It’s already known that ugly people earn less than real lookers, and now research from Cornell University finds they are more likely to be convicted of crimes and get harsher sentences than average-looking defendants.
Allegedly "impartial" jurors fall into two camps, according to the study involving 169 Cornell psychology undergraduate students, MSNBC reported. One group processes information in a rational manner, looking at fact and logical argument without factoring in appearance.
But another type of juror relies on emotions and personal experience to process information and is more likely to recommend harsher sentences based on gut reaction.
The study found the ugly Bettys were 22 percent more likely to be convicted, and the prison sentences recommended by the emotional processors were 22 months longer on average, MSNBC said.
This reminds me of a movie we saw in elementary school. It was to teach us how to be safe. At the beginning of the movie we were introduced to two people, one pleasant looking and the other with a scowl on his face … and we were told to consider who we’d trust. A few minutes later we found out that scowl-head was a police officer and the other guy a criminal of some sort.
LOL yeah I think I probably saw the same movie too. But it is true, we do get judged on appearance, like it or not.
It is the outside of a person we get to know first, which proves it is not for who we are or what is inside that really counts, therefore the saying you should not judge a book by its cover, is so popular, now if only people would get that message.