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[saywhat]

I am interviewing for a job that requires a Polygraph exam. Being a c5/c6 quad my body is not like most people who take this exam. My legs jump at random times, my hands shake, I get goose bumps if I need to pee and about 100 other things that might make it seem like I am being deceptive. Has any one taken a Polygraph exam after being injured? What was the outcome? Is there some sort or research or law out there on Polygraph exam for people with spinal cord injuries?

[E-DOG]

Yup.
Did 12 1/2 years for murder and I swear I didn't do it.
Dang lie detectors!
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[Ches]

Your question got me curious so I googled a bit. Looks like disability are cause for exemption in some states, but I dont if thats of any help or where you even are located. Looks like best thing to do is check with the Specific Employer Policies, or research the ADA.

[E-DOG]

Ches, on Oct 29 2009, 09:22 PM, said:

Your question got me curious so I googled a bit. Looks like disability are cause for exemption in some states, but I dont if thats of any help or where you even are located. Looks like best thing to do is check with the Specific Employer Policies, or research the ADA.

Great!
Now ya tell me!

[Lucydog]

Ok I admit it, I was watching one of those sensationalist tv talk shows, you know along the lines of did you sleep with my best friend, etc etc, Anyway they had a guy who was a para on being accused of something by his girlfriend !!! but they host announced that they were unable to do the polygraph because of his condition, they said it would not give accurate results or something like that. Hope this answers your question.
cheers
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[Millard]

I volunteered for a polygraph when some money went missing from an our office. We discovered that a C5-C6 quad does not respond. Almost everything was flat-lined and my tester stopped after about 10 minutes.

Edited by Millard, 03 November 2009 - 12:19 PM.

[dangerousdave]

Man, I never tell the truth as to do so would be to lie.
So what good is a polyograph .. it would just confuse me even more
Then I'd end up like mad dog, oh sorry E-Dog
Officer - Do you know what speed you were doing
Dangerous - No, got a polyograph on you
Officer - Didn't you just throw that brick through the window
Dangerous - No, I don't like scary bugs and wanted to squash that one there

Thats right, over here we don't know what a polyograph is
Sounds like a new thread here

[qbounce]

Oh, this is the best news I've heard in a LOOOOONG time!!!

Finally, another POSITIVE

Now, if you can tell me we're also prone against breathalyzer tests.

[dangerousdave]

Now, if you can tell me we're also prone against breathalyzer tests

Thats easy - go flat out in a straight line - avoid those bends, they are panful - then you get home befor the polyographers

It's still raining outside

[edlee]

Take the test,,, tell the truth. They will take as long as needed to establish a reaction baseline.
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[saywhat]

Thanks for the replies, I will update you when I go in for the interview to let you know what they say.

[Tinbasher]

Now I am i UK so pardon me if this is a dumb question.

What the hell kinda job requires a polygraph test at interview??????

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[edlee]

It's becoming quite common, here in the states,,, right along with the peeing in the cup. A very untrusting lot, aren't we. With good reason, I guess. It's become impossible to weed out the crazies. And profiling is considered discrimination.

Funny how that word has changed in meaning over the years,,, once it was a compliment to say one had disciminating taste,,, now it would get him sued.
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[saywhat]

Any job that requires this http://en.wikipedia....ance#Top_Secret

[edlee]

Carried a TS while in the service and then had to get, 10 years later, a secret clearance for working inside secured areas while in the construction field. Had that for over twentyfive yrs. Never had to have a lie detector test for any of it.

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