Quote:Simply having failed a polygraph, or subjected to agency abuse is not enough for me, however regrettable.
Exactly. It's anecdotal, just as some of the successes trumpeted by the pro-poly side.
Quote:And as you know, this field is filled with pro-polygraph studies of varying quality-enough so that anyone could back up any position they want. Please do not try and portray LE use of this tool as unenlightened knuckedragging. When the anti's speak of those studies and reports that serve thier position do you want me to believe that is the entire truth in this matter?
I'm surprised to see you, a conservative Republican (?) take this very relativistic position, that anyone can back up anything they want with a study. You're essentially saying that no study has any real value, because whatever it says, someone else can do a study that says the opposite. It's a very short trip from this position to one of moral relativism and cultural relativism, e.g. one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.
Quote:Dont you trust your own experiences and observations? you almost make it sound like a bad, delusional thing.
You can't say that a failed polygraph or being subjected to agency abuse is not enough for you, then put such primacy on one's own experiences.
I do trust my own experiences and observations, but know that they are not enough to arrive at a determination of the truth in a matter such as polygraph validity or invalidity. Just as the fact that I "failed" a polygraph does not mean that the polygraph is invalid, if I "passed," that would not mean that it is valid.
Quote:I read your statement, and now remember I read it long ago. I thought there was something else like mis-handling classified. Am I thinking of another case? (not Wen-ho)
You must be thinking of another case, because there was no fallback accusation in my case of mishandling classified information.
Quote:It seems to me from casual reading that alot needs to be explained about FBI conduct in your case. I do not know how an investigation of this magnatude could be continued on a polygraph alone.
Ain't that the truth.