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They will get an "expert" with 40 hours of training to vouch for it. There are quite a few pseudo sciences in use that either have little to no proof or have be
by josefx 5y ago
They will get an "expert" with 40 hours of training to vouch for it. There are quite a few pseudo sciences in use that either have little to no proof or have been outright shown to be wrong most of the time. I think the supreme court even found that lie detector tests are barely above flipping a coin and still left their use up to other courts. Facts don't matter, legal concepts do.
- lupire 5y agoPolygraph data is almost never allowed in court without the consent of the victim/examinee. But it is often a permitted investigative/intimidation tactic.
- BoxOfRain 5y agoI don't think they should even be permitted for that, it's essentially preying on society at large's poor knowledge of science to falsely present polygraphs as something they're not. They're in the same category of woo as dowsing rods and earthed bedsheets, I think it's unreasonable for them to be used in any official context.