‘The Brain on Horror’: A Psychologist Explains How Diamond Reynolds Remained Calm in a Crisis Situation

‘Millions watched the video Diamond Reynolds livestreamed of her boyfriend, bleeding in the driver’s seat of his car after being shot by a police officer. One of the most stunning features of the 10-minute video is just how composed she stays throughout the filming, even as the police officer kept his gun pointed toward the car that contained herself and her four-year-old daughter.
“Ma’am, keep your hands where there are,” one officer says to Reynolds.
“I will sir, no worries, I will,” Reynolds responds, before calmly explaining to the Facebook lifestream viewers that the cop “just shot his arm off.” It’s not until several minutes later, sitting in the back of a police car, that Reynolds finally breaks down.’
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