Duper’s Delight

I ran across a story this weekend of suspect, Juan Aguilar, who is accused of harassing a 12 year-old girl in El Paso, Texas. Click on the video link on the left side of this page to watch the suspect talk.

The suspect denies the accusations that he did anything, but I don’t believe him. The situation doesn’t bode well for him from the circumstances and his past history — but that is not what caught my eye. Innocent people are accused all the time so I don’t let that impact my opinion.

What caught my eye, however, is that this man repeatedly flashes what is known as duper’s delight. He keeps radiating a type of joy or pleasure as he speaks over and over again! His eyes flash it, his mouth shows it — it’s undeniable.

If you are accused of something you DID NOT DO and you could face time behind bars — I would expect to see emotions that are consistent with that: anger, frustration, fear, etc. but I don’t see any of that. I see flits of joy, or glee which is a HUGE, HUGE red flag.

Do you see the duper’s delight? You don’t have to watch more than a minute or two of the video to see it.