Post by Gil Jesus on Jul 29, 2022 7:09:15 GMT -5
The Commission presented the behavior of the man [Shoe Salesman Johnny] Brewer allegedly saw in the window based on Brewer's suspicion that the man was trying to avoid police because he had committed a crime.
But the Commission never considered that the man was not trying to avoid capture from police, but rather trying to avoid the sound of the sirens.
PTSD was not diagnosed until 1980, but that doesn't mean that it didn't exist before then. Sirens are a known trigger for PTSD and both times the man "ducked into" the "lobby" area of the shoe store and the Texas Theater, the sirens were the loudest.
themighty.com/topic/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/ptsd-triggered-by-sirens
When the man heard the sirens, he ducked into the shoe store lobby area.
Mr. Belin. When did he go in now? What did you hear at the time that he stepped into this lobby area?
Mr. Brewer. I heard the police cars coming up Jefferson, and he stepped in, and the police made a U-turn and went back down East Jefferson.
Mr. Belin. Where did he make the U-turn?
Mr. Brewer. At Zangs.
Mr. Belin. Do you remember the sirens going away?
Mr. Brewer. Yes; the sirens were going away. I presume back to where the officer had been shot, because it was back down that way. And when they turned and left, Oswald looked over his shoulder and turned around and walked up West Jefferson towards the theatre. (7 H 2)
Many sufferers of PTSD deal with the trauma triggered by going into a disassociative trance.
"Trance-like states and states of possession are categorised as dissociative disorders, where there is a temporary loss of the sense of personal identity with full awareness of the surroundings. Dissociation is a common feature of PTSD, and involves detachment from the overwhelming emotional content of the experience during and in the immediate aftermath of the trauma. Chronic psychological, sexual, and physical trauma, as well as emotional neglect, has been linked to dissociation, while acute traumatic events can also lead to dissociation."
www.themorning.lk/ptsd-can-manifest-itself-in-trance-like-states/
There is evidence that the man in the window was in some sort of trance-like state.
Mr. Belin. Did you notice any of his actions when he was standing in your lobby there ?
Mr. Brewer. No; he just stood there and stared.
Mr. Belin. He stared?
Mr. Brewer. Yes.
Mr. Belin. Was he looking at the merchandise?
Mr. Brewer. Not anything in particular. He was just standing there staring. (7 H 4)
The sound of the sirens caused the man to panic again in front of the Texas Theater.
Mrs. Postal. Yes; and when the sirens went by he had a panicked look on his face, and he ducked in.
Mr. Ball. Now, as the car went by, you say the man ducked in, had you seen him before the car went by, the police went by?
Mrs. Postal. No, sir; I was looking up, as I say, when the cars passed, as you know, they make a tremendous noise, and he ducked in as my boss went that way to get in his car. (7 H 10)
To the witnesses, the man's actions were suspicious and seemed like he was running from police. But there may have been another reason why he was acting that way: he was trying to deal with the trauma triggered by the sound of the sirens due to PTSD or phonophobia.
And if that's true, the man Brewer saw in the window was not Oswald.
But the Commission never considered that the man was not trying to avoid capture from police, but rather trying to avoid the sound of the sirens.
PTSD was not diagnosed until 1980, but that doesn't mean that it didn't exist before then. Sirens are a known trigger for PTSD and both times the man "ducked into" the "lobby" area of the shoe store and the Texas Theater, the sirens were the loudest.
themighty.com/topic/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/ptsd-triggered-by-sirens
When the man heard the sirens, he ducked into the shoe store lobby area.
Mr. Belin. When did he go in now? What did you hear at the time that he stepped into this lobby area?
Mr. Brewer. I heard the police cars coming up Jefferson, and he stepped in, and the police made a U-turn and went back down East Jefferson.
Mr. Belin. Where did he make the U-turn?
Mr. Brewer. At Zangs.
Mr. Belin. Do you remember the sirens going away?
Mr. Brewer. Yes; the sirens were going away. I presume back to where the officer had been shot, because it was back down that way. And when they turned and left, Oswald looked over his shoulder and turned around and walked up West Jefferson towards the theatre. (7 H 2)
Many sufferers of PTSD deal with the trauma triggered by going into a disassociative trance.
"Trance-like states and states of possession are categorised as dissociative disorders, where there is a temporary loss of the sense of personal identity with full awareness of the surroundings. Dissociation is a common feature of PTSD, and involves detachment from the overwhelming emotional content of the experience during and in the immediate aftermath of the trauma. Chronic psychological, sexual, and physical trauma, as well as emotional neglect, has been linked to dissociation, while acute traumatic events can also lead to dissociation."
www.themorning.lk/ptsd-can-manifest-itself-in-trance-like-states/
There is evidence that the man in the window was in some sort of trance-like state.
Mr. Belin. Did you notice any of his actions when he was standing in your lobby there ?
Mr. Brewer. No; he just stood there and stared.
Mr. Belin. He stared?
Mr. Brewer. Yes.
Mr. Belin. Was he looking at the merchandise?
Mr. Brewer. Not anything in particular. He was just standing there staring. (7 H 4)
The sound of the sirens caused the man to panic again in front of the Texas Theater.
Mrs. Postal. Yes; and when the sirens went by he had a panicked look on his face, and he ducked in.
Mr. Ball. Now, as the car went by, you say the man ducked in, had you seen him before the car went by, the police went by?
Mrs. Postal. No, sir; I was looking up, as I say, when the cars passed, as you know, they make a tremendous noise, and he ducked in as my boss went that way to get in his car. (7 H 10)
To the witnesses, the man's actions were suspicious and seemed like he was running from police. But there may have been another reason why he was acting that way: he was trying to deal with the trauma triggered by the sound of the sirens due to PTSD or phonophobia.
And if that's true, the man Brewer saw in the window was not Oswald.