As a jury consultant I can assure you that Jurors look at everything- especially when their fellow juror or an alternate is flirting with the defendant. Apparently this  seems to be the case with a dark haired very attractive alternate juror whois flirting with the defendant.

Journalists and everyone else, including attorneys watching the trial can’t help but notice the flirting dynamic between Edwards and one of the female alternates. In fact, the flirting between the two  is so blatant that several reporters have observed it. The Washington Post reported

“One of the alternates, an attractive young woman, has been spotted smiling at Edwards and flipping her

hair in what seems to some to be a flirtatious manner.”

Apparently the juror has been doing it for days and s the one who instigated the exchanges by  smiling at him.  Edwards then smiles back at her as she giggles and he blushes.

Allegedly the flirtation has become so obvious that even Edwards’ attorneys have to work to suppress their laughter at the absurdity of it all.

My first question, is does the judge not see this and if the judge does not see it, why hasn’t someone brought this to the judge’s attention. Why is this woman not removed from the courtroom? In my view it could taint the jury’s vote.

Some of those  the jury who see the flirting may become even angrier at  Edwards,  who cheated on his cancer victim wife and fathered an illegitimate child. The juror may resent his  present behavior and see his disregard for courtroom decorum as  yet another example of his inappropriate behavior. If the juror is undecided, this may be the thing that pushes them over to the side of convicting Edwards.

The outcome of Edward’s trial is so serious that flirting and laughter should be the last thing on Edward’s  mind. The reality is that he may face the rest of his life in prison. But obviously he is too narcissistic and entitled to realize the consequences. He may actually believe that everything will be fine and he will go about his merry way when the trial is over. In his twisted perception, he may also perceive this flirting as a signal that the rest of the jurors like him and that they will not convict of any wrongdoing.

Edwards is accused of  the serious crime of using nearly $1 million in presidential campaign donations to cover an up affair with a campaign videographer, which resulted in illegitimate  child.

Since Edwards obviously doesn’t have the common sense to conduct himself in a professional manner in the courtroom, one would think that his attorneys would tell him to cut out the flirting or responding  to the alternate’s flirting,  instead of “suppressing their laughter” at the absurdity of the situation.

The bottom line is that this type of body language is not adding to a jury’s  positive perception of  Edwards. As a trial attorney, he should now better than to respond to the juror and to flirt. But as a self entitled narcissist with an out of control ego, he apparently can’t help himself.

John  Edwards is still  up to his manipulative ways as he tried   to make eye contact with each juror as they filed into the courtroom on their fourth day of deliberation before they headed home for the day.

There is an old courtroom adage that jurors who return the defendant’s gaze with a quick smile or a nod may be leaning toward acquittal, whereas those who turn away could be signaling guilt. This is not the case. In the first place all of the jurors know that all eyes are upon them and that this is one of the most high profile cases in the country. No juror would want to place themselves or the trial in jeopardy so I have no doubt that none of the jurors returned Edward’s gaze or aknowleged him.

His behavior once again demonstrates his arrogance. While he may have done this jury eye contact game  as a trial attorney, it won’t work when he is the defendant.

Most of these jurors are no doubt petrified to leave any stone unturned. May are tense and in knots at knowing that their decision can potentially put the defendant behind bars for life. Therefore it would be very difficult at this point in time to get an accurate  reading  body language, facial expression and  and demeanor.

As proof that this jury is taking their job extremely seriously,  they asked for office supplies and a stack of trial exhibits that included copies of handwritten notes from the 101-year-old heiress Rachel “Bunny” Mellon, one of two wealthy political donors who provided the nearly $1 million used to help hide the Democrat’s pregnant mistress as he sought the White House in 2008.

Only when the jury comes into the room after they have made their decision, can one get a glimpse of what will be in store for Edwards. If they appear relaxed, and they don’t look down as they enter the room, and look in Edward’s direction, their decision will most likely be in Edward’s favor.

If they look tense and don’t look in Edwards direction or have furrowed brows, fidget, bite their lips or have extraneous hand or foot movements, things will not be going in Edward’s favor.

