Most recently, I was asked to take a second polygraph “exam” apparently to dispel any lingering doubts the City might have about me.  Not wanting to be a false positive for a second time, I employed countermeasures to ensure my passing.  I followed the behavioral countermeasures described in “The Lie Behind the Lie Detector,” and the cardio/breathing countermeasures described by Doug Williams.  They worked exactly as advertised and I passed without any problems.

Mr. Maschke, First and foremost, so there is no confusion, I am pro-polygraph, a long term member of the American Polygraph Association, it;s past President and now Chairman of the Board.  I have often read your comments on your web site and simply passed them off, which now in retospect was probably a mistake on my part.  You have rountinely mislead people about the polygraph and the time for it to stop has come.  You certainly have the right to state your beliefs, and I will defend to the death, your right to state them....but I think it only fair that what you say should at the very least be truthful.  When you purposely mislead people, I think you have gone too far.  If you want to have any credibility at all, then tell the truth.  I am of course referring to your statement that was posted on 21 Nov where you use your web site headline to proclaim "LAPD Dropping Requirement to Pass Polygraph".  I read your page numerous times and no such statement is there.  Granted you state that "it appears...." giving yourself some "wiggle room", but your statement is patently false.  First, no where in the statement does it say that such a requirement is being considered......to even think so would be ludicrous.  In the portions to which I presume you are referring, the comment is made that "unsupported claims of misconduct.....shall not be the grounds for a protest....". Mr. Maschke, nowhere in that statement could it possibly be inferred that a requirement to pass a polygraph is being dropped.  To double check,  I telephoned LAPD and they assured me that no such provision is being consiodered.  What this comes down to is that your statemernt is false, you know it is false, and all you are trying to do is to bait someone to believe what you are syaing is the truth and that your comments wil somehow undermine the profession of polygraph.  I doubt seriously if you will permit this posting to be shown to your readers, but nonetheless, I have had my say and you and those who blindly follow your lead know that what you have said is a lie .