Along with Emma Gonzalez, Cameron Kasky, and other students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School - Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel as well as the NRA's Dana Loesch - all took part in CNN's Town Hall meeting on Wednesday 21 February 2018, just one week after a mass shooting took the lives of seventeen of their fellow students and faculty. What follows is an analysis of a crucial nonverbal reaction of Ms. Loesch's toward Sheriff Israel.
Beginning at 10:49, Sheriff Israel continues, "But - lastly, we do need to have some gun control reform. Eighteen-year-olds should never have a rifle. An eighteen-year-old kid should not have a rifle. Eighteen-year-old kid, they're, they're not adults yet - they're goin', they're in high school. These kids should not have a rifle. Bump stocks should be illegal - they should be outlawed forever. Automatic rifles should be outlawed forever - and anybody who says different - I don't know about other people, but Amber and I - we're calling BS on that." Ω ∑
Just as Sheriff Israel finishes his statement (during 11:17) Dana Loesch projects an overt disgust expression ( Ω symbol notation in the above dialog). Notice, in particular, her mid-face tightening (e.g, just above her upper lip) together with flaring of her nostril(s).
About a second later (11:18), Ms. Loesch continues her disgust display along with an added, secondary element of contempt (a slight, left-sided predominant [her left] "snarl" configuration, as notated by the ∑ symbol). Her partial upper eyelid closure - although not a required component of either disgust or contempt - acts as an amplifier for both emotional displays.
Summary: The NRA's Dana Loesch feels both disgust and contempt for Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel and his stance on gun control. Each of these emotions engenders a high amount of retaliatory potential.
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See also:
Body Language Analysis No. 4215: NRA's Dana Loesch at CPAC: "Many in Legacy Media Love Mass Shootings"
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