Arkhangelsk

Ex Member wrote on Jul 7^th, 2013 at 2:44am:


Some people know there is a connection because they actually feel the change in their body when they lie.  Be honest, have you never felt that?  Polygraph is an interview and interrogation technique, one person questioning another.  I respect scientific research and try to modify and align my techniques with other social sciences, but every real world polygraph is unique, an interaction between two specific individuals and as such is not repeatable, so I agree with your assertion that what I do is not hard science.

pailryder wrote on Jul 7^th, 2013 at 12:31pm:

Our bodies are full chemicals making us feel all kinds of ways. I would feel a change in my body by being asked any kind of personal question where I feel threatened or have much at stake; extrapolating it to deception without a firm scientific theory is foolish and can hurt many people in many ways.

Ex Member wrote on Jul 9^th, 2013 at 8:29pm:


Polygraph operators are out of control - they don't answer to anyone, and they don't give a damn about the millions of people who are traumatized, and whose lives are ruined by their arbitrary and capricious actions.  It is tantamount to criminal negligence on the part of our government to allow this so-called "lie detector" testing to continue!  The EMPLOYEE POLYGRAPH PROTECTION ACT should be extended to PROTECT EVERYONE from the practitioners of this insidious Orwellian instrument of torture!

The B/I can foul up one's application for work just as badly as the polygraph.  Perhaps even worse....
All it takes is for the investigators to latch onto even one asshole who's willing to make negative remarks about the applicant.

xenonman wrote on Jul 13^th, 2013 at 5:59pm:



well let me tell you, 3 polygraphers from the same area ruined an applicants life and to better his future, b/c you examiners are so aloof and one sided...when you grow older, believe me, it will one day come to you, through the bad karma you've thrown on others, just how corrupt your inaccurate little machine and you are, "actually thinking you can catch people in lies."  And one day, you will realize all the harm you've done to others...and you get paid to do this, you receive training and think your an expert at catching people in lies....tell me something, where is your little crystal ball hidden?

quickfix wrote on Jan 7^th, 2014 at 8:19pm:



Proves my point

Sully wrote on Jan 8^th, 2014 at 3:53pm:


There are millions of people who have been falsely branded as liars, simply because they had a nervous reaction when they answered a question.  They have had their lives ruined because they believed the lie that the polygraph was reliable and accurate as a "lie detector", and that the polygrapher was an honorable professional who would treat them fairly.  They found out the hard way that the polygrapher was just an interrogator - that the polygraph was just a prop he used to frighten and intimidate them.  And worse yet, that the polygrapher could accuse them of lying without any evidence to prove that accusation and they could not challenge or appeal his decision!  That's not fair, it is not the way things should be done in this country, but that's the way it is!  It is past time to put a stop to this BULLSHIT!   

Doug Williams wrote on Jul 13^th, 2013 at 6:01pm:



How do you APPEAL a polygraph. what do you include. I just failed mine. I do not agree with results.