From Dr Louis Rovner
I decided to move Dr Louis Rovner’s Comment to a Posting since it warrants a suitable response.
My response:
Dr Rovner,
Since I’m NOT intimately familiar with technical details of polygraph testing I can only assume you are correct until proven otherwise. I would have preferred a solid reason as to why having News media present with cameras rolling would adversely have affected the outcome of a polygraph test.
I suspect my challenge to Berkeley County Clerk John Small will go UNANSWERED. John Small and his fellow Corruptocrats have a LOT to hide and I suspect John Small DOESN’T want to answer for his malfeasance and corruption here in Berkeley County West Virginia.
I suspect when John Small goes down for political corruption others will go down with him too. In a case like Berkeley County West Virginia’s Corruption it’s never a case a ‘lone operator’. There are always enablers and accomplices.
If/when John Small realizes the gravity of his legal situation I expect him to start talking and spill his guts about the political corruption in Berkeley County. I fully expect other public officials in Berkeley County to be implicated for political corruption as well.
I’m very concerned about my safety given that the Berkeley Sheriff’s Department is likely to be as corrupt as the Berkeley County Clerks Office. Don’t be surprised if I end up having a curious accident or ‘unusual occurrence’ before I’m able to bring these corrupt officials to Justice. It wouldn’t be the first time a Corrupt Sheriff has done something stupid to protect Corruptocrats in power either.
I’m willing to bet the abandoned Coal Mines of West Virginia are full of folks who have unsuccessfully tried to end political corruption in this state.
Ms. Cato,
There is a sound reason for not having an audience and camera crew at a polygraph test. Any unexpected sound, even as minor as someone clearing his throat, will cause a physiological reaction in the person being tested (psychologists call this an orienting response). One or more orienting responses that occur during a polygraph test are likely to make the physiological tracings difficult, if not impossible, to accurately interpret. This is why professional examiners go to great lengths to ensure that no extraneous or unexpected noise interferes with their tests.
However, there is a good option for you. All professional examiners make a video of their tests. This is a feature present in all modern polygraph software programs. You can take your test and have the video to present as evidence of your truthfulness, if you so choose.
One last suggestion: if you go ahead with this, be certain that the examiner uses a method called the Utah Zone of Comparison Test. According to a recent study published by the American Polygraph Association, this is the most accurate technique in use today. You certainly don’t want anything but the best.
Louis Rovner, Ph.D.
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