Grammatron
12th April 2004, 12:20 PM
From the article (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3619175.stm):
A lie detector test carried out on employees at Colombia's Prosecutor General's office has produced an embarrassing 20% failure rate.
The FBI-administered test was designed to root out corruption, including involvement in drugs trafficking or guerrilla and paramilitary groups.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't lie detectors unreliable? I remember reading some info on them here on JREF but the article doesn't mention anything about the test's abilities.
A lie detector test carried out on employees at Colombia's Prosecutor General's office has produced an embarrassing 20% failure rate.
The FBI-administered test was designed to root out corruption, including involvement in drugs trafficking or guerrilla and paramilitary groups.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't lie detectors unreliable? I remember reading some info on them here on JREF but the article doesn't mention anything about the test's abilities.