On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:27:50 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:23:06 -0400,
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On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:54:00 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:12:05 -0400, Kurt Ullman
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Wowsers! You really think they could just arrest someone and make them
take a lie detector test without so much as probable cause to believe
a crime was committed, or a warrant? I don't think Police have
casually used lie detectors for a long time. I'm not sure they even
can. There is ZERO evidence that he broke any laws. He didn't even get
a speeding ticket for going 90 MPH.

They cannot compel someone to take a lie detector test even with a
warrant. Its been awhile, but IIRC that was hinged on that can't make
you testify against yourself stuff.
A lie detector test cannot prove you guilty, but it can sure help
prove you innocent.

This assumes there are no false positives from lie detector personnel
There are. It can further convince them that you are guilty.

I don't know how many false positives there are, reporting that
someone actually telling the truth is lying, and no one talks about
them but I've been there. And there wasn't even any crime or civil
complaint involved. Please see one of my other posts in this thread.