Archived U.S. Secret Service Uses Polygraph to Blackball Electrical Engineer with OCD (antipolygraph.org)
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Archived U.S. Secret Service Uses Polygraph to Blackball Electrical Engineer with OCD (antipolygraph.org)
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[–] wesmoc 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Cry all he wants, but he voluntarily offered up that he has a “mental disability” and asked if it would preclude him from advancement. Once he said it, all legal protections went out the door. He can’t put the toothpaste back into the tube.
[–] 403 [S] 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
How so?
[–] wesmoc ago
Ok, maybe not all. Most. :) As a hiring manager / HR / potential employer, there are a LOT of questions that cannot be asked and areas that cannot be probed: is someone married, what their religion is, straight or gay, political alignment, health issues, membership in the KKK or Black Panthers, etc. however there is nothing to prevent a potential candidate from sharing that information, and once they do, it is fair game to discuss with the candidate and with peers as part of the inerview and election process.
[–] B3bomber 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago
Fun fact: Polygraphs are inadmissible in court cases in most circumstances. Why? Because the judges ruled them to be unscientific shit result machines.
[–] KikesDidTheTitanic ago
Which they are. Spike in brain activity ≠ lying.
[–] B3bomber ago
Oh it does a little more. It registers electrical signals when you move. It measures if you sweat near the electrodes. Overall none of it actually linked to truthfulness.
BUT THEY HAVE THAT NERVOUS TWITCH! ...From being interrogated by a walking bicep with an authority complex and bad attitude.