Obviously, the interviewer is implying about loyalty to the state (“state” as in country, not a US State) or to an administration, and I know that they are implying that. But I am not loyal to an administration. But I know that’s what they actually meant.

How would the polygraph interpret it if I say “Yes”, because I’m answering based on my interpretation of loyalty to the constitution, but deep down, I full well know the implied question the interviewer is asking.

🤔

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    They’re junk pseudoscience as stated in introductory textbooks on psychology & by the National Academy of Sciences & American Psychological Association. Law enforcement keeps them not for their scientific validity, but as an interrogation tactic for people who don’t know better.

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        It can go in with K-9 units ‘smelling something’ and all the other made up bullshit that they use to violate people’s rights.

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          Just to clarify, properly trained and handled drug and bomb sniffing dogs do actually have quite a high accuracy rate. However, in the hands of shitty police officers… sigh.

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            Yes dog noses are excellent and they can smell things. They are also great for finding survivors in disasters!

            K-9 units don’t operate on whether the dog smells something, they just follow the signals from their handlers. That is what makes them bullshit.