There was also speculation that because  the jury foreman was wearing blue jeans that  a decision was still at least a day away. The thinking on this was that people dress up more when they think they might be photographed. This I not the case. The jurors are not on trial and don’t feel they have to impress anyone, so their attire is irrelevant. For many,   jeans have become acceptable standard attire. This may be the case for those who may have dressed in jeans as part of their daily attire such as the plumber, railroad engineer ad the two mechanics who sit on the jury. The fact The corporate vice president and a retired accountant who are on the jury  will no doubt provide some strong financial and business insight as they make their decision about Edward’s fate..

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When I watched Rebekah Brooks, former editor of News of the World, once the most  powerful woman in the Rupert Murdoch  empire present her testimony I observed that he cockiness, air of arrogance and entitlement relayed via  her monotone facial expression and icy tone would not go over well at the Leveson Inquiry.

Even the  dress this  once fashion plate wore- a white peter pan collar in with black bodice , as seen in the photo above,  backfired as it was  obviously worn to manipulate in giving the illusion of appearing  as a soft, meek, innocent school girl.

She has now been charged with the crime of “ conspiring to pervert the course of justice”- a crime which carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.

If she presents herself the way she presented herself when she gave her testimony and when she came out in her press conference publicaly attacking by accusing police and prosecutors of bowing to political pressure to find scapegoats for the hacking scandal, this once social butterfly who hobnobbed with Prime Ministers and the crème de la creme of society  will most likely be spending he rest of her days behind bars. She comes across as unlikeable and needs a major image overhaul if she is to gain any type of jury sympathy.

The body does not lie and neither does the voice. In my view she needs to come across more humble and less hostile if she has any chance of presenting her case so a jury will listen to her with an open mind.

In another blatant show of arrogance and manipulation, Rebecca Brooks and her husband decided  to have  their press conference five minutes   before the Crown Prosecution Service had their chance to announce that Rebecca Brown has been charged. The Brown’s  made a calculated move to make  their announcement before s6PM to make sure it would appear on the evening news.

Her husband also did not do his wife any favor her during the presser as he accused the prosecutors of subjecting his wife to a “witchunt” and stated that there were 172 police officers investigating phone hacking, computer hacking and corrupt payments to public officials. He then went on to say  “so it’s no surprise to me that the pressure is on to bring prosecutions, however weak they may be” and

“I have grave reservations that my wife can ever get a fair trial, given the huge volume of biased commentary that she is constantly subjected to.”

Rebekah Brooks did not help her defense as well by

stating that it was “nothing more than an expensive sideshow, a waste of public money as a result of an unjust and weak decision.”

Both Brooks and her husband will appear at City of London magistrates’ court on June 13,  after having been formally charged with tree counts  conspiring to pervert the course of justice after news of a deceased girl’s voicemails were hacked by News of the World and she allegedly concealed documents, computers, and other electronic equipment” from Scotland Yard officers who were  investigating phone hacking and corrupt payments to public officials.

While Brook’s trial is said to begin next year, it was just  announced at the Canes film festival that there will be a film about her life which Producer Gene Kirkwood likens to the downfall of Richard Nixon  will trace her rise to power from secretary to one of the most powerful women in the world. There is even talk of Nicole Kidman  portraying Brooks because of their physical likeness. The project is said to begin when Brook’s phone hacking scandal concludes so the producer will know how the film will end.

According to a Vanity Fair article on which the film will be based, Rebekah Brooks used her “magnetic attraction” to make her way in a male-dominated tabloid world as well as getting whatever she wanted in life.

Her “magnetic attraction” which worked so well for her in the past may now come to an end as she faces a jury of her peers. She will no longer be able to use her feminine charms to manipulate. She will need to come across a lot differently and lose the “attitude”if she has any chance at not spending the rest of her life behind bars.

Seeing John Edward’s parents accompanying him to the North Carolina courtroom was was heartbreaking as hearing about Elizabeth Edward’s reaction to John’s betrayal. His parents looked broken. His mother looked stunned as his father appeared  to hang his head in shame. While John tried to steady his father by placing his arm in back of his father, his father appeared unresponsive. His mother walked ahead of him  as he did not reach out to touch her as seen in the photo above.

