present: It reports 'an aggravated assault' in which 'the perpetrator threatened her with a knife', a specific threat.
  12. present: It reports 'an aggravated assault' in which the perpetrator 'threatened her with a knife'.
  13. present: It reports an 'aggravated assault' in which the perpetrator 'threatened her with a knife', a specific threat.
  14. present: It names 'an aggravated assault' in which the perpetrator 'threatened her with a knife'.
  15. present: It reports "an aggravated assault" in which the perpetrator "threatened her with a knife".
  16. present: It reports an 'aggravated assault' in which the perpetrator 'threatened her with a knife'.
  17. present: It reports an 'aggravated assault' in which the perpetrator 'threatened her with a knife', a specific threat.
  18. present: It reports an "aggravated assault" in which the perpetrator "threatened her with a knife", a specific threat.
  19. present: It reports an 'aggravated assault' in which the perpetrator 'threatened her with a knife', a specific threat.
  20. present: It reports an 'aggravated assault' in which the perpetrator 'threatened her with a knife', a specific threat.
  21. present: It reports an 'aggravated assault' in which the perpetrator 'threatened her with a knife', a specific threat.
  22. present: It reports 'an aggravated assault' in which the perpetrator 'threatened her with a knife', a specific threat.
  23. present: It reports 'an aggravated assault' in which the perpetrator 'threatened her with a knife', a specific threat.
  24. present: It reports an "aggravated assault" where the perpetrator "threatened her with a knife."
  25. present: It reports 'an aggravated assault' in which the perpetrator 'threatened her with a knife', a specific threat.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously: it locates the incident at "Ashdown House, an MIT residence hall located at 235 Albany 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 the incident at 'Ashdown House, an MIT residence hall located at 235 Albany Street'.
  2. present: It names "Ashdown House, an MIT residence hall located at 235 Albany Street in Cambridge".
  3. present: It locates the incident at 'Ashdown House' at '235 Albany Street in Cambridge'.
  4. present: It names 'Ashdown House, an MIT residence hall located at 235 Albany Street'.
  5. present: It gives 'Ashdown House, an MIT residence hall located at 235 Albany Street in Cambridge'.
  6. present: It identifies 'Ashdown House, an MIT residence hall located at 235 Albany Street in Cambridge'.
  7. present: It locates the incident at 'Ashdown House, an MIT residence hall located at 235 Albany Street in Cambridge'.
  8. present: The incident occurred at "Ashdown House, an MIT residence hall located at 235 Albany Street in Cambridge".
  9. present: It places the incident at 'Ashdown House, an MIT residence hall located at 235 Albany Street in Cambridge'.
  10. present: It names 'Ashdown House, an MIT residence hall located at 235 Albany Street'.
  11. present: It names 'Ashdown House, an MIT residence hall located at 235 Albany Street in Cambridge'.
  12. present: It names 'Ashdown House, an MIT residence hall located at 235 Albany Street in Cambridge'.
  13. present: It names 'Ashdown House, an MIT residence hall located at 235 Albany Street in Cambridge'.
  14. present: It locates the incident at 'Ashdown House' at 235 Albany Street in Cambridge.
  15. present: It gives "Ashdown House ... located at 235 Albany Street in Cambridge".
  16. present: It locates the incident at 'Ashdown House, an MIT residence hall located at 235 Albany Street'.
  17. present: It locates the incident at 'Ashdown House' at '235 Albany Street in Cambridge'.
  18. present: It places the assault at "Ashdown House, an MIT residence hall located at 235 Albany Street".
  19. present: It gives 'Ashdown House, an MIT residence hall located at 235 Albany Street in Cambridge'.
  20. present: It names 'Ashdown House, an MIT residence hall located at 235 Albany Street', a specific place.
  21. present: It names 'Ashdown House, an MIT residence hall located at 235 Albany Street', a specific place.
  22. present: It names 'Ashdown House, an MIT residence hall located at 235 Albany Street in Cambridge'.
  23. present: It places the assault at 'Ashdown House, an MIT residence hall located at 235 Albany Street'.
