Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's own, John Yarbrough pulled over a sports car at 2 in the morning in an area of Los Angeles known for drunk drivers, guns, and dope. A man jumped out of the Passenger side pointing the gun at Yarbrough, yet something told him not to annihilate the suspect.
Years later, Yarbrough worked with psychologists to help train Police officers. They had a series of videotape tests of people lying and telling the truth, talking about general subjects. They gave the tests to the FBI, CIA, DEA, etc. Most of them scored about fifty percent. They would have done the same had they just guessed. Among others though, John Yarbrough did exceptionally well, which suggests that his hunch was something more, and that something in the man's face told him not to shoot.
We all read faces to determine whether or not someone is telling the truth.
English: facial expression and emotion
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