Before I go any further, I will state that I am an African-American male.  Myself and two friends all tested for LVMPD at the same time.  My two friends are white, they both scored higher and ranked higher than I did.  Neither one was hired and I was. I made admissions to my polygrapher during my exam, which was horrible, that I thought would have ruined my chances of being hired.  I really dont want to go into detail about my polygraph experience.  I do want to mention that one of my friends that tested with me was told he had big problems with theft questions on his polygraph. He obviously failed.  He was never offered a job. My other friend who I tested with was dq'ed for reasons unknown.  When I speak to my friends about the job, I feel embarrassed and even ashamed. I know that they would be good cops.  One of them has decided to stay with his current career as a paramedic. The other is planning on testing for a couple of departments this next year.  I wonder if LVMPD is giving special treatment to minorities, and  they are using polygraphs to get rid of people just to open up slots for more minorities. Again I have to state that I am a minority, so I feel I can openly say this.