I believe I'm going to fail my poly test.

[Wandersmann]

My reason for sharing my story was to provide background for my statement that while the poly is crap, it has good uses occasionally.

I am so sick of this twisted logic.  The above statement was pretty much what DNI Clapper said to the stupid senator during his confirmation hearing.  When asked about the mountain of innocent poly victims Clapper avoided the subject by referring to the alleged successes that justified the existence of the poly.  The senator was too stupid to see through his lack of candor and let the comment stand.  Sometimes the polygraph works you say ?  So does torture. 

[George W. Maschke]

Persecuted in Wisconsin,

Thank you for sharing your polygraph experience and perspective. How did you hear about this site?

I don't fault you for not mentioning this site to others in your situation. For you to do so would put you at risk of being denounced to your probation officer and could result in sanctions.

But why do you assume that the others in your group haven't learned the same things about polygraphy that you have?

[PersecutedInWisconsin]

Thank you, George.

In short, people talk, and people brag. If anyone had successfully passed a poly while lying, the news would spread like wildfire in the local offender community. There is a lot that goes on that probation and parole does not know about, in terms of how offenders are 'gaming' the system and getting away with it. These things are readily shared in the offender community. This would be big, big news in that community. Ground-breaking, in fact.

I discovered this site while researching the poly. Once I was told I was mandated to take them, I did the intelligent thing, and decided to learn about them; I believed that they worked, and just wanted to know what to expect. This site was the second or third listing when I typed 'polygraph' into my search engine. I was skeptical, to say the least... until I took my first poly. Everything went just as TLBTLD said it would, and I knew this site was true and correct. With breathing, physical countermeasures, and the honest belief that the poly was/is a farce, I passed.

[Ex Member]

With breathing, physical countermeasures, and the honest belief that the poly was/is a farce, I passed.

Are you willing to share if this was an avoided false positive or a genuine false negative?

[PersecutedInWisconsin]

Two of each, Actually.