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devils chaplain

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24. "Lie Detectors" detect lies like dousing rods detect water. N/T

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Sat Aug 31, 2013, 07:41 PM

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Federal government looking to punish man who taught people how to beat polygraph tests [View all] davidn3600 Aug 2013 OP

Fucking authority assholes gopiscrap Aug 2013 #1

Because the military still uses them regularly giftedgirl77 Aug 2013 #2

Highly doubtful... nebenaube Aug 2013 #3

Well considering that their office giftedgirl77 Aug 2013 #7

Your proximity gives you special insight? AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #30

To the fact that they are done & why yes. giftedgirl77 Aug 2013 #32

Proximity does not give you any special insight as to whether polygraphs work. AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #34

DoD and DHS use full-scope polygraph clearances Recursion Aug 2013 #31

You are correct, they are a big thing where we are giftedgirl77 Aug 2013 #33

Yep, utter and complete bullshit. Just because someone in "authority" believes Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #6

Way to babble incoherently, do you have a point? giftedgirl77 Aug 2013 #11

As someone one said back in the 60's. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #17

Intel people are the weirdest people I have ever giftedgirl77 Aug 2013 #20

I never doubted for an instant that the military uses them. The military is, hands down, Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #18

The all volunteer military went to shit when it giftedgirl77 Aug 2013 #21

Considering that my family has devoted more than half it's males to Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #22

Well if you were so familiar with the pay scales giftedgirl77 Aug 2013 #23

I think you're right. Wrong foot, erroneous assumptions and all that, no problems here... Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #25

Ok, then we will make peace for now.... giftedgirl77 Aug 2013 #26

Polygraphs are about as reliable as flipping a coin. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #10

I'm not denying that, I'm not Intel giftedgirl77 Aug 2013 #15

Polygraphs are unreliable as lie detectors meow2u3 Aug 2013 #4

They are so easy to beat Link Speed Aug 2013 #12

I couldn't pass a polygraph meow2u3 Aug 2013 #14

There's that, too Link Speed Aug 2013 #16

Clench your sphincter, apply deodorant to your fingertips. NuclearDem Aug 2013 #27

Whoops! I totally had that backwards. Orrex Sep 2013 #36

Hey, I won't judge if you deodorize your ass NuclearDem Sep 2013 #37

k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Aug 2013 #5

Next they should go after those people that tell suspects to exercise their 5th amendment ... Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2013 #8

Polygraphs are nothing but woo. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #9

He did plead guilty. tammywammy Aug 2013 #13

'Remember Jerry, it's not a lie, if *you* believe it' markiv Aug 2013 #19

"Lie Detectors" detect lies like dousing rods detect water. N/T devils chaplain Aug 2013 #24

Good on him. NuclearDem Aug 2013 #28

Aldrich Ames beat a polygraph. NaturalHigh Aug 2013 #29

I've taken polys and lied my ass off before and beaten them. Billy Love Aug 2013 #35