Friday, January 4, 2008

RE: [BDSM-LegalIssues] Arrest records, et al.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lochai
> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 2:02 PM

> Not sure where to stand on all that has been stated so far but...
>
> I always thought one was "innocent until proven guilty"

Yup. But sadly not guaranteed a job...

> Draco does make some good points though about patterns &
> perceptions but without solid proof, all is just
> circumstantial and a form of bias.

Sure... But even with a conviction (however solid you find that), the bias
remains -- just read Master Daniel's experience.

And like it or not, most arrests are based on _something_.

> How do people feel about lie detector tests as a way to also
> weed out those who were "let go" because of insufficient
> evidence? This will/ can/may also weed out those who have
> committed crimes but have just not been caught yet. At least
> with the ones with a record it is out on the table that they
> are known felons etc..., it's the ones who have not been
> caught yet that employers may want to be wary of.
>
> Again, not sure where I stand yet but just some ideas....

Ah, well, polygraphs work on the principle of encouraging people to confess
to the examiner on the basis that the machine can somehow tell that they're
hiding something.

They don't actually do anything more than that.

Handy hint: under NO circumstances volunteer to take a polygraph exam,
because they are a complete sham. Is that my opinion? No. It's the
opinion of the Defense Polygraph Institute, who are the only government
training school for the things. What a polygraph does is achieve precisely
the same dynamic as the school principal summoning a group of kids to the
office and demanding that they confess because he knows they did it, and
things will go worse for them if they don't confess.

No more, no less.

The Magic 8 Ball would do just as good a job, but it's less intimidating.

(Yeah, I've taken a couple of polygraphs, but it was for a clearance thing,
and mandatory. The examiner kept getting cranky when I answered his
questions truthfully, such as "Q: have you seen a doctor in the past 7
days?" Me: "Yes". Him: "What for?" Me: "A drink. It was a social
thing".)

> Lochai

Malc.

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posted by Annja Sue at 10:19 PM

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