4 cops vs. skateboarder. You know where this is going.

[Borachio]

I know a guy who applied to be a cop with the LAPD. He had no criminal record but he failed the polygraph test.

Oh?

I wonder what questions they asked him. Was it "Do you have a criminal record?"

And I thought the polygraph had been conclusively debunked. Apparently it hasn't.

 

[Bamspeedy]

Oh?

I wonder what questions they asked him. Was it "Do you have a criminal record?"

And I thought the polygraph had been conclusively debunked. Apparently it hasn't.

https://antipolygraph.org/cgi-bin/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1129089368

 

[Borachio]

1) Have you stolen more than four hundred dollars in cash or property from an employer?

2) Are you withholding information regarding your illegal drug history?

3) Have you committed an undisclosed serious crime?

4) Based on your personal bias, have you ever committed a negative act against anyone?

5) During a domestic dispute, have you physically harmed a significant other?

For the most part, these are very obvious relevant questions. But note that #4 is vague enough that it might easily be confused for a probable-lie "control" question.

Commonly used "control" questions include:

1) Prior to your application, did you ever lie to someone in a position of authority?

2) Before this year, did you ever put false information on an official document?

3) Prior to this year, did you ever betray someone who trusted your word?

4) Before your LAPD application, did you ever do anything that would place your integrity into question?

5) Before this year, did you ever take credit for something you didn't do?

6) Prior to this year, did you ever deceive a family member?

Good grief! So are successful applicants only those who can lie or who have low "personal bias"?

 

[civ_king]

1) Have you stolen more than four hundred dollars in cash or property from an employer?

2) Are you withholding information regarding your illegal drug history?

3) Have you committed an undisclosed serious crime?

4) Based on your personal bias, have you ever committed a negative act against anyone?

5) During a domestic dispute, have you physically harmed a significant other?

For the most part, these are very obvious relevant questions. But note that #4 is vague enough that it might easily be confused for a probable-lie "control" question.

Commonly used "control" questions include:

1) Prior to your application, did you ever lie to someone in a position of authority?

2) Before this year, did you ever put false information on an official document?

3) Prior to this year, did you ever betray someone who trusted your word?

4) Before your LAPD application, did you ever do anything that would place your integrity into question?

5) Before this year, did you ever take credit for something you didn't do?

6) Prior to this year, did you ever deceive a family member?

1) No
2) No
3) No
4) Define negative
5) No

1) No
2) No
3) No
4) No
5) No
6) Sister

 

[Borachio]

A negative act is one that affects someone negatively?

So, one that does them some harm - or, since it's a matter of your personal bias - one that you believe does them some harm.

It could be something extremely minor.

Like not returning a smile.

 

[Formaldehyde]

If you read the entire thread, you will notice that question #4 was dropped.

 

[Borachio]

Still, interesting questions.

And your friend failed, you say?

 

[Farm Boy]

At least he wasn't tazed or shot. Progress is being made.

Well, so the LAPD gave him the "Rodney King lite" for skateboarding rather than a high speed car chase? This seems same ol' same ol'. Now if you mentioned that he had ridden the BART and lived, then maybe there would be some progress.