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Overall I see Zimmerman; defiant at times angry, upset and
pained to have here is parents testimony.
See my notes below on how chained handcuffs may affect body
language and make anyone angry. There is only one small piece of tape showing
his sitting down so you can see the handcuffs.
In Courtroom, at beginning of bond hearing, Zimmerman is defiant
and angry. With the facial muscles
around the mouth held tight he appears to be showing classic signs of anger he
is biting down hard, and thrust the chin up and forward. This body language says, “Don’t mess with me.”
In body language we go forward with are bodies to attack. When someone is
pumping themselves up to fight they may as Zimmerman is doing here, push their
chests up and out and lead with their jaw.
CNN video tittles
“Zimmerman’s dad” He has gashes on head”
As Zimmerman listens to his dad describe his injuries his
shoulders are back head is up. One of the few times he blinks normally. Lawyer tweaks
questions of Zimmerman’s father, “Did you see any pictures of that? Zimmerman
does an eyes shutter closing his eyes to the situation.
Zimmerman is pained to have his father questioned. When the defense attorney repeats the
question you see (time code: 31 to 32) Zimmerman’s head go down and his whole faces
to scrunches us in pain like a child about to cry.
In other tape today
Zimmerman also shows other classic anger signals. Anger – Anger
shows pull your eyebrows down and together so the inner corners of your eyes go
down and towards your nose then you stare so that your upper eyelids and your
lowered eyebrows meet now press your lips together tightly lips appear very
thin. When someone is about to attack
signal of a pressed lips tend to precede arms going out to attack. Zimmerman
does lips presses of anger as well as lip puckering in distaste
There are contextual situational reasons that we may see
some of the emotions in Zimmerman for example he is in chained handcuffs. In
research on anger when physiologist are trying to create the emotion of anger
in subjects they produce anger by holding the arms of the research subject so
they cannot get free. If we are prevented from doing what we want to do, in
this case Zimmerman wishes to defend himself, also when we feel that someone is
trying to deliberately hurt us or denigrate us in any way the natural response
is anger or fear. And if we are fearful a way stress response freeze flight
fight fall or faint o reduce the fear and feel stronger is to become angry.
Anger increases the heart rate produces adrenaline.
Also anger calls forth Anger. The Prosecuting attorney is very
skilled. His voice is incredulous and angry and he attacks Zimmerman with his
questions. Specifically asking about Zimmerman about saying he was sorry.
As he comes in the courtroom and sits with the handcuffs.
Asked his name he reply’s “George Michael Zimmerman” on head forward and
chin up imperious shoulders back.
We see him take a breath micro facial cue . “as his lawyer
says” anything he says, see his lips close on NBC NEW. Time stamp 17. showing
he wants to keep something in, slight indication what is coming out next is not
the truth.
I wanted to say, I am sorry,
for the loss of your son, I did not know
how old he was I thought he was a little younger than I am. I did not know that
he was armed or not’ All addressed with his head to the lawyer his heart
straight forward.
When prosecuting attorney said (time :37 “ no to the mother and father CNN 10:54 in courtroom.
His nose flares, his brow leaps to up
see the folds and his eyebrows went up asymmetrically his lips purse in
distaste in slight anger. See how his chin stays up. He is confident.
Prosecutor says, “You told that to the police,” Zimmerman:58
presses his lips up and gives an asymmetrical grimace (Neocortex logical brain
and emotional limbic brain in conflict. / note his eyes he glares. He is mad,
but trying to suppress it and he feels caught in the lie.
“Who did you make that statement too?” Zimmerman replies,
“Aahhhh” shakes his head no again as Prosecutor says, “I believe you gave five
statements total” (Time code 1:21) He shakes his head no while saying, “Yes sir
I am sorry, all the names blend together. Has micro facial cue again eyebrows
up big smirk asymmetrical revealing anger and fear then purse.
“I don’t remember exactly what verbatim,” His paralanguage
is more abrupt he gives a vocal strike on the word verbatim. He gives an eye
block (time code 1:40)
Time code 2:10 time on the clock10:56. You left a message
for them to tell them that. Zimmerman furrowed brow lips again pursed in
distaste.
Prosecutor, “Why did you wait so long to tell Mr. Martin”
Zimmerman at time code Zimmerman reply’s
in soft submissive voice, “I don’t understand the question, I am sorry.” (time
code 2:17) But he follows it wish a lip press of frustration, and a tongue
thrust (sticking out his tongue to attack the prosecutor) showing he does
understand the implication of the question and is mad>
Body Language baseline in the First Court Appearance Rather
than have what I normally see the turtle head bow their head erect posture,
facial musculature stoic
Squirrel in the headlight Fear response especially when he
first walks in White and Wide Increased sympathetic nervous system activity and
elevated adrenaline anyone would have that, blinking increased.
Baseline Zimmerman’s body Language before First Court
Appearance Turtle head bow their head erect posture, facial musculature stoic.
Squirrel in the headlight Fear response especially when he
first walks in White and Wide Increased sympathetic nervous system activity and
elevated adrenaline anyone would have that, blinking increased.
