Justice Not As Blind As Previously Thought 256
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.'"
yeah, well (Score:5, Funny)
Good hint for slashdot users (Score:5, Funny)
who are in jail and are wondering why their prison term was longer than the average.
Re:Correlation is not causation (Score:5, Funny)
Did anyone consider that the ugly may commit more crimes?
No, because typically politicians are not ugly.
I'm doomed. (Score:5, Funny)
:-|
Well Duh! (Score:5, Funny)
Don't worry... (Score:1, Funny)
Ugly people don't get raped as much in prison. So really, those 22 extra months are just to balance things out.
Re:Did they adjust for meth and crack use? (Score:4, Funny)
Yeah because theres no possibility someone caused it without any involvement from him.
Besides, how do you think some businessman with nice tan would compare to some overweight person who person who sits on computer all day long? Not looking good for us slashdotters.
Re:But wait... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Correlation is not causation (Score:5, Funny)
OK, but how do we know that your brain exploding isn't causing these posts to be moderated highly?
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Re:Good hint for slashdot users (Score:5, Funny)
Hans weeps quietly into his pillow.
Re:But wait... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:And this is why... (Score:4, Funny)
Lampshades?
Re:yeah, well (Score:3, Funny)
Shoulda thought of that before being born ugly.
More propaganda from the left-wing, politically-correct, pro-ugly/fugly/trans-ugly movement.
Wake up, people. Ugly is a lifestyle choice! I'm so sick of the "ugly agenda" being forced on normal society by these radicals, demanding to be married, adopt kids, etc. They're destroying the institution of marriage!
Re:Lemme be the first... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Correlation is not causation (Score:2, Funny)
Will that be a causation, or merely a correlation?
Re:Did they adjust for meth and crack use? (Score:5, Funny)
As an underweight person who sits on the computer all day I see this as all good news. My glass is all full.
That's because you never eat or drink you silly skinny person! Now, start drinking from that glass and eating from your plate before you wither away!! Here at /. we have ways to deal with such "full glasses". Now, DRINK!