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[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I've never seen such a clear-cut case of fucking crazy eyes in a "man:"

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

That's drug induced and you cannot convince me it isn't.

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

What a bitch.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 34 points 3 days ago (1 children)

government of fragile masculinities

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

So wait... It's not Tiny Dick Syndrome?

[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 118 points 4 days ago (3 children)

And you thought J. Edgar Hoover was paranoid.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 37 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Is he short? Seems like a short kinda guy

[–] Carvex@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (13 children)

5’9”, but I can see that Short Height Indicator Type all over him, some people call it being SHITty

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[–] AskThinkingTim@lemmy.world 27 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Enforcing polygraph testing will invariably make people less trusting of you. There needs to specific reasons that target specific people.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

As if anyone trusted Patel anyway.

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 92 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Cops and pseudoscience go together like chocolate and peanut butter.

For more examples, see "bite mark analysis," "911 call analysis," "blood spatter analysis," roadside drug testing with known false-positives, and even fingerprints (once the gold standard) have up to a 20% error rate.

And that's not even getting into how their methodology is exactly backwards: they have a claim that they set out to prove, but do no work to disprove what they already believe.

[–] FUCKING_CUNO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 4 days ago

but do no work to disprove what they already believe.

But that's the LAWYERS job /s

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[–] toppy@lemy.lol 37 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Is polygraph test reliable ? Doesn't it fall under pseudoscience ?

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago

It's more of an anxiety-detector. It has no basis in fact.

[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 36 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It is not reliable at all, and yes, it is widely considered to be psuedoscience. Yes, this is a batshit insane scenario

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yes, morons still believe in it, yes, he is a moron.

That and just looking for an excuse.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 days ago

It measures things accurately but this has absolutely nothing to do with identifying if someone is telling the truth or not.

[–] Peer@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You can even train to beat them, so it’s definitely not a reliable method.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And, I would assume, if anyone had done that training it would be FBI agents.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago

Lol right? This seems more like a "can you beat a polygraph test" test, than a loyalty test

[–] popekingjoe@lemmy.world 27 points 3 days ago

What a dork-ass loser.

[–] Deadeyegai@lemmy.world 64 points 4 days ago (1 children)
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[–] burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago

literally a 30 rock episode

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 34 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] HowAbt2day 20 points 3 days ago

The “original” snowflakes. “I can’t drink from the same water fountain as a colored person!” Type of people.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 63 points 4 days ago (9 children)

Polygraph measures nervousness, not lies.

So innocent people fail them. And guilty people pass them.

All this does is make remaing people hate him

[–] yucandu@lemmy.world 24 points 4 days ago (7 children)

People who use lie detectors as a machine they think can detect lies are stupid.

The real purpose of the lie detector is to trick the suspect into thinking it can detect lies, to the point where they confess.

Ancient trick. The voodoo magic chicken. "This chicken can tell all lies from truth, and it says you are lying." Who doesn't believe in voodoo magic? So the thief, knowing the jig is up, confesses.

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[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 37 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Real leaders don't need to be paranoid about what their underlings think about them. Fascism is more fragile than it appears.

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 36 points 4 days ago (2 children)

“[Their] need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear.”

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[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Good thing polygraphs are junk science that doesn't work literally at all.

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 15 points 4 days ago

Good thing the system already selects for people that can pass polygraphs without much issue.
It is also junk technology.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 18 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Yes I support the United States Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic 😏

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[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago

Damn dude that's some serious trump energy

[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 21 points 4 days ago (1 children)
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[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 26 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Wouldn't FBI agents be able to pass a "lie detector" test? Has anyone told Kash they aren't actual lie detectors?

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 37 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Polygraphs have always been close to useless even for normal people. Anyone being interrogated isnyoing to be nervous and likely set them off.

However, you have to be slighlty, remotely intelligent to understand that nuance. And that is not an affliction any Trump cabinet appointee has.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 4 days ago

Polygraphs provide authoritarians the excuse to get rid of people.

The same way that scientology uses auditing. The point is to instil fear and doubt into whomever you're measuring so that you can manipulate them.

So, they are extremely useful.

[–] bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 20 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Isn't the FBI trained to beat polygraphs though?

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[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Lol. I've lied during lie detector tests and still passed.

Hoping our FBI officials are capable of doing the same.

[–] Lumisal@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

It'd be funnier if they passed while being as sarcastic as possible just to mess with him

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[–] Son_of_Macha@lemmy.cafe 13 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Why do none of these clowns know polygraphs don't work

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Comparing them to clowns is an insult to clowns.

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