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Hmmm..... since the "v" is nowhere near the "m" on a keyboard it looks as if you are unnecessarily making a personal attack. You posted your dilemma, and I posted my opinion on the matter. We are all adults, lets try and act like it. You say you have changed, but it appears that you readily revert to immature activity.
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I am still in law enforcement and have done an excellent job...Im a corporal and an FTO for a 40 man department. I want to move on with my career and possibly get into different areas.
Like I said, if you have indeed changed and done your job as a LE officer with integrity then I don't think you have anything to hide. If you are in LE most Polygraphs are actually tailored towards activities that may have occured while on duty.
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I have never taken a polygrpah and am nervous due to the fact I have committed these acts. When I originally did my background packet I was never ask about a certain number of these question so they would be in my background and shouldn't "bite me in my ass" I have no problem telling the truth I just don't want to be judge what I did 7 years ago instead of the past 5 years. I have seen guys in my department with 6 Burglarys, 20 or more thefts, criminal threatening with a knife get into better departments after taking a poly...but most of their stuff was done in high school???
Read my post for the "can I get a Job" thread. Unfortunately we really don't have a "soul" test to see if indeed someone has changed. Unfortunately, an investigator and especially a Poly examiner are all blessed with a holier than though attitude that they develop over time, I think they actually in a twisted manner deem themselves superior to the rest of the people on the planet that apparently didn't grow up in a plastic bubble free from temptation and juvenile stupidity.
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damn me for doing things in my past that I can notchange? I didn't know I want to be a police officer until I was 20 or 21 while in college. The things I did when I was younger was stupid but should affect what I do with my life for the rest of my life. If I could change what I did in my past I would but I can't. The only things
I can do and I did was realize that I was wrong and change how I did things....
I too believe in the use of polygraphs but being the one in the hot seat Im just very nervous.
I think you interpreted my response as a personal attack, which it wasn't. I was simply attempting to redirect your anger towards the real cause of your problem. Yes, I am 100% sure you are sorry for having done what you did and would gladly take it all back. I am however not judging you and perhaps my post seemed to express that, which was not my intention.
Either way, I have nothing but respect for fellow officers. We all put up with the same difficulties and cannot blame you for wanting to move to a larger dept. However, remeber the larger the Dept. the more difficulties you will encounter.
Good luck.