As they left the courtroom as you can see in the photo above, his mother walked well ahead of her son as his father trailed behind. This photo speaks volumes to me in terms of his parent;s literally distancing themselves from their son. As the defense rested, they are fully  aware of the possible outcome and they are keeping a physical and emotional distance.

John was once the apple of his parent eyes. He was their hope and dream. They raised him with proper Southern values. They gave him the best education and provided him with a positive role model. No doubt they were so proud of his success as an accomplished attorney, his marriage to an bright “equally accomplished  wife, his giving them grandchildren, and his venturing into politics as a Senator, VP Candidate, Presidential Candidate and possible President of the United States.

But all of their hopes and dreams for their golden boy vanished when his ego and entitlement and poor judgement got in his way. He cheated on his  cancer stricken wife, lied to the nation,fathered an illegitimate child with a mistress,  and created so much stress in wife Elizabeth’s life that her health suffered as she succored to her cancer.  His actions not only devastated Elizabeth and his older daughter Cate, but as we see in the photos has devised his parents as well.

If convicted of  improper use of  campaign funds, he may be sentenced to prison for the rest of his life. No doubt his parents are well aware of what may happen to their son and it clearly shows  in their body language.

Like any loyal daughter, Cate Edwards, the eldest daughter f John Edwards was willing to stick by her dad  former Senator John Edwards and provide him all the support he needed during this emotion packed  trial which would  decide whether he spends the next three decades behind bars.

It could not have been easy for her to stand by her dad  and learn all the details of how he betrayed her beloved mother via an affair which produced another baby sister. If her father is convicted, she will  become the instant parents to her other two younger siblings, no doubt putting an additional strain on her new marriage.

When there was testimony concerning her mother and how she found out about the affair, it was very humane on the part of the witness who asked if Elizabeth wanted to leave the room. With tears dripping down her cheeks, Cate left the room as her father was heard calling her name “Cate, Cate” as she left the room. It was a great thing that she left the room so she would not have to hear how her mother curled up into a ball on the floor when she found out and how she opened her shirt and showed her father her deformed chest and said “You don’t see me anymore.” This gut wrenching testimony has no doubt left an indelible mark in the minds of every juror.

On that horrible day as John and Cate left the courtroom, he was seen  rubbing her back and heard saying” I wish they hadn’t brought up your mother.”  Cate did not respond and instead stoically entered the waiting car. The photo of the two of them as she heads towards the car speaks volumes about her disdain towards her father as she literally gives him the cold shoulder with a disgusted look.  John, on the other hand doesn’t even look at his daughter but looks ahead with  the look of  a “poor me victim’.

The photo at the top of this blog also speaks volumes. Cate’s cupped fist shows anger as does her pursed lips. She walks several steps in front of her father as if to distance herself from him.

Since the beginning of the trial there has been no connection between the two as you see here. The look of hurt and heartbreak on Cate’s face is devastating.

Cate usually walks ahead of her father, literally showing her back to him.

The emotional pain Cate has to face with regard to her beloved mother’s passing and now  father’s humiliating trial filled with talk about  his mistress and  their illegitimate child  must be unbearable. Thank goodness she is able to seek the  comfort  and support of her loving new husband, surgical resident Dr. Trevor Upton after she leaves the courtroom .

PR machine ,Kim Kardashian has hooked up with another PR machine- Kanye West. After only a few weeks together there is  now talk of merging both of their PR machines with a wedding- complete with cameras and a televised wedding. This would be a dream come true for momager Kris Jenner . It will give their brand more of a storyline as people will want to see the ins and outs of this “marriage” and potential baby.

From a PR standpoint,  Kanye’s marriage into the Kardashan family may indeed  help Kanye’s Toxic and  hateful selfish narcissistic image. It will  also give him more exposure to millions of viewers and help sell his music.

From Kim’s standpoint, marriage to Kanye won’t make her appear like such a loser in love and will get the haters off her back (at least for a while) for her alleged television sham wedding to Kris Humphries.

But no mater how much PR spin is forced down the throats of the public, the bottom line is that these two in my view  may very well be friends but as far as romance goes, it does  not appear to be the case. Body language wise we see the true story emerging. While there may be numerous photos of the two of them holding hands and posing for cameras there, is no love to  be seen.

