Comments on: No charges in purloined Olympic village document case

By: Forthingham

Forthingham — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:11:14 +0000

“I guess the VV councillors have something to hide or they would have taken the polygraph test.”

wrong gonzo-breath. that is a false assumption on many fronts.

By: Todd Sieling

Todd Sieling — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:12:08 +0000

Language notes:
+1 for use of the word ‘purloined’
-1 for ‘diddo’ which is really ‘ditto’.

Polygraphs can be called into question. They’re never taken as the single deciding piece of evidence, but as contributing evidence. As a technology, they’re as much dependent on the capability of the person administering the test as they are on the quality of the machine itself. It’s well-established that they can be thrown off by some people who know how to produce emotional responses to every question, so there’s no chance of calibration for the person being interviewed.

By: sv

sv — Wed, 13 May 2009 03:05:54 +0000

Or are polygraphs imadmissable ok court? Either way they seem useless.

By: Polygaffe

Polygaffe — Wed, 13 May 2009 02:13:10 +0000

Polygraphs are prone to false positives and aren’t admissable in court. if it can’t be used in court, then it’s not strong enough to base charges on.

this debate is ridiculous and just reminds me why people were so angry last election. we’re talking about lie detector tests, meanwhile the city is on the hook for a billion dollar project and was up until recently locked in with a bleeding hedge fund.

where’s the police investigation into how that happened?

By: LP

LP — Tue, 12 May 2009 23:18:14 +0000

Yes, diddo my comments for Sam’s staff as well.

Regarding the polygraph test not standing up in court, you’re watching too many tv shows Denis.

Many factors come into play regardless of the type of evidence gathered and by what means.

By: Denis

Denis — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:40:17 +0000

It is my understanding that a polygraphy can’t stand up in court. Interesting point by a A.G.Tsakumis.

A big waste of cops time as somebody tried to point fingures

By: Not running for mayor

Not running for mayor — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:45:08 +0000

There has been lots of chatter that it wasn’t even any of the councillors but one rogue member of the security staff at city hall.

By: A. G. Tsakumis

A. G. Tsakumis — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:35:27 +0000

Did anyone ask members of Sam’s staff?

By: LP

LP — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:12:50 +0000

This isn’t a surprise and nor should it be.

I’ve said throughout my life that if you have nothing to hide, then you shouldn’t be afraid of the telling the truth.

I guess the VV councillors have something to hide or they would have taken the polygraph test.

Too bad, I would have thought that had they done nothing wrong, clearing the organic mud off their faces would have been a priority.