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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]curious.[/quote]

No, not sixth sense. I'm a linguistics grad student, and my research covers all kinds of language - verbal and body language. So his manner wouldn't necessarily have signaled "pedophile." (Well, in one video it appears to do just that, but let's set that aside.) It does signals a problem. In some videos, his verbal and body language appears "normal." It signals considerable nervousness, esp. when he discusses his charity, but he could be a nervous, high strung person, I don't know him well enough to make this judgment. In others, it's problematic; he's ingratiating in ways that don't match his ostensible position, he overdoes it, especially, again, when talking about his charity work, which is, of course, the crux of the problem. His manner doesn't make sense in light of who he's supposed to be. Does this make sense?[/quote]

I find this very interesting, and I wonder if you'd be willing to post a clip along with your analysis to demonstrate more what you mean.  I'm just curious about your field.[/quote]

PP, you can satisfy your curiosity about my field by studying books that have been published on the subject of forensic linguistics and, if you're interested in further exploring the field, universities offer courses and even degrees in forensic linguistics. I prefer not to post a close analysis of where Sandusky gives himself away, since I'd rather not post a "how not to" guide for pedophiles. My original post was intentionally general and omitted some key points for that reason. If you're interested in understanding Sandusky, specifically, videos of him are posted online, why don't you examine them? [/quote]

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