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I can’t see how it would be in your interest to post this. Are you not concerned that this comment could be tied back to your working identity and used against
by gnu8 8y ago
I can’t see how it would be in your interest to post this. Are you not concerned that this comment could be tied back to your working identity and used against you?
Another possibility is that you are a lying fed stirring the pot. For instance, a fed could point to your comment as evidence that antipolygraph.org is inciting people to break the law, which is a gambit they have used before.
- module0000 8y agoRead my comment again please - I'm not a lying fed, a troll, or anything else malicious. I'm not in the industry I once was, which involved regular polygraph examinations. I have no plans to return to the industry. Posting my comment carries zero-to-low risk for me. If it helps even 1 person, then it's worth it. All I'm saying is... if you are about to take a polygraph, or think you will in the near future: it is in your best interest to read this guide. On another note, after you read the guide and possibly benefit from it...you might find your attitude towards them changed. If the polygraph remains the de facto "lie detector", then we can all rest easy: because they are trivial to pass.
- mikeash 8y agoWhy would I rest easy if they’re trivial to pass? That’s great if I ever have to take one, but it really sucks if, say, someone passes one while falsely accusing me of a crime.
- module0000 8y agoPolygraph examinations aren't admissible in that way. Otherwise crime would be as simple as pass/fail not-guilty/guilty. This is why a (good) defense attorney advises you against taking a polygraph if one is offered during a trial. If you pass, the case is not magically dismissed: it's useless. If you fail, you aren't automatically convicted, but the jury has their view of you negatively influenced by your failure of the test. You have nothing to gain by taking and passing one in court, but you have an undefined jury sentiment to lose should you fail.
- mikeash 8y agoThat’s only because they’re not considered to be a real lie detector in that context.
- int_19h 8y agoIsn't the jury view of you also negatively influenced by the refusal to take it, though?
- sverige 8y agoThat would not come into evidence as long as you have a minimally competent lawyer. The jury would never know.
- philg_jr 8y agoKind of like talking to the police. It can never help you and most likely will be used against you in court.
- jackpirate 8y agoThat's why polygraphs are not allowed as evidence in the courtroom.
- OscarCunningham 8y agoThe real problem isn't whether they are easy or hard to pass, it's that they're easy but people believe that they're hard.