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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Justice Not As Blind As Previously Thought

Not surprising
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Justice Not As Blind As Previously Thought: "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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