wrote on Jul 21^st, 2001 at 3:04am:

So stop bashing the polygraph and support it.  All of you who have taken polygraphs and failed, blame yourselves.  Let the truth be known, you got caught lying.  End of story

John,

You are obviously a polygrapher and normally I respect opinions of those who do believe in what they do.

However, You have to answer the fundamental question "how can a polygraph be deemed a useful and reliable "tool" when there is no scientific basis for the readings and that its "accuracy" has NEVER been proven by scientific method.

You call everyone who fails the poly a "liar" and that they should blame themselves. What is your explanation on how Aldrich Ames, a convicted spy, PASSED a polygraph "test" given by the "cream of the crop" polygraphers of the FBI and CIA? How can you explain why the police officers who post on this site and have successfully passed polygraphs in the past and who are seeking employment in other departments have their integrity and honesty compromised by someones interpretation of "readings" that are calling them "deceptive" or their results called "inconclusive?

You should read the stories of Captain Jones, Mark Mallah, False+ and the others who have had their careers ruined by someone who basically flips a coin based on "readings" of normal body functions. If the polygraph was as "accurate" and "reliable" as you would like everyone to believe it is, why is it relegated to such remedial functions as preemployment and convincing unsophisticated criminals that they all are guilty based on what you have "read"

John, the polygraph has no value to those who know the truth and have educated themselves to
The Lie Behind The Lie Detector


Fred F. ;)