Why is the US government still insisting on using polygraph tests when they've been thoroughly debunked?
this post was submitted on 12 Sep 2024
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Maybe they mean a real one with fMRI. Or maybe just signaling to China that their assets get interviewed for life.
The polygraph test itself is debunked but the very real human intelligence you gain from administering one is invaluable.
This feels akin to them having to talk to their parole officer once a week and piss in a cup.
It's a bluff, essentially (ironically?).
Either they started believing their own lies, or they want the public to believe in their lies.
It is atill an effective intimidation tactic.
In this case, him knowing the government will claim he is lying if stressed, and that the testing that indicates stress is completely arbitrary due to being pseudoscience. It is an effective way to get him to comply since he knows the government can claim the results are whatever they want the results to be.
That if course makes it cruel and unusual and the government shouldn't be using polygraphs. Just explaining the reason.
Good point yeah. Basically some form of reverse manufactured consent.