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[โ€“] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 57 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Its almost like a polygraph is totally useless ๐Ÿ˜…

[โ€“] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 month ago

Copfirmation bias

[โ€“] And009@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago

Not totally, just pretty

[โ€“] AbeilleVegane@beehaw.org 23 points 1 month ago

"cleared by polygraph" sounds a little like "cleared by his horoscope"

[โ€“] ryannathans@aussie.zone 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Killer is long dead though

[โ€“] hopesdead@startrek.website 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It is still important to be able to identify the suspect of such a crime regardless if they are alive or dead by the time they can be named.

[โ€“] ryannathans@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Identify the perpetrator you mean? The suspect had been long identified

[โ€“] LANIK2000@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I completely forgot the US still uses lie detectors... Jesus christ, what a backwards country.

[โ€“] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

They at least block them in court, so while law enforcement can use them, "results" from them are not admissible in court.