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I hate to say it, but that's what you get for seeking help from a TV psychologist. You're insane if you think a TV show is there to help you.

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woof 11y ago
Or just plain stupid.
kevin_thibedeau 11y ago
He's not a Psychologist or any sort of a doctor at all. Just another modern day Jerry Springer act. In a real polygraph exam a baseline is established and you review all the questions "before" the test is run so that there is no surprise when they are asked the second time. Even then the nature of the questions can elicit a measurable response. The best advice I ever got from a polygraph examiner was to never voluntarily take one. Advice given while I was strapped to his machine. Never could be sure if he was being sincere or just manipulating me.
- jdmichal 11y ago
  > The best advice I ever got from a polygraph examiner was to never voluntarily take one. Advice given while I was strapped to his machine. Never could be sure if he was being sincere or just manipulating me. I believe he was being sincere. If you think about it, if the best it can do is simply not provide evidence against you. The worst it can do is make you look guilty, whether you are or not. That's a pretty bad deal for you.
irishcoffee 11y ago
Victim-blaming is cool, sometimes? Just not when its a PC issue. What the actual fuck?
- Karunamon 11y ago
  If by "victim blaming", you mean "criticizing someone for taking a stupid action that a reasonable person could assume would end badly".
  - irishcoffee 11y ago
    > "criticizing someone for taking a stupid action that a reasonable person could assume would end badly". Its her fault she got raped, she wore a SHORT SKIRT. Edit: fuck you.
    - omginternets 11y ago
      People like you never seem to distinguish between (a) pointing out what is unreasonable/imprudent, and (b) claiming that a given misfortune was deserved. It would be comical if you weren't so unpleasant and rude.
      - irishcoffee 11y ago
        "distinguish" The subjectivity of this word amuses me to no end. I can distinguish whatever I want whenever I want, as long as facebook and twitter agree with me.
        omginternets 11y ago
        So let me make sure I have this straight... You don't believe there's a distinction to be made between "that was a bad idea with predictable consequences" and "he/she deserved [insert misfortune here]"?
        irishcoffee 11y ago
        I'm saying that the line that separates <"that was a bad idea with predictable consequences"> and <"he/she deserved [insert misfortune here]"> moves whenever the internet twitter/facebook mob decides it does. The distinction is mob mentality. Hence my amusement.
differentView 11y ago
Injustice against the ignorant or less intelligent is still injustice.
- omginternets 11y ago
  No argument here. My point is that bad ideas are still bad ideas (although perhaps my point could have been better-phrased).

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woof 11y ago

Or just plain stupid.

kevin_thibedeau 11y ago

He's not a Psychologist or any sort of a doctor at all. Just another modern day Jerry Springer act. In a real polygraph exam a baseline is established and you review all the questions "before" the test is run so that there is no surprise when they are asked the second time. Even then the nature of the questions can elicit a measurable response. The best advice I ever got from a polygraph examiner was to never voluntarily take one. Advice given while I was strapped to his machine. Never could be sure if he was being sincere or just manipulating me.

jdmichal 11y ago
> The best advice I ever got from a polygraph examiner was to never voluntarily take one. Advice given while I was strapped to his machine. Never could be sure if he was being sincere or just manipulating me. I believe he was being sincere. If you think about it, if the best it can do is simply not provide evidence against you. The worst it can do is make you look guilty, whether you are or not. That's a pretty bad deal for you.

irishcoffee 11y ago

Victim-blaming is cool, sometimes? Just not when its a PC issue. What the actual fuck?

Karunamon 11y ago
If by "victim blaming", you mean "criticizing someone for taking a stupid action that a reasonable person could assume would end badly".
- irishcoffee 11y ago
  > "criticizing someone for taking a stupid action that a reasonable person could assume would end badly". Its her fault she got raped, she wore a SHORT SKIRT. Edit: fuck you.
  - omginternets 11y ago
    People like you never seem to distinguish between (a) pointing out what is unreasonable/imprudent, and (b) claiming that a given misfortune was deserved. It would be comical if you weren't so unpleasant and rude.
    - irishcoffee 11y ago
      "distinguish" The subjectivity of this word amuses me to no end. I can distinguish whatever I want whenever I want, as long as facebook and twitter agree with me.
      - omginternets 11y ago
        So let me make sure I have this straight... You don't believe there's a distinction to be made between "that was a bad idea with predictable consequences" and "he/she deserved [insert misfortune here]"?
        irishcoffee 11y ago
        I'm saying that the line that separates <"that was a bad idea with predictable consequences"> and <"he/she deserved [insert misfortune here]"> moves whenever the internet twitter/facebook mob decides it does. The distinction is mob mentality. Hence my amusement.

differentView 11y ago

Injustice against the ignorant or less intelligent is still injustice.

omginternets 11y ago
No argument here. My point is that bad ideas are still bad ideas (although perhaps my point could have been better-phrased).