Evidence Regarding Precritical Phenomena in ${}_{}{}^{12}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{C}$

Data and calculations for ${}_{}{}^{12}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{C}(p, p^{\prime }){}_{}{}^{12}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{C}$ reactions at 122 MeV are discussed with respect to predictions and implications of precritical phenomena near pion-condensation thresholds. The evidence is largely unsupportive of the expectations of precritical behavior.