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Posted by Ex Member
 - Oct 31, 2015, 11:48 AM
Claire,
The answer to your question is "no." You should not submit to polygraph testing. It will not help your situation and any polygraph examiner would be foolish to test you considering your medical condition.
Posted by Claire winn
 - Oct 31, 2015, 09:47 AM
My husband  was me to prove I haven't cheat but I what to know if I can do a polygraph  with a congenital  heart defect pacemaker and a iplantable cardioverter defibrillator thank you Mrs Claire winn
Posted by Sarge
 - Sep 25, 2014, 07:46 PM
Ok, after reading all of your postings I have taken my share of polygraphs.... For security reasons. Take the damn test, I get the feeling your hiding something. If there is nothing to hide then why be so afraid. DUH !  :D
Posted by Ex Member
 - Mar 23, 2014, 01:34 PM
Quoteis there a way to hire you while staying anonymous? 
Seems odd that you would pose this question in a public discussion forum.
Posted by QuestionForMrWilliams
 - Mar 22, 2014, 10:09 PM
Mr. Williams... you say you can sell a deal to ensure passing a polygraph. I know there's some legal wrangling with your business at the moment... is there a way to hire you while staying anonymous?
Posted by Doug Williams
 - Feb 27, 2014, 03:02 PM
Quote from: 4C4E482D0 on Feb 27, 2014, 02:52 PMI've had 5 polygraphs. One for a criminal investigation. That one came out as ndi and was still hounded that i needed to confess to the crime.even tho i had evidence that prove my innocence..since then had four more fail one passed another.same questions same answers.. well i took another one and said i failed on one question out of three runs the test  three times.first two ndi last one failed one question.
Well i have asthma and just found out i have heart disease.the poly tests bp pulse breathing and muscle movements that's the pad u sit on.needless to say an honest person with health problems  can fail and a healthy liar can pass.
It does not matter whether you are healthy or whether you are ill, the polygraph is not a "lie detector". It measures nervousness, and nervousness does not ALWAYS indicate deception. The polygraph is nothing more than a psychological billy club used by an interrogator to get a confession. It is a thinly disguised excuse to get you in the hands of a trained interrogator without the benefit of counsel so that he can question you for hours without your attorney interfering with his so-called "scientific procedure".
Posted by Ace
 - Feb 27, 2014, 02:52 PM
I've had 5 polygraphs. One for a criminal investigation. That one came out as ndi and was still hounded that i needed to confess to the crime.even tho i had evidence that prove my innocence..since then had four more fail one passed another.same questions same answers.. well i took another one and said i failed on one question out of three runs the test  three times.first two ndi last one failed one question.
Well i have asthma and just found out i have heart disease.the poly tests bp pulse breathing and muscle movements that's the pad u sit on.needless to say an honest person with health problems  can fail and a healthy liar can pass.
Posted by George W. Maschke
 - Nov 28, 2012, 02:17 AM
Michael,

I completely agree with Twoblock. Polygraphy is junk science, and it's used by police as a pretext to get a suspect into an interrogation room without a lawyer present. Police interrogation techniques can be highly manipulative and coercive, and your "failing" the "test" could even be a pre-scripted part of the interrogation plan.

In fact, not only should you not take the polygraph, you should not even speak with police at all without a lawyer present:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc
Posted by Twoblock
 - Nov 27, 2012, 08:30 PM
michael
Do NOT take the polygraph. If they had any hard evidence, you would already be arrested. What they want is to interrogate you whithout your lawyer being present so they may badger you into a confession. You are not required by law to take the test.
Posted by michael
 - Nov 27, 2012, 06:27 PM
i have a irregular heart beat and a detective wants me to take a polygraph to prove my innosents im willing to do this but im worried i would fail do to my tick in my heart witch couses my heart to beat any were from 99 to 105 beats per minute should i deny a polygraph and if so wouldnt that make me look just as guilty as if i took it and failed
Posted by J.B. McCloughan
 - Apr 24, 2003, 02:49 AM
Seeker,

My experience in the field and knowledge from the available research would not substantiate either of these claims.
Posted by Seeker
 - Apr 23, 2003, 08:36 PM
J.B.,

Thank you for your response.  Would I be far off if I said that past claims by individuals that the use of various medications altered their polygraph results were totally without basis?

Also, I have heard some local polygraph examiners say that the only "condition" that they know of that alters the outcome of the exam is when a person is a pathological liar.  Does this have any foundation?

Thanks in advance for all responses.

Regards,
Seeker
Posted by J.B. McCloughan
 - Apr 21, 2003, 02:17 AM
Seeker,

Sorry for the delayed response.  I am productively busy these days and missed your question when originally posted.

To my knowledge, the only eliminating heart condition is that which may lend itself to an increased risk of a myocardial infarction.  Marty is correct in his cite that beta blockers have not been shown to eliminate physiological responsibility.   I know of no studies that have proven that any medication accomplishes the previous stated.
Posted by Marty
 - Mar 27, 2003, 06:58 AM
Beta blockers are often prescribed for tachycardia together with high BP as it tends to increase stroke volume and attenuates rate. One, Propranolol, has been studied as to countermeasure properties and was found to have little effect except for some decrease in false positives (Gatchel et al, 1984), unpublished, Univ. of Texas. Presumably, polygraphers are not concerned by Beta blocker usage which is especially common for high BP treatment in younger patients.

-Marty
Posted by Seeker
 - Mar 27, 2003, 03:01 AM
Quote from: J.B. McCloughan on Mar 24, 2003, 01:43 AMwombat,

There are no studies, to my knowledge, that specifically address the notion that either tachycardia or bradycardia will effect the accuracy of a polygraph examination.    

Your condition may be construed as a heart condition, depending on the standard procedures of the examiner, and require a medical evaluation and doctors written approval prior to the administration of a polygraph.  I would suggest that you contact your examiner and ascertain whether or not you need to get a doctors approval prior to your scheduled polygraph.  This will help eliminate the possibility of needing to reschedule your exam.

Ok, since no one ever bothered to answer me before - either you guys think I am too simple to understand scientific terminology ( I do own a dictionary guys), or else you just don't know the answer - I am going to ask again.

Is there any known medical conditions, or situations wherein a person has a long medical history of taking certain medications, that would cause an examiner to decline giving a polygraph to an individual?

*wondering if this will ever be answered*

Regards,

Seeker