Being unable to read body language an advantage sometimes?

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I saw this story (http://notalwaysright.com/keep-calm-and-cop-on/21660) on Not Always Right and decided to share on this board (since it's not mentioned if this lady who can't read body language is on the spectrum). I have heard of lots of disadvantages of not being able to read people's body language. However, in this case, the lady is able to handle aggressive customers calmly because she can't read aggressive body language, and therefore can't be intimidated by it. Does anybody know of any other situations where being unable to read body language is an advantage?

I guess I can read body language after all after being told I couldn't. I wouldn't have liked being treated that way; the yelling, the cursing, the insults. Who wouldn't pick up on it? It just sounded like something I would see in a movie because they always exaggerate and I am sure someone else on the spectrum could obviously read this too.

I've found it helps with patients who are hostile or unhappy and need some "tough" love in an emergency. I've been apologized to by them later for their "rudeness" to me and just felt baffled, I didn't realize they were being rude.

Something like yelling, though, I'd definitely pick up on that.