  24. present: It names "Ashdown House," an MIT residence hall "located at 235 Albany Street in Cambridge," as the location.
  25. present: It locates the incident at 'Ashdown House, an MIT residence hall located at 235 Albany Street'.
• Guidanceabsent1/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, by near consensus: it offers only a tip line and survivor support resources, not a protective action. One read counted the invitation to call the tip line as an instruction.

  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: Despite a safety heading, it only offers an anonymous tip line and support resources, not a protective action.
  2. absent: It offers a tip line and survivor resources but no protective instruction such as locking doors or calling 911.
  3. absent: It offers support resources and a tip line but gives no protective action for recipients to take.
  4. absent: Aside from a tip line and support resources, it gives no protective action for readers to take.
  5. absent: It offers a tip line and support resources but gives no protective instruction such as avoid, lock, or call 911.
  6. absent: It offers a tip line and support resources but gives no protective instruction such as locking doors or avoiding someone.
  7. absent: It lists survivor resources and an anonymous tip line but gives no protective instruction for recipients' safety.
  8. absent: It lists support resources and an optional anonymous tip line but gives no protective instruction to recipients.
  9. absent: Despite a heading about safety, it offers only support resources and a tip line, with no protective action for recipients.
  10. absent: It lists support offices and a tip line for those who 'wish to leave an anonymous tip', but gives no protective instruction.
  11. absent: It offers support resources and an anonymous tip line but never instructs readers to take a protective action for their own safety.
  12. absent: It lists support offices and an anonymous tip line but never tells readers to take a protective action for their own safety.
  13. absent: It lists support offices and an anonymous tip line but gives no protective action for recipients to take.
  14. present: It invites readers to call the anonymous tip line and points to support resources, an instruction to act.
  15. absent: It offers support resources and a tip line but gives no protective action for readers to take.
  16. absent: It offers an anonymous tip line and support offices but gives recipients no protective action to take.
  17. absent: It lists support offices and an anonymous tip line but gives no protective action for recipients to take.
  18. absent: It lists support offices and a tip line but gives no protective instruction for recipients' own safety.
  19. absent: It lists support offices and an anonymous tip line but gives no protective action for recipients to take.
  20. absent: It offers support resources and an anonymous tip line but gives recipients no protective action such as locking doors or avoiding an area.
  21. absent: It lists support offices and an anonymous tip line but never instructs readers to take any protective action.
  22. absent: It lists support resources and an anonymous tip line but gives no protective action for recipients to take.
  23. absent: It lists support resources and an anonymous tip line but gives no protective action for recipients to take.
  24. absent: It offers only a tip line and support resources; no protective action such as locking doors is actually instructed.
  25. absent: It only lists support offices and an anonymous tip line and never tells recipients to take a protective action themselves.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously: it gives "October 6, 2023, at 10:42 A.M." and "approximately 10:30 A.M. this morning".

  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 'October 6, 2023, at 10:42 A.M.' and 'approximately 10:30 A.M. this morning'.
  2. present: It says police responded "On October 6, 2023, at 10:42 A.M." after an assault at approximately 10:30 A.M.
  3. present: It dates the response 'October 6, 2023, at 10:42 A.M.'.
  4. present: It gives 'October 6, 2023, at 10:42 A.M.' and 'approximately 10:30 A.M. this morning'.
  5. present: It gives 'October 6, 2023, at 10:42 A.M.' and 'approximately 10:30 A.M. this morning'.
  6. present: It dates the police response to 'October 6, 2023, at 10:42 A.M.' and the threat to 'approximately 10:30 A.M. this morning'.
  7. present: It states 'On October 6, 2023, at 10:42 A.M.' and 'approximately 10:30 A.M. this morning'.
  8. present: MIT Police responded "On October 6, 2023, at 10:42 A.M." to an assault at about 10:30 A.M.
  9. present: It gives 'October 6, 2023, at 10:42 A.M.' and 'approximately 10:30 A.M. this morning' as times.
  10. present: It gives 'October 6, 2023, at 10:42 A.M.' and 'approximately 10:30 A.M. this morning'.
