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No, polygraphs are bad lie detectors/truth detectors. They are perfectly fine as detectors of areas of interest for investigators to probe deeper.
by estearum 1y ago
No, polygraphs are bad lie detectors/truth detectors.
They are perfectly fine as detectors of areas of interest for investigators to probe deeper.
- andy_ppp 1y agoYes or to pressure you into confessing, honestly good interrogators can do this without the machinery.
- estearum 1y agoGood carpenters can build stuff without nail guns, doesn’t mean it makes sense to use hammers.
- bathtub365 1y agoCarpenters use hammers all the time…
- estearum 1y agoUh yeah… just like investigators use tools other than polygraphs. The point is that just because something can be done without a specific tool does not mean you should never use the tool. I guess I should’ve added “doesn’t mean it makes sense to use hammers exclusively" for the HN pedants.
- datavirtue 1y agoNo, because I would never talk to them.
- tbrownaw 1y agoUnless you just never talk to anyone, how can you be sure you'd know?