02-12-2011, 06:19 PM
(02-12-2011, 03:06 PM)Lady Cop Wrote: a couple words about polygraphs. i am sure everyone knows they are not admissible in court unless both sides stipulate to them. often, if someone lawyers up their lawyer will do a poly so they can (hopefully) proclaim their client's innocence. you'll never hear about it from the lawyer if it goes south.
police use it as a tool. often it helps to rule someone out. or not.
i only trust them when done by proven experts. like the FBI.
but it IS just a tool.
some people will freak when they are asked to take one, and spill their guts, thinking the poly will have some magical ability to know their deepest secrets.
and of course a person can refuse a poly. that goes to our right not to incriminate ourselves. but then some will infer something nefarious from the refusal, just like they do when someone pleads the Fifth.
i wouldn't rely on one to build a case to take to the DA. it would be a tiny piece of the case.
I agree! I should have read further, lol .. they need to ask that byatch, to take a polygraph, IMO