From: John Cuccia 

So lie detectors don't reliably detect lies, but they do reliably detect bad liars?

On Thu, 6 Apr 2006 12:29:52 -0400, "Rich Gauszka"
 wrote:

> and the real crime is that much of the media keep portraying it as valid
>
>http://antipolygraph.org/
>The simplistic methodology used in polygraph testing has no grounding in the
>scientific method: it is no more scientific than astrology or tarot cards.
>Government agencies value it because people who don't realize it's a fraud
>sometimes make damaging admissions. But as a result of reliance on this
>voodoo science, the truthful are often falsely branded as liars while the
>deceptive pass through.
>
>
>"Dave Ings"  wrote in message
news:443534fa$1{at}w3....
>> What bothers me most about this is that once again junk science appears to
>> have been endorsed by the authorities. Lie detectors? Geeze, give me a
>> break ...
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Dave Ings,
>> Toronto, Canada
>>
>> "George J. Sherwood"  wrote
in message
>> news:443522d9{at}w3....
>>>
>>> http://washingtontimes.com/world/20060406-120859-1310r.htm
>>>
>>>
>>> MOSCOW -- Millions of passengers traveling through Russia soon will have
>>> to
>>> take a lie detector test as part of new airport security measures that
>>> could eventually be applied throughout the country.
>>
>>
>

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