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Scope insensitivity in juries
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Scott highlights a study showing juries give harsher penalties for crimes affecting few people versus many, demonstrating the cognitive bias of scope insensitivity.
Summary from Read Scott Alexander; separate from the original essay.Juries found to give harsher penalties to criminals who hurt few people than to those who hurt fewer people:
http://spp.sagepub.com/content/early/2010/08/24/1948550610382308.full.pdf+html
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