If you're at all interested in "polygraph science," this vintage television drama is well worth 45 minutes of your time.

To me, the message is clear:

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alkjA4IjKVo

Dan Mangan wrote on Aug 6^th, 2015 at 11:06pm:


Great line from the movie -  "When we evaluate the results you can be sure we know what we're doing"  The polygraph lynch mob has been successfully spouting this B.S. for 52 years.  They actually do know what they are doing - they are scamming people.   

Dan Mangan wrote on Aug 9^th, 2015 at 12:55pm:


Dan -  It has been a pleasure discoursing with you on this site.  You have opened my eyes to the fact that there can be a positive side to the polygraph when used as a tool and as I continue to curse the polygraph lynch mob, I do not include you and the 40% of the APA members who voted for you in that group.  The idiots in Washington could change all of the heartache that led to the founding of anti-polygraph.org by allowing people who are found to be inconclusive or deceptive to continue in the vetting process with enhanced B.I. in the areas of possible concern.  To date, they have dismissed the above possibility as being too expensive.  I think too expensive is a lame excuse because it is difficult to ascertain exactly how much extra tax money, if any, would be used in such an endeavor.  Even if there is extra money involved, wouldn't it be worth spending a few extra pennies on a decorated combat veteran as opposed to spending it on some of the ridiculous politically correct activities currently being pushed by Washington bureaucrats ?

Ex Member wrote on Aug 9^th, 2015 at 8:30pm:

What goes around, comes around.  Great quote.

I think our legal system is screwed up beyond all belief.  When you see some of the ridiculous lawsuits that people successfully bring forth and then learn about the victims of the polygraph, it's hard to believe there are jurists in this country who really take their job and their oath seriously.  

I will never give up hope that there will someday be a gigantic class action lawsuit against the APA, government entities, including security heads, and/or individual polygraph operators.  When you think about it, it is staggering.  Thousands of people losing their life-dreams and livelihoods because of a test proven to be inaccurate and based on the childish assumption that the test can read someone's mind.  No due process.  No tangible evidence.  No legitimate accusers.  

The only serious legal challenge so far was thrown out of court by an idiot judge on the premise that no one has a right to a security clearance.  No one has a right to belong to the Bar Association either and I wonder how this hypocrite would have ruled if his license to practice law was contingent on passing a polygraph test.