women cry in court and almost always get lesser sentences. much more inclined to get people to believe an insanity plea - how could a WOMAN commit such an act and be sane? paternalist judges and jurors.
Sometimes the women milk it too much and the crying backfires. I’ve represented a couple of guys in court proceedings where their ex-wives showed up and played the sympathy card. One started crying as soon as opposing counsel asked her to state her name for the record. The judge looked at her like she was from Mars.