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(12,904 posts)Did the same thing on the witness stand today. Just saw it on the news.
Rebl2
(13,571 posts)and saw the cop fake crying as well on the news. He wasnt very good at it.
Faux pas
(14,695 posts)kyle's better at it, makes him the bigger narcissist
Heartstrings
(7,349 posts)leftieNanner
(15,173 posts)Remember Matt Damon as Brett Beer Boy? It was a classic.
I would not be surprised to see Aidy Bryant as Kyle this week.
a kennedy
(29,719 posts)I look at it every once and a while because it was so funny and perfect. A friend was saying "I love beer" for months after K's testimony. She learned quickly who was and was not tuned in. I'm glad she finally quit though.
VarryOn
(2,343 posts)Rittenhouse being a boy, I can allow a little more leeway.
As I've told my son, the list of things a man can cry about is very small.
niyad
(113,598 posts)VarryOn
(2,343 posts)These days, it's more close to 30.
niyad
(113,598 posts)correct. Of course, many never achieve maturity, regardless of age.
But I think we may have to come up with some new terms for that in-between, 18-28 decade.
VarryOn
(2,343 posts)They ain't adults as I understood it at that age. I'm 53 now. Some of them have never even touched a...never mind. LoL
My generation did a bad job raising kids.
SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)There were quite a few well rehearsed facial gymnastics, but not a single tear gathered in the corner of his eyes.
When you go into an actual crying episode, the nasal passages contract as well, which is why your nose runs when you cry hysterically. They're all connected; eyes, ears, nose and throat. When the eyes let go, the rest will follow.
Nothing of that sort happened to the pudgy little nazi today. Sociopaths would find it extremely difficult to summon tears on command. Trump couldn't do it in a hundred years. Neither could Kyle Rittenhouse.
Apparently it fooled quite a few people though, so he and his mother's weeks of rehearsal weren't for naught.
VarryOn
(2,343 posts)It probably will affect the jury and the judge.
The good people of Kenosha should find their way to Door County. I'm afraid we'll see more rioting over this trial, no matter the outcome. No winners in this deal.
meadowlander
(4,406 posts)That's super unhealthy.
VarryOn
(2,343 posts)But, few respect a guy that cries often.
It's more about WHO you cry in front of. Not so much about what you cry about.
My wife, and she alone, has seen me cry about things I'd never want others see me cry about.
meadowlander
(4,406 posts)VarryOn
(2,343 posts)live love laugh
(13,144 posts)Ford_Prefect
(7,923 posts)Shermann
(7,451 posts)japple
(9,844 posts)MustLoveBeagles
(11,641 posts)world wide wally
(21,755 posts)Did he see an old girlfriend with one of the protesters?
KentuckyWoman
(6,697 posts)I've seen toddlers do it. Fake crocodile tears with no actual tears. 100% guilty as hell.
He went there to kill people ... and did.
Sunsky
(1,737 posts)Reminds me of BPD clients (master manipulators). Maybe if he squeezed hard enough, he'd milk out a drop. Not to mention the panic attack performance that ended suddenly and right in time for the break
TomSlick
(11,114 posts)I've never seen a case of tear-less crying that I thought was sincere.
In Rittenhouse's defense, only the best actors can produce tears on demand.
kwijybo
(237 posts)There is something, from a movie, from a book, from real life, that always makes you cry. Concentrate on that and how it makes you feel; your eyes will begin to tear up. You might be able to squeeze a tear or 2, if needed.
TomSlick
(11,114 posts)I somehow doubt that Rittenhouse is nearly sufficiently attuned to his feelings to rouse tears by raising sad memories. Then again, I'm a cynical old bastard.
Sunsky
(1,737 posts)liberalla
(9,266 posts)That eye-squinting thing is weird.
kwijybo
(237 posts)by squinting hard. Fake tears that way, if you can't cry on command
Evolve Dammit
(16,781 posts)If it is an act, I hope he pays dearly. If it is genuine, perhaps he has a conscience.
kwijybo
(237 posts)(in the words of my mother) He's back to absolute normal by then. Not a drop of true emotion.
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relayerbob
(6,559 posts)He was a major player in the Crying Game
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,496 posts)KY..........
kwijybo
(237 posts)About there not being any tears (there aren't), and that it was the most OBVIOUS fake crying she's ever seen (It's true. And she raised my younger sister [she was mentally ill, undiagnosed since it was so long ago]. She could fake cry better than that by kindergarten, so she's used to fake crying. Oh, and she raised younger sister's daughter and is raising the grandson (her great-grandson) with similar issues ).
She's been watching the trial, and is pissed off at the judge, too, for his so obvious bias.