Emma Peel
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heehee nooooo. This is kinda on that subject but not really. When they take those polygraphs did I not see on TV that you cannot use that in court or was that just for that particular TV show I was watching? I mean if they are not reliable then why do them to begin with? Maybe I've got this all screwed up. But if they really work and the criminal was innocent would they not be screaming give me a polygraph.
When people lawyer up, their lawyers typically advise them against taking polygraphs - even if they are innocent.
Lots of info on-line about this - whether people should volunteer to take polygraphs or not - to eliminate themselves as suspects.
Polygraph results are not submissable as evidence. They are, according to LE, an investigative tool.
They can be helpful, and they can be completely unreliable.
Also results will vary with the skill and experience of the administrator.
I don't know what I'd do, but if it was a situation where I felt unprotected and intimidated, and I felt I needed legal counsel, I'd get that counsel and then do what my attorney told me to do.