wrote on Jan 29^th, 2004 at 9:01pm:

I had my poly for a federal LEA a couple of days ago.  I am still experiencing total exhaustion, physical and mental and emotional.  I feel like chopped liver.  I did not lie.  It was grueling.  3 1/2 hours.  The examiner was not hostile but very professional and by the book.  He was sympathetic, I felt, to my nervousness.  At the end, I was told I was within passing parmeters, but, I "bumped" on a couple of areas and they may elect to retest me, or pass me, or fail me (hows that for specifics...).  I will know within 10-15 days....  Here's the real insult to my integrity, one of the areas I bumped on was "have you ever dealt drugs".  Well hell no I have never done that and I about flipped when he told me I showed sign on that one.  In fact I investigate drug dealers all the time.  Which only made me beleive that you can't take these things for the 100% truth.  I feel very anxious, very stressed.  I am a very honest person and courageous yet felt intimidated by the whole experience, almost violated.  I feel wiped out.  Even my running isn't taking care of the stress.  I'm somewhat releived to see others experience this too so it's not just me.  Thanks....good luck to all.  I would not wish this on anyone.  But if I get in, it will have been worth the pain and turmoil....

And this guy wants to be in Law Enforcement?  What will happen to his jelly guts when he has to deal with some real stress?