Twoblock, I'm glad you asked. That is definitely one of your better questions if not the very best one you have produced and certainly worth a response.
There are two types of people who would consider using countermeasures to try and alter the outcome of a polygraph.
The first group would be those who have some negative issue regarding their past that would render them unsuitable for a position of responsibility or establish their culpability for a criminal act.
To that group I say:
Quote:Do all of the research you want. Listen to the advice and negative claims about polygraph you’ll find here. Read the book if you want. It’s a free world and if you are old enough to apply for a government job that requires a polygraph, or to submit to a polygraph in a criminal investigation then you are, at the very least, considered an adult by virtue of your age. You are the one who will have to live with any consequences of your decisions, not George, not Gino, nor any of the rest, just you. GO FOR IT. Polygraphers aren't scared of you.
The second group are those who have nothing negative about their past that would automatically render them unsuitable for a position of responsibility as long as they are willing to be honest about their mistakes or who are not culpable for the act that is the subject of a criminal investigation and polygraph. These people, through nervousness or curiosity, may find their way to this website and begin to buy into the bugle oil being peddled by you, and George and Gino and the rest because certain assurances are offered that they can use TLBTLD to pass their test; even those assurances are not supported by research.
Those are the ones I care about. I consider them to be George and Gino's victims. To them I say:
Quote:For you, as an applicant, or innocent person to consider countermeasures, suggests hyper vigilance, lack of trust, lack of confidence, and a willingness to engage in deceptive behavior considered by most as contraindicated in the character of an honest person or anyone being employed in a position of responsibility. A failed attempt at countermeasures may also cause a criminal investigation to focus directly upon you, because of the logical presumption that someone who is attempting to cheat on the test has something to hide. I think most reasonable persons would agree.
TO BOTH GROUPS I SAY:
Quote: If you try countermeasures and get caught or try them and fail your test, both of which, in my opinion, are vastly more probable than successfully using countermeasures, you should not expect a sympathetic ear when you try to excuse your behavior, (by explaining that you were only cheating to insure the test established your honesty) as they escort you to the door.
If you were to then return to this website to complain that the book didn't work you would probably just be told you didn't follow instructions.
Consider all sides. Make your decision. Be prepared to live with any consequences.
Twoblock I consider myself and those like me similar to lifeguards at the edge of an anti-polygraph cesspool. Some of the people who dive in may still drown, but it won't be because we didn't try to save them.
That is what I mean when I say I am here to provide an alternative point of view from some of the posters here who try to convince people they are better off lying and cheating than they are telling the truth.
Thank you for asking.