Study finds ugly faces more likely to end up in mug shots

SFGATE.com ^ | Saturday, February 18, 2006

[MRMEAN]

Saturday, February 18, 2006

Washington -- Not only are physically unattractive teenagers likely to be stay-at-homes on prom night, they're also more likely to grow up to be criminals, say two economists who tracked the life course of young people from high school through early adulthood.

"We find that unattractive individuals commit more crime in comparison to average-looking ones, and very attractive individuals commit less crime in comparison to those who are average-looking," say Naci Mocan of the University of Colorado and Erdal Tekin of Georgia State University.

Mocan and Tekin analyzed data from a federally sponsored survey of 15,000 high schoolers. One question asked interviewers to rate the physical appearance of the student on a five-point scale ranging from "very attractive" to "very unattractive."

These economists found that the long-term consequences of being young and ugly were small but consistent. Cute guys were uniformly less likely than averages would indicate to have committed seven crimes, including burglary and selling drugs, while the unhandsome were consistently more likely to have broken the law.

Other studies have shown that unattractive men and women are less likely to be hired, and that they earn less money than the better-looking. Such inferior circumstances may steer some to crime, Mocan and Tekin suggest.

[Dashing Dasher]

Hey - I have no problem finding work. I prefer to work outdoors - so, I can keep my sunglasses on.

[mwyounce]

Which photo is the dog????

[george76]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[digger48]

I cant help but think of Helen Thomas when reading this.

But she was a Knockout in her younger days...

(cough, spew, gag, wretch)

[Dashing Dasher]

Which photo is the dog????

Yes.

[Navy Patriot]

Does that mean Helen Thomas will be on the next America's Most Wanted?

Hey Duck, I thought she was already on America's most unwanted.

[oldleft]

[meanie monster]

[nmh]

Some find Alex Baldwin attractive so can we nail him for treason and add him to the "pretty boy" mug shots? Than it will be "balanced".

[darkwing104]

Lots of time when I post something humorous I just go with the first thing that comes to mind.

Other candidates could be Willie Nelson, Rick Ocasic, Lyle Lovitt, Micheal Jackson w/o makeup, etc.

As for the Hilderbeast...have at it.

[phantomworker]

ROFL. Nice lipstick shade.

[LA Woman3]

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/mugshots/index.html

[Slings and Arrows]

But she was a Knockout in her younger days...

Yeah, and her left hook was dangerous too.

[Xenalyte]

MJ is five-eleven and weighs 120?

Good Lord above. I'm five-ten and weigh almost 60 pounds more than he does. I could break him.

[stm]

Remember ol' "popeyes"?

[meanie monster]

[meanie monster]

lol

[myprecious]

"My brother has a nose like a Hoover vacuum cleaner."

[bannie]

how goodlooking would YOU be at the precinct after they hauled your ass in?

The whole point is, most of us don't behave in a way to have our asses hauled in. (BTW: They'd need a truck for mine, thank you very much.)

[darkwing104]

I just pick on Helen because I didn't believe she had been arrested for anything.

She may be opinionated, rude, and biased but I don't believe she has ever been a law breaker.