If you're arrested, get attractive ASAP!

[thewayne]

Non-attractive are 22% more likely to be convicted and also get longer sentences, according to a study at Cornell University. Obviously there's a lot more to it than appearance, like complexity of the case and how compelling the evidence is, but it's still interesting.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/17/national/main6492046.shtml

Comments

[moiraj.livejournal.com]

OK, how old is this study? Or is it another case of someone financing a study that merely replicates an older study? Because people have been aware of this for years. Like, decades.

Also, it flips over when the crime involves persuading others to do things, or cons, or fraud. People feel a good looking person has a better chance of being successful at these sort of crimes.

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

But the more obvious the study you confirm, the easier the work is!

Just kidding.

I hadn't heard the flip. makes sense.

[silveradept]

The pretty get all the breaks. We learned it in high school, and apparently it continues on anyway.

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

Have you heard Scott Adams theory of Management Hair? It's pretty funny, and also pretty true.

[silveradept]

I think I've read it somewhere, but for the audience at home, could you remind me what it is?