robbery campus emergency notice

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. "Police continue to search for the subjects" and "Contact Columbia Police Department at 311" name the responding and receiving agency in the messages themselves.

  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: The text names "Police" responding and "Columbia Police Department at 311" as the contact authority.
  2. present: The messages attribute action to "Police" and the "Columbia Police Department".
  3. present: Police and the Columbia Police Department are named as responding and investigating.
  4. present: Police and the Columbia Police Department are named as responding and investigating.
  5. present: Police and specifically the "Columbia Police Department" are named as responding and taking information.
  6. present: "Police" and the "Columbia Police Department at 311" identify the responding authority.
  7. present: The updates attribute the response to "Police" and the "Columbia Police Department".
  8. present: The updates attribute response to "Police" and the "Columbia Police Department".
  9. present: "Police" and the "Columbia Police Department" are named as the responding authority.
  10. present: "Police" and "Columbia Police Department at 311" identify the responding authority.
  11. present: Police and the "Columbia Police Department at 311" are named as the responding authority.
  12. present: "Police" and "Columbia Police Department" are identified as the responding and contact agencies.
  13. present: "Police" and the Columbia Police Department are named as responders and the source.
  14. present: "Columbia Police Department" is named, along with police who "continue to search for the subjects".
  15. present: Police and the "Columbia Police Department at 311" are named as the responding and contact authority.
  16. present: The updates attribute the response to "Police" and the Columbia Police Department.
  17. present: The text names "Police" and "Columbia Police Department" as responding and receiving tips.
  18. present: The messages attribute action to "Police" and direct information to the Columbia Police Department.
  19. present: Police and the "Columbia Police Department at 311" are named as the responding authority.
  20. present: "Police" and the "Columbia Police Department at 311" identify the responding authority.
  21. present: The updates attribute action to "Police" and the "Columbia Police Department at 311", naming authorities.
  22. present: "Police" and the "Columbia Police Department" are named as the responding authority.
  23. present: "Police" and the "Columbia Police Department" are named as the responding authority.
  24. present: Police and the Columbia Police Department are named as the responding authority.
  25. present: "Police" and the "Columbia Police Department" are identified as the responding authority.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The 10:58 opener names a "Robbery near The Lofts", and later entries report subjects still being searched for, so the crime is specific.

  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: The threat named is a "Robbery" with subjects being searched for.
  2. present: It names a "Robbery near The Lofts", a specific criminal threat.
  3. present: The threat is stated as a "Robbery near The Lofts", a specific crime.
  4. present: The named hazard is a robbery with two subjects sought.
  5. present: The hazard is stated as a "Robbery near The Lofts", a specific crime.
  6. present: The incident is named as a "Robbery near The Lofts".
  7. present: It reports a "Robbery" with suspects being searched for.
  8. present: A robbery is named as the incident being reported and investigated.
  9. present: A robbery is the specific hazard, with subjects being searched for.
  10. present: The named hazard is a "Robbery near The Lofts" with subjects being sought.
  11. present: It reports a "Robbery near The Lofts" with subjects being sought.
  12. present: The threat named is a "Robbery near The Lofts" with subjects still being sought.
  13. present: A "Robbery near The Lofts" is the specific crime named.
  14. present: A robbery is named as the incident being responded to.
  15. present: The named hazard is a "Robbery near The Lofts" with subjects still being sought.
  16. present: It names a "Robbery near The Lofts", a specific criminal threat.
  17. present: It names a robbery near The Lofts with subjects being searched for.
  18. present: The named incident is a robbery near a residential building.
  19. present: The text names a robbery near a specific residential building.
  20. present: The message reports a robbery near a named apartment building.
  21. present: The hazard is stated plainly as a "Robbery near The Lofts", with subjects still sought.
  22. present: It names a "Robbery near The Lofts", a specific criminal threat.
  23. present: The message reports a "Robbery" with subjects being searched for.
  24. present: It reports a robbery near a named apartment building, a specific crime.
  25. present: It names a "Robbery near The Lofts" as the incident.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. "The Lofts, 308 S. Ninth St." is repeated in four entries, and the suspects are "last seen heading south on Ninth Street", giving both scene and direction.

