Lie detector??? I personally know a guy that can lie consistently and without emotion. Lie detection is iffy at best. Down to micro expressions, he laughed his ass off as he was telling me he walked through the screenings. He basically said, they don't work. Just Lie and Don't worry about it. He said he beats them every time. Last, Hillary is on record laughing about her client who admitted to raping a victim and he passed the Lie detection test. She could not believe he passed the testing. So I know it would be great to test politicians but they Lie for a living.
If someone running for Congress cannot pass the background check for a military top secret clearance, they should be automatically nullified from holding office.
Personally I don’t think lie detectors should have any place in modern society. People have a right to speak or remain silent based on the questions people pose to them. Something about lie detectors never sat well with me, whether they worked or not.
I read a novel some years ago that had this very premise. All trusted public officials were required to subject themselves to an intensive truth detector and if they had anything that was revealed to be false, they would not be able to serve. Would anyone be able to pass that kind of test though? Purely utopian, but interesting to think about.
Polygraphs really aren't even admissible as evidence in court for the most part which speaks volumes. Some states that do allow them to be permitted, both parties have to agree for it to be entered into the record. Naturally one side is for and the other against it depending on which side the "results" favor so. They are a junk science and easily fooled/manipulated and prove nothing other than what we already know...some people are good test takers and others aren't.
I agree..so how would you know they're lying or not?
I'm not saying this EyeDetect is perfect but if we implement it then these crooked politicians will think twice about committing their crimes. Of course other steps must be taken once found out a politician to be lying. There HAS to be consequences to their lies.
Lie detector??? I personally know a guy that can lie consistently and without emotion. Lie detection is iffy at best. Down to micro expressions, he laughed his ass off as he was telling me he walked through the screenings. He basically said, they don't work. Just Lie and Don't worry about it. He said he beats them every time. Last, Hillary is on record laughing about her client who admitted to raping a victim and he passed the Lie detection test. She could not believe he passed the testing. So I know it would be great to test politicians but they Lie for a living.
Lie detector tests are hard to replicate too making them unreliable. There are too many variables for them to be reliable
If someone running for Congress cannot pass the background check for a military top secret clearance, they should be automatically nullified from holding office.
Personally I don’t think lie detectors should have any place in modern society. People have a right to speak or remain silent based on the questions people pose to them. Something about lie detectors never sat well with me, whether they worked or not.
Agree. And in court, 97%-99% means 1-3 out of every 100 people will get off scott free for something they actually did. Or be wrongfully imprisoned.
I dont trust the courts anyways, but this adds even more room for error.
I read a novel some years ago that had this very premise. All trusted public officials were required to subject themselves to an intensive truth detector and if they had anything that was revealed to be false, they would not be able to serve. Would anyone be able to pass that kind of test though? Purely utopian, but interesting to think about.
Lie detectors are notoriously unreliable.
Polygraphs really aren't even admissible as evidence in court for the most part which speaks volumes. Some states that do allow them to be permitted, both parties have to agree for it to be entered into the record. Naturally one side is for and the other against it depending on which side the "results" favor so. They are a junk science and easily fooled/manipulated and prove nothing other than what we already know...some people are good test takers and others aren't.
I'd rather see the American public learn the constitution and enforce it. Proving your an honorable man or woman, seems so 1984
It would take a little while but we would end up with a totally different class of politician.
Would be better for politicians to be naturally afraid to lie for fear of rope and pitchforks.
Any technology can be twisted or compromised to benefit evil.
I agree..so how would you know they're lying or not?
I'm not saying this EyeDetect is perfect but if we implement it then these crooked politicians will think twice about committing their crimes. Of course other steps must be taken once found out a politician to be lying. There HAS to be consequences to their lies.