Failure? No.

[dale]

Hello everyone,
This is a nice forum, and I have learned alot already. I want to tell a condensed version of my polygraph story...


In April '99, I was living in a house with 2 other guys. On a Sunday night, I returned home with some friends from a concert to the house. I was told by one of my roommates that there "was some money missing from the house."

We called the police, and they were by in a day or so to take statements from us all. I moved out about a month later, and back with my parents. Things were getting bad with the friends, blah, blah, blah...

In September 1999, I was called by the police, and that I had been accused of taking the money! I was not impressed. So the police asked if I want to take a polygraph test to clear my name. I of course said yes!

So about 2 weeks later, I take the test. It took all in all about 2 hours total. And guess what? I failed! I didn't take the money, and I wouldn't be here if I had.

So I question anyone out there that gooes on record and says that polygraph tests are very accurate - something like what...97%? Well, obviously I was in the 3%. And sure everyone and their cat says they didn't do it, but I am not kidding.

Polygraph tests, in my opinion, are majorly flawed and the public needs to know that facts and figures are being blurred so that people that aren't guilty - like me - have to live with the guilt of people thinking they are guilty when they aren't.

Now why would I fail the test? Poor interviews? Faulty equipment? Nervousness? Decpetion on the police's part? I'd love to hear some reasons why I would fail the test.

Thanks for reading this.

As a musician, I write music about things that happen in my life. Read these lyrics at the end of this post so you can see how I felt the day I failed the test.

Dale Lyons


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Anguished (Lyons)

It's so hard for me to understand
How I could be so wrong
When I know deep in my heart
It isn't the truth

Distraught over an outcome
I couldn't even begin to imagine
Questioning my honesty
Destroying my integrity

Accusations and deception
Weigh so heavily on my mind
All alone with my thoughts
Wondering how it changed so fast

Someone's asking for apologies
For a mistake I didn't make
Searching for the answers
All I wanted was the truth

I'm lifeless, I'm dead beyond myself
Waiting for a chance at redemption
My persistance will pay off
To one day clear my name of it all

No matter what I say or do
It won't change a goddamned thing
I'll never relent to only appease
To people I will never trust again

Fuck your machines and fuck your vendettas
Settle these accusations
Steal away my pride and kill my name
In time we'll find out who's to blame

[dale]

Wow guys,

The pdf book about the lies/falsehoods of lie detector "tests" is an amazing read!

Thumbs up!

Dale

[beech trees]

Hi Dale,

May I ask, what, if any, were the repurcussions of failing the poly?

Dave