Observing people in a courtroom

Hey guys!
The past two days I have observed a local hearing of a science teacher from my middle school. He is suing the school board for wrongful termination after being investigated for pushing religion in his science classes. I had this teacher and let me just say he was not wrongfully terminated. But this post isn't about that, but about my observations of human behavior in the courtroom. Sadly I could not bring Mr. Nikon to the hearing, so I will have to describe what I saw. The defendant, the superintendent, showed evidence of chronic doodling. I could see the doodles through the folded over page of his legal pad. The prosecuting attorney had great affection for winking. Winking at his client, winking at the audience, winking at no one in particular. He also had the countenance of a pug dog and showed symptoms of extreme boredom. His stared placidly at the ceiling, crinkled mint wrappers, and got up to stretch obnoxiously. The defense attorney had smiling eyes. Whenever he asked the teacher questions, our humble salt-of-the-earth educator seemed baffled by large words and correct grammar. The attorney had to reword questions time and time again. Excuse my bias. While the defense attorney attempted to be cordial with the teacher, his eyes were clearly laughing. Really all I am trying to say is even though I was without my camera, I can't get away from my observational nature. It follows me everywhere. Do you guys notice that happening to you too? All of the time. Details, details, details.

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