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Jay Stanley
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Question
Should polygraphs be admissible in court?
Position
No, lie detectors should not be admissible in court
Argument
Polygraphs violate the right to not self-incriminate
“we view techniques for peering inside the human mind as a violation of the Fourth and Fifth Amendments, as well as a fundamental affront to human dignity.”
Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project
2 October 2018
https://www.aclu.org/blog/privacy-technology/how-lie-detectors-enable-racial-bias
Question
Should polygraphs be admissible in court?
Position
No, lie detectors should not be admissible in court
Argument
Lie detectors have an inherent racial bias
“Worse than just creating new avenues for racial bias, programs like these [polygraph tests] also hide racial bias”
Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project
2 October 2018
https://www.aclu.org/blog/privacy-technology/how-lie-detectors-enable-racial-bias
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