Thread by @DrGJackBrown

1/ THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4657: Herschel Walker being confronted regarding Uvalde School Shooting (Mass Murder) and Gun Laws.

#BodyLanguageExpert #BodyLanguage #HerschelWalker #Uvalde #UvaldeMassacre

https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1529281988158541825

2/ In this brief video, CNN journalist, @mkraju asks Georgia Republican Senate Candidate, Herschel Walker:

"Do you support any new gun laws in the wake of this Texas shooting?"

3/ Herschel Walker answers:

"Wha, what I like to do, what I like to do is see it and ahhh, everything and stuff. I'd like to see it and everything.”

4/ As he avoids any further response to Manu Raju's question he quickly walks away. As he does so, the camera catches a glimpse into a profound #BodyLanguage moment.

5/ Note Herschel Walker's jaw (mandible) retract (pull backwards into his mouth at the 0:18 second mark). This gives him an evanescent appearance of having a dramatic overbite (vs. the normal position of his jaw).

6/ This is NOT an overbite, however. This is not anatomic — rather we're witnessing a monetary behavioral change secondary to Walker's emotion of FEAR.

7/ In this context (with the other nonverbal, paralanguage, and verbal signals of this moment), this Jaw Retraction indicates a profound adrenaline surge associated with Fear.

8/ SUMMARY: Herschel Walker *fears being confronted* with questions regarding school shootings (mass murders) and gun laws. He fears this because he doesn't know what to say — or he fears the repercussions of his answer.

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9/ Based on his verbal response alone, Herschel Walker deeply fears being confronted with questions regarding school shootings (mass murders) and gun laws. His nonverbal behavior also indicates a very high level of fear.

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