Just look at the above photo. There is no smiling on Kanye’s face and they are looking in the opposite direction. This is a bad sign as far as romance goes. When you are in love you can’t wipe the smile off your face. Also look at Kim’s hand on Kanye’s neck. It is cupped in a fist like position and it is facing towards her.  She’s not even touching him. This gesture often means anger and being closed off and distant. It is interesting how the fist is pointing back at herself. Kanye’s hand is also in a fist. He appears angry as well. His angry  closed off fist is consistent with his angry facial expression.

Here is another posed and phony photo where Kanye is is ” angry not in love  with Kim”  . He looks sad as well. Look at the downturned mouth. Kim is kissing air and posed. There is also a lot of tension in her neck. Look at the pull of her  neck muscle. She doesn’t cup his head in affection, but  instead poses her fingers on the back of his head as though she was  doing  photo shoot.

While Kanye is smiling, it is not a genuine love filled smile. Kim is not smiling and does not lean into Kanye.She is making sure she is front and center of the camera. Her head is not leaning in towards his head  or  his shoulder  as there is a mask like expression on her face.

Here we see the two of them  posing for cameras with no  genuine love between them. Kim has a non genuine tense smile as he leans away from Kanye. . His body is away from her and does’t face her belly to belly which is a bad sign in the love department. And of course he is not smiling which means he is not happy. Look at their arms as well. They do not touch one another. Their arms are at their respective sides. This is not a good sign either. Also notice Kanye’s posture. It is hunched over. Perhaps he is showling signs of intimidation with regard to the Kardashian PR machine , that he has stepped into.

This shot  says it all. It is not about the two of them  showing love for one another together. It is about each of them showing love for themselves. Kim is preening and her body is pulled away from Kanye. Her legs are crossed and  her hip and legs positioned away from Kanye in a protective stance. Kanye also shows a protective gesture as he crosses his arms and covers his torso . he is hunched over and although he is smiling, he is not smiling at Kim as he looks in the opposite direction.

And finally, this shot says it all as well. Kanye is preoccupied and not paying attention to Kim. They are completely disconnected.. Kim is looking in the opposite direction.

These are only a few of he countless photos I have examined when it comes to Kim and Kanye.It proves once again that the body does not lie. No matter how they pose or try to convince one another  that they are a loving couple, their body and face  language say the opposite.

When Kanye was dating  former girlfriend Amber Rose, there was a lot of genuine affection between the two as they appeared to be in synch with one another  as you can see in the photo above. Kanye  showed more genuine smiles and they even walked in step. There was a lot of passion and heat in photos between the two in so many of their photos.

The same holds true for Kim and Reggie Bush. They were very much in synch and appeared  genuinely in love based on their body language. So she is quite capable of being loved and being loving just as we see in the photo above.

But it does not appear that she has that same chemistry with Kanye’s. Kanye’ body language with Amber Rose and Kim’s body language with Reggie Bush  show the sharp contrast that they have with one another in so many of their photos.

So if they end up together  it is not a great idea in my view.They don’t seem to have much in common and that s a bad thing for any relationship.  In addition, Kanye is super intelligent and highly talented which is the opposite of Kim. Kanye is also very much the controller type which may not work well with Kim and her momager, Kris. Kanye has a mind of his own and to get involved in the Kardashian fray may dwarf his power , much like it did to Bruce Jenner. It may also be a huge distractions career wise as it has been for Lamar Odom .

For the short run, seeing them wed on camera or produce an offspring may work well for ratings but  for the long run it  may very well turn out to be a disaster.If they are having this much negative body language interaction so early on in their romance, it does not bode well for a long term future together.

After vehemently swearing that she would never pose nude , even after Vivid offered her a million dollars to do so,  Octomom Nadya Suleman went back on her word and posed nude (albeit) semi nude  for a European publication for only 8 K. Worse than the awkward body language in the unretouched  photos,  Nadya Suleman went back on her word and began to rationalize she merely did it for her kids and she is destitute.

She has also been making the rounds of TV shows defending herself for going on welfare an stating that she will be on it for two months, which is ridiculous, unless she knows she will receive a financial windfall very soon.  She states that she is only on food stamps but she is most likely also on Medi-Cal as well  to help pay for her children’s medical bills.

