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This is the same legal system that still uses polygraphs as “lie defectors” and known-junk DNA matching tests as fact, so this isn’t exactly shocking.
by callalex 3y ago
This is the same legal system that still uses polygraphs as “lie defectors” and known-junk DNA matching tests as fact, so this isn’t exactly shocking.
- hollerith 3y agoWhat court has admitted polygraph test results into evidence? Surely, none in the US.
- randombits0 3y agoThey are often used in pre-employment screening for sensitive government jobs. Yes, it would be illegal for a private employer to do this.
- callalex 3y agoI suspect we have different definitions of “legal system” in mind. You are correct that such things cannot be admitted as evidence into a court case, but law enforcement agencies still use the machines and do their best to lie to unknowing victims that it will be admitted to court.