— Daniel Gallagher, a Miami bank robber, after police captured him in The hapless Mr. Gallagher may have been ugly, but he was also wise.<\/p>\n Not only are physically unattractive teenagers likely to be stay-at-homes "We find that unattractive individuals commit more crime in comparison from the Washington Post<\/a><\/p>\n This is the kind of social science study that raises more questions However, it is dangerous and difficult to make connections without "I’m too ugly to get a job." — Daniel Gallagher, a Miami bank robber, after police captured him in 2003 The hapless Mr. Gallagher may have been ugly, but he was also wise. Not only are physically unattractive teenagers likely … Continue reading ![](\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/dowbrigade\/uggglii.jpg\")
"I’m too ugly to get a job.<\/em>"<\/p>\n
\n 2003<\/p>\n
\n on prom night, they’re also more likely to grow up to be criminals, say
\n two economists who tracked the life course of young people from high school
\n through early adulthood.<\/p>\n
\n to average-looking ones, and very attractive individuals commit less crime
\n in comparison to those who are average-looking," claim Naci Mocan
\n of the University of Colorado and Erdal Tekin of Georgia State University.<\/p>\n
\n than it answers. It is easy to imagine or invent causality to explain
\n the link between ugly people and crime:<\/em><\/p>\n\n
\n of aiienation and a desire to get back at an unfair society and popular peers.<\/em><\/li>\n
\n and as a result do better, graduate at a higher rate, and have more successful
\n careers. Lack of education and high drop-our rates are correlated to crime.<\/em><\/li>\n
\n the dirty work. Many attractive people may be living off of others, or
\n gettting others to committ crimes for them.<\/em><\/li>\n
\n jobs involving face-to-face interaction with clients. They may be more inclined
\n toward crime as their careers flounder.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n solid evidence, of the sort that these studies can never provide. Clearly,
\n more
\n attention and speculation need to be turned on this topic. How do
\n changing standards of beauty affect the equation? How about cosmetic
\n surgery? What strategies do ugly people develop to compensate for their
\n disability? How ugly would we have to be to qualify for disability
\n payments?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"