1 posted on
09/19/2018 11:08:53 PM PDT by
OddLane
To: OddLane
2 posted on
09/19/2018 11:12:46 PM PDT by
Revel
To: OddLane
Yep. Sociopaths can pass them while lying with ease. It provides a false sense of security to those relying on them. Amazes me that so many gov brances and defense related companies require poly for so many jobs now. Waste of time.
To: nutmeg
5 posted on
09/19/2018 11:23:41 PM PDT by
nutmeg
To: OddLane
Ted Bundy passed one. End of discussion.
6 posted on
09/19/2018 11:33:46 PM PDT by
WASCWatch
To: OddLane
When someone offers to take a polygraph test you know they are lying.
To: OddLane
Laura Ingram had a long time polygraph expert on her show the other night. He explained why they are unreliable.
1. Many people can control their emotions. CIA, FBI and other intel operatives are trained to do such.
2. Even the most basic question can remind people of bad un-associated experiences which affects the heart rate and make the needle jump.
3. Many just get flustered for being under scrutiny.
4. Others are just congenital liars. I'm sure Hillery could pass a polygraph.
He gave some other examples as to why polygraphs are not reliable and not admitted in court. He made the special point they are NOT lie-detectors. There is NO definitive proof of telling truth or lying because of the reasons above.
8 posted on
09/19/2018 11:55:04 PM PDT by
A Navy Vet
(I'm not Islamophobic - I'm Islamonauseous. Plus LGBTQxyz nauseous.)
To: OddLane
9 posted on
09/19/2018 11:57:12 PM PDT by
mindburglar
(I like spelling it Lazers. It looks cooler.)
To: OddLane
I know of one person who passed their polygraph test by disassociating themselves from the questions and associating them with a friend who would have passed on their own merits.
10 posted on
09/20/2018 12:02:31 AM PDT by
Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death by cults.)
To: OddLane
A PhD. psychologist of average intelligence could easily pass a polygraph test. There are many ways for people to control their bodily functions. Imagine being impeccable and enjoying yourself with a peaceful picnic in a serene environment.
11 posted on
09/20/2018 12:20:15 AM PDT by
familyop
("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
To: OddLane
What Milhaus had to say about the topic:
Listen, I don’t know anything about polygraphs and I don’t know how accurate they are, but I know they’ll scare the hell out of people.
12 posted on
09/20/2018 12:28:30 AM PDT by
cynwoody
To: OddLane
Measuring nervousness and stress changes is what they do.
But innocent people are stressed at being suspects, and sometimes the questions themselves evoke stress.
Its really just a way to get people to admit things.
This is why they are not scientific and are not evidence of lying, hence why they are inadmissable in court.
13 posted on
09/20/2018 2:01:11 AM PDT by
Secret Agent Man
( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: OddLane
I was shocked in the '80s to find out about lie detector tests - shortly after that the new owners at a restaurant I was working at freaked out after doing a bad inventory and thinking they were being ripped off. They decided to do lie detector tests.
I tried to tell these new owners that the inventory was not done right to begin with. I also felt bad that they were being ripped off by the lie detector company so I went to the library and made up a report on how lie detectors were a hoax.
At the opening lie detector meeting, I gave copies of the report to the owners, the lie detector spokesman, and anyone else who wanted a copy. It included a list of 10 ways to beat lie detector kits.
I was amazed they didn't fire me although they did later for "having a big mouth" about something else. A few months later they went out of business. I really did feel sorry for those owners - they were so clueless about the business.
15 posted on
09/20/2018 4:25:37 AM PDT by
\/\/ayne
(I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
To: OddLane
Calling them “lie detectors” made it so, plus the TV and movie hype and nonsense.
16 posted on
09/20/2018 4:46:59 AM PDT by
I want the USA back
(Cynicism is the only refuge in a world that is determined to eliminate itself.)
To: OddLane
Its not a lie if you believed it. George Costanza.
17 posted on
09/20/2018 6:07:50 AM PDT by
ealgeone
(SCRIPTURE DOES NOT CHANGE!)
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