Tom Searles wrote: > My it has been very quiet on this list regarding > a certain subject. I just wanted to make sure everyone > caught the bit of news that the second Minneapolis police > officer accused of sexually assaulting Stephen Porter has > passed the lie detector test. It is beyond me as to why > anyone would believe Stephen Porter's opportunistic, > new-found friends in the first place. They have been > around for many years and seldom have they done anything > that could be termed productive.
Not to imply anything about guilt or innocence, but any knowledgeable police officer, with normal physiological responses, should know how to lie to a lie detector. I know, I've seen it done. The validity and reliability of polygraphs is actually quite low, which is why their results are not admissible as evidence. Michael Atherton Prospect Park REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
