Body language expert revealed how Derek Chauvin showed a very different and emotional side to himself yesterday as he attended his sentence hearing in the courtroom.
Not only did the former cop from Minneapolis appear silent with great fear in his eyes, but his body language also depicted extreme shame with great loss of pride too as he stood there, patiently waiting for the news in court.
The 45-year-old who is guilty of murdering George Floyd was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison on Friday. The decision was handed down to him by Judge Peter Cahill, who also mentioned how Chauvin had already served 199 days in jail.
To those present inside the courtroom, it was not very obvious to note Chauvin’s body language change. But according to Patti Wood, who is a notable body language expert, Chauvin appeared super emotional during the sentencing hearing.
Patti explained how Chauvin glared around using his darting eyes, which indicated an awful sense of fear, as he stood with his shoulders slumped. This was another clear indication of his immense loss of pride too.
But that was not the only obvious indication. Derek Chauvin was also unable to stare at his own mother who was also present in the courtroom. And that explained his deep feelings of regret as well as shame.
Chauvin looked rather unresponsive as Judge Peter Cahill read out his 22.5 years of jail sentencing for the second degree of unintentional murder, for a crime that took place in April of last year.
In the past, the former cop was renowned for his reserved and passive reputation but that clearly was missing on Friday during the sentencing. His posture and facial expressions revealed one thing and that was how he was going through some intense emotions.
When it was time for Chauvin’s mother to address the courtroom, that was the moment where Chauvin failed to stare at her in the eyes.
“He just couldn’t, it was a combination of deep shame as his mother sobbed away,” Patti explained. Chauvin’s mum also mentioned to the courtroom how sentencing her son was similar to sentencing her. And that was the worst thing for a mother, to be away from her child.