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colorado has spent more than $5 million to administer polygraph tests on convicted sex offenders over the last seven years, despite concerns that the results are so unreliable that they can't be used at trial.

peter t lesson writes that the trial by ordeal was "an effective test of guilt", contrary to its brutal suggestion of divine judgment. as unscientific as it seems to determine guilt by dunking someone's arm in boiling water, the threat of it is a cunning way to elicit truth in the absense of evidence—so long as the subject is confident god will protect them if they are innocent. it's rather like modern lie detectors, generally inadmissible in court but used pervasively in interrogations. suppose you’re guilty: you know you stole your neighbour’s cat, and so does god. in this case, you expect that if you undergo the ordeal, god will let the boiling water burn you, evidencing your guilt. thus, you’ll have to pay the large fine – and your hand will be boiled to rags to boot. in contras

denver (ap) — colorado has spent more than $5 million to administer polygraph tests on convicted sex offenders over the last seven years, despite concerns that the results are so unreliable that they can’t be used at trial. polygraphs, often called lie-detector tests, are used to determine which prisoners convicted of sex offenses are suited […]

the reason why polygraph tests are not commonly admitted in criminal and civil proceedings has nothing to do with accuracy, which is actually quite high.

netanyahu threatens to polygraph ministers over leaks the team of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu threatened on tuesday to submit cabinet ministers to polygraph tests after several leaks from the most recent security cabinet meeting about u.s. president donald trump. netanyahu has flown to...

recent analysis of 137 medieval human bones found at a deserted village in yorkshire, england have shed some light on what seems to be a medieval tradition of digging up the dead

in certain contexts, "going medieval" can signify something shockingly violent. the art institute is going medieval these days, and there the phrase carries a fuller meaning: beauty, opulence, religious devotion and — ok — an entire room packed with swords, suits of armor and other instruments...

by erin connelly, clir-mellon fellow for data curation in medieval studies, university of pennsylvania. a recipe for an eyesalve from ‘bald’s leechbook.’ © the british library board (royal ms 12 d xvii) for a long time, medieval medicine has been dismissed as irrelevant. this time ...

for a long time, medieval medicine has been dismissed as irrelevant. it may not be

honolulu (ap) — a polygraph has confirmed that the father of a hawaii boy who went missing 20 years ago is telling the truth about where he dumped his son’s remains. prosecutors said monday that peter kema took the test after authorities were unable to find remains of the child known as “peter boy.” prosecutors […]

the team of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu threatened on tuesday to submit cabinet ministers to polygraph tests after several leaks from the most recent security cabinet meeting about u.s. president donald trump. netanyahu has flown to washington to meet with trump on wednesday in their f...

mutilated skeletal remains of some medieval english villagers suggests their neighbors feared they would wake up as zombies. or they were eating each other’s flesh. researchers looking at 137 bones found in a pit in wharram percy, a deserted medieval village in northeastern england, documented “brea...

the team of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu threatened on tuesday to submit cabinet ministers to polygraph tests after several leaks from the most recent security cabinet meeting about u.s. president donald trump. netanyahu has flown to washington to meet with trump on wednesday in their f...

attorney general jeff sessions is reportedly mulling mass polygraph testing of the entire national security council staff in an effort to weed out and punish leakers, said axios.com on sunday. sessions has floated the idea to multiple members of president donald trump’s administration and has ...

as medieval scribes diligently jotted down the world's knowledge, they also filled the margins with nsfw drawings of monkeys and penises

the first ever ironside challenge at the ironside medieval combat martial arts school was held september 16, 2017.

two backpackers were subjected to a terrifying ordeal on a remote australian beach, where a man sexually assaulted one of the women before beating her friend in the head with a hammer and repeatedly ramming her with his four-wheel drive as she tried to flee for help, a prosecutor said thursday.

a new archaeological report suggests that medieval england was so frightened of the dead, they burnt their bones and decapitated their heads to ensure they remained that way

christians in medieval europe appear to have inadvertently influenced the evolution of modern chickens to boost traits relating to their egg-laying abilities and how friendly they are. in a new study published tuesday, scientists say they have identified the cultural shift that led to the emergence ...

visitors can experience a bit of 14th-century life at the michelmasse festival at camlann medieval village in carnation.

adelaide, australia (ap) — two backpackers were subjected to a terrifying ordeal on a remote australian beach, where a man sexually assaulted one of the women before beating her friend in the head with a hammer and repeatedly ramming her with his four-wheel drive as she tried to flee for help, a prosecutor said thursday. […]

medieval shoes were different than modern shoes, which protect the heel and allow us to strike with the heel first. this man argues that our medieval ancestors walked differently.  the post did medieval people walk differently than we do? appeared first on holy kaw!.

u.s. border patrol is having trouble hiring the 5,000 agents president trump requested

u.s. border patrol has struggled to hire the 5,000 agents president trump requested

abdullahi yusuf allegedly failed polygraph test, admitted to watching a cnn film on isis.

a kansas appellate court says a man convicted of assault and weapons charges deserves a new trial because his trial judge fell asleep during testimony.

abdullahi yusuf allegedly failed polygraph test, admitted to watching documentary on isis.

abdullahi yusuf allegedly failed polygraph test, admitted to watching documentary on isis.

colorado has spent more than $5 million to administer polygraphs on convicted sex offenders over the last seven years despite concerns that the tests are so unreliable they can't be used as evidence during civil or criminal trials.

doylestown, pa. (ap) — closing arguments are scheduled in the trial of a pennsylvania man accused of having sexually assaulted six girls in the same family. prosecution and defense rested friday in the bucks county trial of 52-year-old lee donald kaplan on numerous rape and sexual assault charges. the trial continues monday. authorities allege that […]

after 43 games missed due to a lat injury, the veteran right-handed reliever is glad that ordeal is behind him.

the court ruled friday that a n.l. man facing drug and weapon charges should not go to trial — reaffirming its so-called jordan decision that defendants have a right to a timely trial

washington-style intrigue will swirl through des plaines monday when several aldermen say they'll take polygraph tests to prove they're not the source of a leaked document that has cast this northwest suburban town into an uproar. it's the latest chapter of a long-running drama that has seen private...

a united nations report says the trial in libya of over three dozen people including moammar gadhafi's son failed to meet international fair-trial standards.

omar al-shogre describes his horrific ordeal in syrian regime prisons, which taught him to treasure his humanity.