Sure. You’re right. I’ll just discredit both nationally accredited polygraph examiners. Their professional analysis is bunk because some pilot is more of an expert on polygraph standards and protocol. I’ll just stick with the “he said-she said” claims and destroy the guy in the court of public opinion.
Look, nobody is saying polygraphs are 100% correct but her story defies logic and facts on so many levels that it begs further scrutiny. At least the captain offered this up in his defense. What else can he do? If all the questions were meant to deceive it should be easy for Betty to respond with a lie detector of her own that cover those deficiencies. Not a good plan on the captain’s end.
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rickair7777
Polygraphs are unreliable and subject to manipulation. You can do that by asking the right questions, or with certain tradecraft-style techniques to defeat the device.
Who initiated this polygraph? The alleged offender's counsel? If so, it's useless, nobody would ever polygraph their client without coaching, without knowing the answers to the questions being asked, or without vetting the questions.
A polygraph conducted by law enforcement or a court might be of slight interest. But one arranged by one party's counsel, without any risk on "non-sympathetic" questions? Publicity stunt.