She swore that she would never be on welfare and stated that she is ashamed to be on welfare and that she has received death threats fromt he public  for going on welfare.

This has obviously taken a huge toll on Nadya body language wise as the reality of her situation has finally set in three years later. When we first met Nadya in the media she looked rather glamorous with her flawless makeup.  She was fully groomed Her eyebrows were arched. She had full eye makeup complete with fake lashes every time we say her. her lips were filled with filler and she wore extensions and acryllic  impeccably manicured nails.

She looked very happy and seemed to b enjoying all of her newfound media attention. People compared her to an Angelina Jolie wanna be and she loved that comparison as we always saw a huge smile on her face whenever it was brought up.

But now her body language is telling a different story. She looks exhausted and puffy (and understandably so). Gone are the arched brows and collagen filled lips. Gone is the makeup and manicured nails.

The  reality that she can no longer focus on herslef and her looks when there are 14 mouths to feed. Looking very Groucho Marx like, her eyebrows are not shaped as she has appeared to have grown her thick brows out . Her cheeks seem to have a downward slope to them as do her eyes. The circles underneath  them  reflect how  her lack of sleep has finally caught up with her. And her nails are now cut to a practical length where  she no longer has to worry about breaking a nail as she cleans up after her brood and feeds them.

When she recetly appeared on the Today Show, she looked terribly sad. Unlike her  once confident and somewhat cocky posture as she always seemed to wear  low cut revealing cleavage showing tops, her shoulders were hunched over and she dressed more conservatively with a tank top and  tailored blouse over it .

As she spoke to Matt Lauer she looked intimated, sad, and embarrased as she sat with her hands folded on her lap  for self comfort and  appeared rounded shoulders.

In listening to her interview it appears that she has done a lot of self reflection and has also sought the advice of professionals who convinced her to put her pride aside when it came to going on welfare  and  to think of her children first. It is impressive that she finally listened to them.

Nadya has now realized the realities of her  isemination and  unlike Kate Gosselin she was not able to think on her feet or make good decisions at the time when she was offered some pretty lucrative assignments like a reality tv show. While she vehemently stated she wouldn’t do a reality show because she refused to parade her kids around on TV,  she ended up doing it anyway on Oprah and over the internet for little or not money. While she screamed she would never pose nude when Vivid offered her a million dollars, she ended up doing it anyway for the European publication and doing some porn like spoofs on TV for very little money.

In my view Nadya needs to get stop defending herself  and stop making the media rounds unless sh has something to promote.

She has 14 mouths to feed and needs to figure out a way to make all of ther lives easier. If she does porn or puts her kids on TV  in a reality show, who cares if people don’t like it . Kate Gosselin didn’t care and now her kids all have enough money for allt he rtoys they will ever want, clothes and food and even college funds. The reality show experience allowed her kids to take vacations and experience new things. In my view Nadya would be wise to take a lesson from what Kate Gosselin did to support her kids.

While she admits it was a mistake to  have the kids it really doesn’t matter. They are here now and she needs to do what is best for them and  to deal with the situation she created .  They do not need to suffer. Watching her body language was of great concern to me because  she looks very depressed and worn down. if she breaks down, there is no one to care for her kids.

The most powerful aspect of the Today show interview  when Matt asked her if she feared her kids would be taken away from her. While she said that it would never happen, her throat  muscles seemed to close off  as her tones were very creaky as she croaked out her words. This is very telling communication and body language wise as it reflected her true emotion of fear. While her words said one thing, her voice said that this is a reality  that she  greatly fears.

The only encouraging thing  to come out  the terrible incident where  Treyvon Martin was killed  is that  it showed us  that people are indeed compassionate and people do get got involved. People saw something. They heard something and they said something. They called 911. They got involved. They gave information. They all said they heard screaming and they all said they heard it.

One of the callers actually was able to capture the screaming as he called 911 as you can hear it on the  tape. In listening to the blood curdling screams, it is very hard to tell who’s voice it is.

George Zimmerman has a higher pitched voice so it may have been his. There is also a  deep guttural primitive sounds of  the voice which may sound like someone’s life was as stake. The tone at the beginning of the tape was different front he one at the end of the tape.  At one point the pitch was high and  at the other point it was  a raw and guttural voice , which was painful to listen to.

