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[–] humorlessrepost@lemmy.world 76 points 7 months ago (1 children)

In charge of nukes and thinks polygraphs are real. That’s great.

[–] fkn@lemmy.world 30 points 7 months ago

Everytime I hear about someone or some agency asking for a lie detector, I know that they or the people running the organization are full of shit.

[–] mo_ztt@lemmy.world 52 points 7 months ago

If someone learns something bad about you, and your first reaction is not "this is why it's not true" but "how did you find that out, we must punish the person who told you," you might be a violent POS.

[–] Szymon@lemmy.ca 40 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Kinda looks like a dictator grasping at the straws of power.

If it walks like a duck, eats like a duck, quacks like a duck.....

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

… rapes and pillages like a duck…

[–] Plopp@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

It's probably a genocidal quack?

[–] theodewere@kbin.social 27 points 7 months ago

you're kidding, the little Dictator is demanding complete and utter loyalty, who saw this one coming

[–] Silverseren@kbin.social 20 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Polygraph (lie detector) tests don't work and never have. The person who created them pointed out they don't work like that, but the judicial system ignored him.

[–] Meron35@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

The judicial system has largely ruled polygraph tests as inadmissible since 1998.

Are polygraphs admissible in U.S. courts? A CONCISE Overview - https://axeligence.com/polygraph-admissibility-in-united-states-courts/

[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Eh, why not use a Ouija board instead? Get all the pseudo science deployed to find these leakers.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Their polygraphs, which science has debunked as being inaccurate! The horror!

Has he also released the attendees...

  • Horoscopes
  • Phrenology results
  • Palm readings
  • Personal breakdown of each of their four humours
  • Galaga high scores
  • Yu-Gi-Oh trap cards

What other critical measure am I missing? Help me out people!

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 3 points 7 months ago

He should get it over with and call no confidence on his own government.