  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 repeated as "The Lofts, 308 S. Ninth St." with suspects heading south on Ninth Street.
  2. present: The address "The Lofts, 308 S. Ninth St." is repeated in several updates.
  3. present: A street address is repeated: "The Lofts, 308 S. Ninth St." and Ninth Street.
  4. present: It repeatedly names "The Lofts, 308 S. Ninth St." and Ninth Street.
  5. present: The location is repeated precisely as "The Lofts, 308 S. Ninth St." with suspects heading south on Ninth Street.
  6. present: The address is repeated: "The Lofts, 308 S. Ninth St." with suspects heading south on Ninth Street.
  7. present: The area is named repeatedly as "The Lofts, 308 S. Ninth St."
  8. present: The repeated location is "The Lofts, 308 S. Ninth St." with Ninth Street as a flight path.
  9. present: It repeatedly names "the area of The Lofts, 308 S. Ninth St." and Ninth Street.
  10. present: The address is repeated: "The Lofts, 308 S. Ninth St."
  11. present: The location is repeatedly "The Lofts, 308 S. Ninth St." with suspects heading south on Ninth Street.
  12. present: The address "The Lofts, 308 S. Ninth St." and Ninth Street are repeated throughout.
  13. present: "The Lofts, 308 S. Ninth St." and Ninth Street give an exact address.
  14. present: The location is repeated as "The Lofts, 308 S. Ninth St." with suspects heading south on Ninth Street.
  15. present: A street address is given: "The Lofts, 308 S. Ninth St." and Ninth Street.
  16. present: A street address is given, "The Lofts, 308 S. Ninth St."
  17. present: A precise address is given: "The Lofts, 308 S. Ninth St." with suspects heading south on Ninth Street.
  18. present: The address is specific: "The Lofts, 308 S. Ninth St." and Ninth Street.
  19. present: The area is given as "The Lofts, 308 S. Ninth St." with suspects heading south on Ninth Street.
  20. present: The place is repeated as "The Lofts, 308 S. Ninth St." with suspects heading south on Ninth Street.
  21. present: It repeats a precise address: "The Lofts, 308 S. Ninth St." and Ninth Street.
  22. present: The address "The Lofts, 308 S. Ninth St." is given repeatedly.
  23. present: It repeatedly names "The Lofts, 308 S. Ninth St." and Ninth Street.
  24. present: The place is repeated: "The Lofts, 308 S. Ninth St." and Ninth Street.
  25. present: The address "The Lofts, 308 S. Ninth St." and Ninth Street are named.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. Each update says "stay away" or "Please stay away from the area of The Lofts", and the all clear asks anyone with information to contact police.

  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 "stay away or leave the area" and to contact police with information.
  2. present: It repeatedly instructs readers to "stay away or leave the area".
  3. present: Each update tells readers to "stay away or leave the area".
  4. present: Readers are told to "stay away or leave the area" and to contact CPD at 311 with information.
  5. present: Readers are repeatedly told to "stay away or leave the area" and to contact CPD at 311 with information.
  6. present: It repeatedly instructs "Please stay away or leave the area".
  7. present: It instructs readers to "stay away from the area" and to contact CPD at 311.
  8. present: It repeatedly instructs readers to "stay away or leave the area".
  9. present: Readers are told repeatedly to "stay away or leave the area" and to contact CPD at 311.
  10. present: Repeated instruction to "stay away or leave the area" gives a protective action.
  11. present: Readers are told to "stay away or leave the area" and to contact police with information.
  12. present: Recipients are repeatedly told "stay away or leave the area" and to contact CPD at 311.
  13. present: "Please stay away or leave the area" instructs recipients directly.
  14. present: Recipients are repeatedly told to "stay away or leave the area".
  15. present: Recipients are told repeatedly to "stay away or leave the area".
  16. present: Readers are repeatedly told to "stay away or leave the area".
  17. present: Readers are repeatedly told to "stay away from the area" and to contact police at 311.
  18. present: Recipients are repeatedly told to "stay away or leave the area" and whom to contact.
  19. present: Readers are told repeatedly to "stay away or leave the area" and to contact police with information.
  20. present: Readers are repeatedly told to "stay away or leave the area".
  21. present: Readers are told repeatedly to "stay away from the area" and to call police with information.
  22. present: Recipients are told to "stay away or leave the area" in several updates.
  23. present: It instructs readers to "stay away from the area" and to contact CPD at 311.
  24. present: Recipients are told to "stay away or leave the area" and to contact CPD with information.
  25. present: Recipients are told repeatedly to "stay away or leave the area".
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. All entries are dated Nov. 3, 2020 and stamped from "10:58 p.m." through the "11:50 p.m." all clear, so the timeline is explicit.

