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Justice Not As Blind As Previously Thought

Posted by samzenpus on from the too-pretty-for-jail dept.

NotSoHeavyD3 writes "I doubt this is much of a surprise but apparently Cornell University did a study that seems to show you're more likely to get convicted if you're ugly. From the article: 'According to a Cornell University study, unattractive defendants are 22 percent more likely to be convicted than good-looking ones. And the unattractive also get slapped with harsher sentences — an average of 22 months longer in prison.'"

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  1. Re:Did they adjust for meth and crack use? by kpainter · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    According to TFA, the researchers used theoretical juries of undergrads, and merely swapped the photo associated with them.

    I hear the picture they used of Hillary Clinton got life.