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hellothere New User Offline Posts: 1 Joined: Jan 13^th, 2012	Police want me to have a polygraph Jan 13^th, 2012 at 4:58am	Mark & Quote Quote Print Post
	I am a suspect in taking some high value equipment from a business because I'm a key hold of the company. I DID NOT take anything and spent over an hour in a room with a detective while he questioned me over and over about if I stole the equipment. Of course I kept saying no because I didn't. But then he asked me if I would submit to a polygraph test, I said yes. But now I'm thinking that I shouldn't have said yes. The only reason I said yes was because I felt it would make him believe me more. The polygraph test hasn't been scheduled yet, can I still back out of it? Will it make me look guilty to back out now? And I have no money for a lawyer, how can I get a lawyer to help me? I don't feel I should spend money on a lawyer for something that I didn't even do !


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George W. Maschke Global Moderator Offline Make-believe science yields make-believe security. Posts: 6211 Joined: Sep 29^th, 2000	Re: Police want me to have a polygraph Reply #1 - Jan 13^th, 2012 at 6:49am	Mark & Quote Quote Print Post
	hellothere wrote on Jan 13^th, 2012 at 4:58am: I am a suspect in taking some high value equipment from a business because I'm a key hold of the company. I DID NOT take anything and spent over an hour in a room with a detective while he questioned me over and over about if I stole the equipment. Of course I kept saying no because I didn't. But then he asked me if I would submit to a polygraph test, I said yes. But now I'm thinking that I shouldn't have said yes. The only reason I said yes was because I felt it would make him believe me more. The polygraph test hasn't been scheduled yet, can I still back out of it? Yes, you can and should refuse the polygraph. It is not a "test." It is a pretext for an interrogation in the absence of legal counsel. Quote: Will it make me look guilty to back out now? Perhaps. But you already look guilty. Quote: And I have no money for a lawyer, how can I get a lawyer to help me? I don't feel I should spend money on a lawyer for something that I didn't even do ! Perhaps you could borrow money, or work out an arrangement with a lawyer to pay in installments. At minimum, I think it would be wise to seek a consultation. You could then tell the police that you're declining the polygraph based on legal counsel. For reasons why you should not again speak with the police without a lawyer by your side (let alone agree to a polygraph interrogation), see:

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figs User Offline Posts: 32 Joined: Jan 20^th, 2011	Re: Police want me to have a polygraph Reply #2 - Jan 14^th, 2012 at 12:25am	Mark & Quote Quote Print Post
	If you cant afford a lawyer and your in the US, you might be elegible for legal aid - http://legalaid.uslegal.com. ; also some lawyers offer free consultations, if you call ahead and ask.


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