  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: Entries carry clock times from "10:58 p.m." to "11:50 p.m." on Nov. 3, 2020.
  2. present: Timestamps from "10:58 p.m." to "11:50 p.m." on Nov. 3 anchor the sequence.
  3. present: Times from 10:58 p.m. to 11:50 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2020 are listed.
  4. present: Entries are timed 10:58 p.m. through 11:50 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2020.
  5. present: Timestamped entries from 10:58 p.m. to 11:50 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2020 track the event.
  6. present: Updates are stamped 10:58 p.m. through 11:50 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2020.
  7. present: Clock times from 10:58 p.m. to 11:50 p.m. on Nov. 3 are given.
  8. present: Clock times from "10:58 p.m." to "11:50 p.m." on Nov. 3 are given.
  9. present: Timestamps run from 10:58 p.m. to 11:50 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2020.
  10. present: Entries run from 10:58 p.m. to 11:50 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2020.
  11. present: Updates stamped 10:58 p.m. through 11:50 p.m. give the timeline.
  12. present: Each entry is timestamped from 10:58 to 11:50 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2020.
  13. present: Timestamps from 10:58 p.m. to 11:50 p.m. on Nov. 3 convey the timeline.
  14. present: Timestamps run from "10:58 p.m." to "11:50 p.m." on Nov. 3, 2020.
  15. present: Entries are stamped from "10:58 p.m." to "11:50 p.m." on Nov. 3, 2020.
  16. present: Entries are timed 10:58 p.m. through 11:50 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2020.
  17. present: Each update is time stamped, from "10:58 p.m." to "11:50 p.m." on Nov. 3, 2020.
  18. present: Timestamps from 10:58 p.m. to 11:50 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2020 are provided.
  19. present: Six timed updates run from "10:58 p.m." to "11:50 p.m." on Nov. 3, 2020.
  20. present: Updates carry clock times from "10:58 p.m." to the "11:50 p.m." all clear.
  21. present: Entries are clock stamped from 10:58 p.m. to 11:50 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2020.
  22. present: Times from "10:58 p.m." to "11:50 p.m." on Nov. 3, 2020 are stamped on each update.
  23. present: Entries are stamped 10:58 p.m. through 11:50 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2020.
  24. present: Times run from 10:58 p.m. to 11:50 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2020.
  25. present: Stamps from 10:58 p.m. to 11:50 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2020 mark the sequence.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, 0 of 25. Unanimous: severity is actively played down rather than stated, with "There does not appear to be a weapon involved" and "no threat to campus", and no injury is reported.

  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: Severity is reduced rather than stated: "There does not appear to be a weapon involved".
  2. absent: It says there "does not appear to be a weapon involved" and no threat, giving no severity.
  3. absent: It says no weapon appears involved and no threat to campus, conveying no severity.
  4. absent: Severity is played down: "There does not appear to be a weapon involved" and no threat is found.
  5. absent: It says "There does not appear to be a weapon involved" and later no threat, conveying no severity.
  6. absent: It reduces rather than states severity: "There does not appear to be a weapon involved."
  7. absent: It notes "There does not appear to be a weapon involved", so no harm or severity is conveyed.
  8. absent: The text says "There does not appear to be a weapon involved" and no threat to campus.
  9. absent: Severity is reduced rather than stated: "There does not appear to be a weapon involved".
  10. absent: It says "There does not appear to be a weapon involved" and no threat to campus, conveying no harm.
  11. absent: It says "There does not appear to be a weapon involved", so no harm potential is asserted.
  12. absent: It says "There does not appear to be a weapon involved", conveying no severity or harm.
  13. absent: It states "There does not appear to be a weapon involved", downplaying rather than stating harm.
  14. absent: It notes "There does not appear to be a weapon involved" and later no threat, so no severity is conveyed.
  15. absent: It reduces perceived severity, saying "There does not appear to be a weapon involved", with no harm described.
  16. absent: It says "There does not appear to be a weapon involved" and describes no harm.
  17. absent: It says "There does not appear to be a weapon involved", so no severity or harm is asserted.
  18. absent: It says "There does not appear to be a weapon involved", so no severity is conveyed.
  19. absent: Severity is downplayed: "There does not appear to be a weapon involved" and no injury is reported.
  20. absent: It notes "There does not appear to be a weapon involved", conveying no severity.
  21. absent: It states "There does not appear to be a weapon involved", which lowers rather than conveys severity.
  22. absent: It states "There does not appear to be a weapon involved" and no threat to campus, conveying no severity.
  23. absent: It states "There does not appear to be a weapon involved", conveying no severity.
  24. absent: It states "There does not appear to be a weapon involved", conveying no severity.
  25. absent: It says "There does not appear to be a weapon involved", conveying no severity.