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0 pointsawakeasleep1mo ago0 comments

Everyone repeats this old canard but no one has any evidence even anecdotes to show that a polygraph machine is better than any other way to head fake someone in an interrogation

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lazide1mo ago

Why would it have to be better to still be used?

Conan_Kudo1mo ago

If people believe it, that's enough. It doesn't have to be good, it just has to mess with people enough.

IAmBroom1mo ago

It's dumber than that.

If the people telling the interviewers to use polygraphs believe the suspects will believe in polygraphs, it's enough.

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