Is “I was busy watching porn at the time” the best alibi?
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People who used scandalous alibis (like watching porn) “were rated as more honest, open, and less likely to be guilty.”
We examined how alibi strength and a suspect’s claim of engaging in salacious alibi activities impact alibi believability. Specifically, we investigated whether an alibi of watching an X-rated movie versus watching a regular movie caused differences in alibi believability, perceived likelihood of guilt, and ratings of various character traits. Undergraduates read a crime description and a mock transcript before completing a questionnaire (adapted from Olson & Wells, 2004). Alibis were rated as more believable when the suspect provided a salacious alibi. Suspects with salacious alibis were rated as more honest, open, and less likely to be guilty.
Source: “Alibi Believability: The Impact of Salacious Alibi Activities” from Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal, Volume 40, Number 4, 2012 , pp. 605-612(8)
Some more porn quickies:
- The more a man uses porn, the less happy he is with his relationship. The more a woman uses porn, the happier a man is with his relationship.
- You should watch porn before you go to the gym. Don’t watch while you trade stocks.
- Female-directed porn movies do notably differ from male-directed porn movies.
- So few women pay for online porn that a female name on a credit card used to subscribe to a site gets the submission flagged as fraudlent.
And as for alibis, if you are caught red-handed the smart thing to do is smile.
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