By: hspeaks on 12/11/11
We "the public" should be thankful for this article. It was a eye opener that that authories probably rather we remained blind about. Some damn good information that needs to be out there.

By: hspeaks on 12/11/11
We "the public" should be thankful for this article. It was a eye opener that that authories probably rather we remained blind about. Some damn good information that needs to be out there.

By: Xprisonmad on 12/12/11
Someone finally came out and wrote about something that has helped put lots of innocent people in prison, the polygraph. A few years back when I was younger and didn't know better, I agreed to take one. The detective said it would help me. I told the truth on the test but they said it showed I wasn't telling the truth, I was lying. Even though they couldnt' use it in court, word got around that I hadn't passed it, and it went against me. Mr. Vinson is on the mark when he asks why would a investigator or DA even want to give you a polygrpah if they can't use it in court. Like he said, because when you're young you get scared and the next thing you know they got you in a corner. Somebody should pass a law that makes the police read this article to anyone first before asking them if they will take a polygraph.

By: jimmychurch on 12/12/11
People will buy anything that is written in the newspaper as truth. How do you know the people that took the lie detector test actually failed the test by lieing. Anyone in the article could have been not telling the truth in their quotes in this paper. Well, Vinson says he does not want to take one. Most people can understand why. It's really easy to see if some one is making up a story. Just look at their body language. Judge Judy uses that on the tv show. The eyes are indeed the window to the soul and the truth.

By: Meat_Tators on 12/13/11
Jimmy Church: You make a valid point when you ask, "How do you know the people that took the lie detector test actually failed the lest by [lieing](?) Anone in the article could have been not telling the truth in their quotes in this paper."

Here's my rebuttal to that: As you noted, I used as a source Jerry Ray, brother of James Earl Ray. Aside from Jerry taking the polygraph on F. Lee Bailey's television show Lie Detetctor - which Jerry lied on, but passed - here's irrefutable proof. Jerry, during his lifetime, took 4 other polygraphs. One was for a restaurant chain ( and I will refrain from mentioning that chain by name, to avoid needless embarrassment). When Jerry interviewed for the restaurant job, and was taking a mandatory polygraph, Jerry was asked if he'd ever been in trouble wiht the law, because Jerry was going for a job as a "nightwatchman" and would be around money/ safes. Jerry answered "no," was given the job, and, yet, left the job of his own accord. Ironically, the fact of the matter is/was that Jerry had been in trouble numerous times, having done both jail and prison time for armed robbery, theft, etc. This all is a matter of RECORD. Again, as Jerry said, "so much for the validity of the polygraph test.

By: songwriterdad on 12/14/11
polygraph is what you use when you have nothing credible. A shot in the dark so to speak. I agree body language, especially eyes, is more accurate than the polygraph.
Good article, very enlightening to those who didn't already know. I heard to be an attorney you must fail one LOL!

By: protector on 12/16/11
Great informative article. I love hearing about how our U.S. Supreme Court rules in decisions for citizens protection and justice, in this case,better practices in law enforcement. So thankful to be an American.