Personally, I believe that it was fear on both of these men’s parts which caused this tragic  incident- fear of one another.

In listening to George speak to police it seems like he  was out for vigilante justice when he says They always get away with it. Who is They ??  Is he referring to kids, thieves and thugs , or Black people by his use of the term they.

BOTH MEN FEARFUL OF ONE  ANOTHER

If  it is the latter, then yes, it is a racist indication. If  he is referring to thugs or kids, then it is not a racist comment.In listening to George’s tape to the 911 dispatcher,  I didn’t hear any  specific racial comment . But what I did hear a fearful and  frustrated George Zimmerman . His pitch was raised at the end of sentences  and he spoke in a softer tone which often indicates fear.

George was following Treyvon and continued to do so even after he was told not to do so by the police dispatcher.  But George, due to his own fear that a robbery would take place continued to follow him anyway. He also reported to the dispatcher on the tape  that Treyvon had his hand in his waistband. He was in fear that Treyvon had a gun on him.

Trevyon on the other hand was also in fear. He was afraid of a strange man following him. He had no idea why he was being followed. He was talking to his girlfriend on his cell phone when he noticed he was being followed and told his girlfriend  that someone was following him. She relayed this information to police.

As Trevyon may have feared George was out to harm him, he responded by beating George up and as an eyewitness said on the 911 tape, The whitnes said that the one on top was wearing his white shirt. That means that the one on top was Treyvon and he was beating up George whom he thought was following him.  Apparently this is how George got his broken nose and bloodied head.

George then told police  Trevyon was reaching for George’s gun and that is when George shot him in self defense.

Since George was the one being pummeled by Trevyon, being on top as  an eyewitness reported, it was most likely it was George’s screams for help, but we will not know for sure until the FBI does their analysis in isolating the sounds of the tapes so the specific voices can be discerned.

From Treyvon’s point of view, he was doing nothing wrong. He had visited his father’s girlfriend and had every right to be in the neighborhood. It didn’t matter if he was suspended from school for having marijuana in his bag as was reported. What mattered is that he had every right as a free citizen to walk to streets no matter how late or dark it was . The fact that he was speaking to his girlfriend may be further evidence that he did not have wrongdoing on his mind and had no intention of committing a robbery. When he noticed someone was following him he told his girlfriend he was afraid. He evidently confronted George out of fear.

From George’s point of view he was a neighborhood watchman. He wanted to protect his neighborhood against the rash of robberies which occurred. He noticed a  young man walking alone. He was in fear so he called 911. His voice indicated tones of fear as he described the young man whom he was following

It was a case of both men  fearing one another, hurting and killing one another because of  that  unfounded fear. Yes, they killed one another. Even though George is technically alive and breathing, this fear based event has killed his reputation and his future as he will never be the same with mobs of people calling for his arrest and for the President to even weigh in.

VISIONS OF A SAD PAST AND FUTURE

To Al Sharpton and  Jesse Jackson who call this a racial hate crime, it is essential to note that these two civil rights leaders  grew up at a time where racially motivated killings of  young Black men were not uncommon. Thus it is understandable why they have reacted so vehemently against the killing of  teenager  Trevyon and have rallied for other to get behind their views.

To law enforcement who saw George bloodied with a broken nose and wounds consistent with being attacked and analyzing eyewitness reports that the man in the white shirt was on top may have indicated to them that it was a matter of self defense. That is why they didn’t  arrest him.

As all the facts  come out. we  will eventually learn what really happened . We have to take heed from the Duke lacrosse player’s experience where several White men were falsely  accused of  molesting a Black woman. It became a racially charged issue as we see here.

Was George afraid of a young black man walking alone in a neighborhood? The answer is yes. Was Trevyon afraid of an older White man following him? The answer is yes.  Did they both react out of their respective fear? The answer is yes. This was a no win situation that would only end in someone’s death.

It is terrible that  an innocent man, no mater what color he is, is dead because of that fear. It is also terrible that  a  man, no mater what color he is has to live with the fact that whether it was self defense or not,  that he is technically responsible for ending  another human being’s life.