Wednesday, 4 April 2012

Shelf Life.

Shelf  life
Where  is your shelf life
In the city block ,obsolete
Or Townhouse, rejected.
Where are you shelved
From the elements?
In the city of tight schedules
Many bills, stress
And the good life.
Where is your apartment
Among the compartments
Of plywood and make believe?
“The neighbor can hear, don’t shout”
The next room neighbor
“I am not shouting give me the earphones.”     
                                                                        Dozie Nzewi

Monday, 2 April 2012

Psychological Analysis of the 911 Recordings of the Trayvon Martins Shooting.


These deductions can be made from the psychological and physical quality of the screams recorded in one tape. And the temporal relationship of the gunshot to the last recorded scream.
  1. The non-screaming party fully overcame the screamer for multiple, possibly several seconds.

  1. The screamer was not a surrendered accepting victim.
  2. The screamer was in considerable physical distress and may have had his physiology such as breathing impaired and/or may have been in a painful awkward posture.
  3. The screamer probably did not have an alternative recourse than to scream very loud to get attention in the dark nighttime. He probably was not in possession of a gun to use at least to deter, ward off, the opponent
  4. The screamer’s airway was not clear. There was probable distortion or compression or external obstruction by clothing on the face.
  5.  The screamer was probably not the shooter as the last recorded scream was very unnaturally close to the gunshot. The screamer would be expected to pause and hold his breath to exert on the trigger if this requires significant effort. Also to concentrate on the major action of shooting another person and to observe the effects, for example relief from duress on his part. He would pause from screaming now he had advantage, nor would he continue to give alarm. Unless this effort failed or he was so distressed as to be hysterical or almost hysterical.
  6. If the screamer is not the shooter made a deliberate choice to shoot an over-powered opponent as the victim’s scream lasted a considerable time to indicate the shooter remained in advantage.
These deductions can be give direction on the course of investigation and questioning.