Snap Judgment In Amadou Diallo's 'Blink'

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Snap judgment under pressure of time and danger can lead to dangerous mistakes, even death in some extreme situations. Particularly in Blink, the example of Amadou Diallo well demonstrated how dangerous it could be when wrongly using Thin-slicing. The story of Diallo started around midnight in February 3, 1999. Diallo was a recent immigrant to American and sharing his room with some other new immigrants. His neighborhood was recognized by the police for its highly criminal activities. The night of February 3, Diallo told his friend he needed some fresh air and went outside his house. Four undercover polices in regular costumes suspected him to be a wanted criminal and tried to approach Diallo slowly with notice that they were police. On the
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