Moods and judgment
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Topic 3 – Moods and judgment.
This topic is seen in the series “Law and Order: Criminal Intent. There is collaboration between New York Police Department (NYPD) and the FBI. The detectives in the case cannot get along with other law enforcing agents. The detective moods guide their judgment. For instance, Nichols breaks the cars window to open up the bakery box. He thought that the box contained an explosive. He never sets out to imagine that by opening up the box, he could be setting off the bomb. Eames responds by saying that Nichols just saved them all. He never imagines that Nichol’s action could have placed them all in danger through his action.
In this scene, the detectives are trailing terrorists. They are following a lead given to them by a woman. They have been given a number plate of the car allegedly used by the terrorists. Nichols notices a box on the back seat and thinks it looks like a bakery box. He comments that the terrorists had left them a snack. He grabs something from the officer that is with him and uses it to break the window. He opens the box and sees something that looks like a ticking bomb and suggests that they all back up. He tells the officer to call the bomb squad.
Nichols judgment is guided by the tension going on in the events that take place. Dealing with terrorists is not an easy thing. It is heart rending and full of tension. When a bomb is involved, the situation becomes even grave. The tense mood in these scenes seems to be the one guiding Nichols to react the way he does. He makes rash judgment that could easily land them all in danger. When he opens the box without reasoning whether a trap to detonate a bomb that could easily kill them, then it can be said the mood guides his judgments.