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Bias in the Balance: How the Reasonable Person Standard Perpetuates Inequality

The reasonable person standard perpetuates inequality through racial, gender, disability, & socioeconomic bias. Racial bias reflects cultural communication differences & historical trauma. Gender bias reflects domestic violence & sexual assault dynamics. Disability bias reflects neurodivergence & mental health conditions. Socioeconomic bias reflects resource availability. Reasonable person standard produces disparate outcomes for marginalized populations through ostensibly neutral application.

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