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This should absolutely not be illegal.
by LoganCale 13y ago
This should absolutely not be illegal.
- adamnemecek 13y agoHow so?
- dkuntz2 13y agoConsidering that polygraphs give false positives quite frequently, and polygraph tests are inadmissible as evidence in the US, I can't see how teaching someone to manipulate one should be illegal... Of course, the guy didn't just teach people how to manipulate them, he taught people who intended to defraud the state (in a manner of soaking). If he had just not cared about their intent, he wouldn't have a problem.
- adamnemecek 13y agoYeah, that was my line of reasoning. EDIT: Oh, sorry, I misread the original comment.
- tantalor 13y agoIt's not. The part that is illegal is encouraging people to lie to the government. They're two different things.
- girvo 13y agoThe fact that you must take a polygraph test to join the government is ridiculous on its face. I cannot believe it... For some stupid reason I thought governments were better than believing obviously pseudo-scientific bullshit. Sigh :(
- LoganCale 13y agoEncouraging people to lie to the government shouldn't be illegal either. Lying to the government perhaps should be (though that's debatable), but encouraging or teaching how should not.
- tantalor 13y agoAye, and I can't find the relevant statute.