Lie detectors suck. Even if you tell the truth they can still say that you had a problem with a question. That's what happened to me. Then the guy had the nerve to tell me that I was using deceptivetactics because I was thinking while taking the test. I can't help that the guy asked 10 questions almost using the exact same wording. So yesI was trying to figure out what question he was asking each time so I didn't answer differently. I was nervous as anyone would be. That's why I didn't get the job.
So I am all for them looking for honest truthful people to be cops but lie detectors can only tell someone so much. I did stupid stuff as a teen but I lead a honest life now and I can't get a job asa cop. It's what I went to college for and now that I have actually been there I am questioning the fact if I want to go through that all over again. It's stressful and when the polygraph expert tries to make you feel like a horrible person for what you have done in the past, it deters me from actually wanting to go into that line of work anymore. I love the job, I want to do it, but I don't think i should be subjected to that to get there.