Polypro Pauline wrote on Jul 18^th, 2010 at 3:04am:

Oh come on. You guys should thank me for even writing something here. Without the occasional polygrapher on this site it would be its usual dull self-congratulating self. But we polygraphers should also thank you all. By giving out bad advice and freaking out the weak-minded, you help us do exactly what the polygraph also does: weed out cheaters, liars, and others who have no business in law enforcement in the first place. So thanks.

Bad advice? The countermeasures in TLBTLD work, and they work wonderfully. I've got three passed polygraphs to prove it.

What DOESN'T work is the polygraph itself - this elaborate pseudo-system of unethical lies in a pathetic attempt to determine if someone is 'lying.'
If it DID work, its results would be admissible in court - and they're not. If it DID work, it wouldn't have such an incredibly high false positive rate - and it does. If it DID work, the asinine stupid thing you morons do with the card in the beginning of the test would yield a result - and it doesn't.

Lie detection is nought more than a modern day witch hunt within the law enforcement community: despite the fact that everyone knows it's bunk, we all agree to the lie. Anyone who disagrees is, of course, accused of lying.

It's okay - every day this site is here, every time someone learns the truth, we move one step closer to the eradication of this nonsense. Plenty of police departments don't use them, and they are illegal in MN.

Keep it up, Polypropelyne. Just keep TELLING yourself it's true. Close your eyes and say, "I believe! I believe!" despite all evidence to the contrary. (It's what you've been doing all along.)