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>DocCec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
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>In a message dated 98-03-22 11:53:56 EST, you write:
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><< Hi Doc, If they wanted to and with limited time do you think that 4 people
> who say they all saw the same thing, could each pass a lye detector test?
> I'm thinking of Travis Walton and his crew.
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> Steve >>
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>IF they all wanted to, and IF there were sufficient time, and IF all four had
>the ability to persuade themselves, then yes. But that's a lot of if
>statements for just one then statement. Not everyone can do it, or at least
>we found that not everyone could do it in the time available to us. And not
>everyone wants to -- there are some moral inhibitions apparently even when you
>are doing it as a game.
>In other words, I don't know. Wasn't that a long way to go to get to a short
>answer?
>Cec
I worked with a former counter-intelligence major who could open any
mechanical lock at the time. People still use locks.
People can be trained to have some success defeating polygraphs but that
neglects the ability and training of the polygrapher. Raskin was criticized
for using a method on Fuhrman designed particularly to defeat counter
measures, risking the loss of some accuracy.
Polygraphs far exceed any other known method for determining the
truthfulness of subjects when there is no other means of verifying it. Some
discerning people might have noticed that that doesn't totally address
verifying what is true.
Best, Terry
"Lawyer - one trained to circumvent the law" - The Devil's Dictionary
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