Double Standards Research Paper

I am a hypocrite. I judge people, but I don’t like my peers to judge me. That just makes me human. As an average teen, fitting in means everything. At school, each classmate is like a judge, determining which person is “right” and “wrong.” An example is chess and sports. There is a stigma about both; like how chess is for the nerds and the geeks while sports is for the jocks. When in fact, this is untrue. Two of my friend plays chess, but do not fit the stigma. They also play sports. They are considered “popular” from my peers. However, are judged by others. Double standard is wrong: in simple term, is defined as “a situation in which two people, groups, etc., are treated very differently from each other in a way that is unfair to one of them”(Merriam-Webster). Imagine double

As reported by Simon McCormack, an article writer for the Huffington Post- men have a sixty-three percent higher sentences than women. Also, “females arrested for a crime are also significantly more likely to avoid charges and convictions entirely, and twice as likely to avoid incarceration if convicted”(McCormack). A double standard that women are ”innocent” has been letting female criminal avoid punishment(McCormack). Statistically, men are likely to have a longer sentence, while women have little or no sentence. Rape cases is a prime example of the statistic. For instance, a former teacher from Prince Albert, Bonnie McLachlan. She ”was found guilty of sexually exploiting a 15-year old” and sentenced no jail time, but an eighteen months house arrest(Kingston). Men and boys who were sexually exploited or raped were seen as a minor problem. Again, the double standard of women being ”innocent” are not punishing women like Bonnie. Gender double standard in the justice system is forming unfair ruling and sexist