  11. present: It gives 'October 6, 2023, at 10:42 A.M.' and says the threat occurred 'at approximately 10:30 A.M. this morning'.
  12. present: It gives 'October 6, 2023, at 10:42 A.M.' and says the threat happened 'at approximately 10:30 A.M. this morning'.
  13. present: It gives 'October 6, 2023, at 10:42 A.M.' and says the threat occurred 'this morning'.
  14. present: It gives 'October 6, 2023, at 10:42 A.M.' as the response time.
  15. present: It gives "October 6, 2023, at 10:42 A.M." and "approximately 10:30 A.M. this morning".
  16. present: It gives 'October 6, 2023, at 10:42 A.M.' and an assault time of 'approximately 10:30 A.M. this morning'.
  17. present: It gives 'October 6, 2023, at 10:42 A.M.' and says the assault occurred about 10:30 A.M.
  18. present: It gives "October 6, 2023, at 10:42 A.M." and "approximately 10:30 A.M. this morning".
  19. present: It says 'On October 6, 2023, at 10:42 A.M.' police responded, giving both a date and a clock time.
  20. present: It says police responded 'On October 6, 2023, at 10:42 A.M.' and the assault happened 'at approximately 10:30 A.M.'
  21. present: It gives 'October 6, 2023, at 10:42 A.M.' and 'approximately 10:30 A.M. this morning'.
  22. present: It gives 'October 6, 2023, at 10:42 A.M.' and says the threat occurred at 10:30 A.M. that morning.
  23. present: It gives 'October 6, 2023, at 10:42 A.M.' and says the threat occurred 'at approximately 10:30 A.M. this morning'.
  24. present: It gives "October 6, 2023, at 10:42 A.M." and "approximately 10:30 A.M. this morning."
  25. present: It gives 'October 6, 2023, at 10:42 A.M.' and says the threat occurred 'at approximately 10:30 A.M. this morning'.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, unanimously: the knife threat is recounted as fact, with no statement of what the suspect could do to others or how serious the risk is.

  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: The knife threat is recounted as fact, with no statement of what the suspect could do to others.
  2. absent: It describes the knife threat and theft but never states consequences such as danger to others or injury risk.
  3. absent: It describes the knife threat but states no potential consequence or severity to the community.
  4. absent: It describes the knife threat and theft but states no potential consequence or severity for the community.
  5. absent: Although a knife threat is described, the text states no consequence or severity such as injury or danger to others.
  6. absent: The knife threat is described as a fact, but the notice never states any potential harm or severity for readers.
  7. absent: It describes the knife threat but never states the potential consequences or severity for the wider community.
  8. absent: Beyond describing the knife threat and stolen items, it states no injury or wider consequence for the community.
  9. absent: It narrates the knife threat but never states the danger or potential consequences to other community members.
  10. absent: It recounts the knife threat and theft but states no consequence or severity for the wider community.
  11. absent: It describes the knife threat but states no injury or potential harm to the wider community from the suspect.
  12. absent: It describes the knife threat and stolen items but does not state any potential harm or severity to others.
  13. absent: It recounts the knife threat and theft but never states possible injury or severity for the community.
  14. absent: Beyond naming the knife threat, it states no injury, danger level, or consequence for the community.
  15. absent: It describes the knife threat but states no injury or consequence for the community.
  16. absent: The knife threat is narrated, but no statement conveys danger or consequences for the wider community.
  17. absent: It describes the knife threat and theft but states no injury, danger level, or consequence for others.
  18. absent: It describes the knife threat but never states the danger this person poses to others or any consequence.
  19. absent: It describes the knife threat and theft but does not state potential consequences to the community.
  20. absent: It describes the knife threat but never states potential consequences or severity for the community.
  21. absent: It describes a knife threat and theft but states no injury or danger level, so no consequence is conveyed.
  22. absent: It describes the knife threat and theft but states no consequence, injury, or severity for others.
  23. absent: The knife threat is described, but no statement of potential harm or severity for the community is made.
  24. absent: It describes the knife threat but states no consequence or severity for the community going forward.
  25. absent: It describes the knife threat and theft but states no injury or potential consequence for community members.