lie detecter test volunteers ?

[olddutch]

Barry George has offered to take a lie detector test .

The McCanns also offered some while ago.

Were both these offers serious offers?

If so, does anyone know when the tests will be taken by George and the McCanns ?

[scotgal]

Why does Barry George have to take a lie detector test exactly? He's just been freed for gawds's sake. If I were him I'd just keep my head down but of course the media won't allow it. Anyway, just for the record I never thought he shot Jill Dando - I'm going with the hit theory.

[bazwillrun]

as these polygraphs can be fooled, what is the point, it would prove nothing either way.

[BillySugger]

According to Jeremy Kyle there 97% correct

[terambulan]

Scotgal....got anything to back up the 'hit' theory?

I've always thought the same.

[scotgal]

Not really Ter, just a feeling in my water, I just felt that because Jill was so high profile the police were under more pressure for a quick result so they picked on the local weirdo.

[olddutch]

barry george or the mcCanns DONT HAVE to take the test but they VOLUNTARILY OFFERED to take one to support there innocence..

So, were their offers serious ?

And if they were serious, when are george and the mcCanns going to act on their on their offer ?

[Barmaid]

Well its a win win situation isn't it?

Lie detector tests are not reliable enough for english courts to rely upon them - that is why the evidence is inadmissible.

So if they "pass" the test they can proclaim "we are innocent", if they fail they can proclaim "test is flawed".

Still a pretty brave thing to do by someone who has nothing to hide - unless they are banking on the fact that no one will take them up on it.

(For the record, I think the McCanns are innocent but stupid and George has been acquitted in a Court of competent jurisdiction).

[terambulan]

Jill's fiance was a divorcee.........his ex wife hire a hit?

A woman scorned, etc

[olddutch]

Thanks Barmaid.

Yes,as you say its a pretty brave thing to do - if you actually do it.

Why havent the McCanns already done it after having offered.

I dont know if the McCanns are innocent or not - but if they and the tapas friends actually put themselves through an independent test and tested innocent I feel it would eliminate almost all remaining doubters and do their PR war a world of good. A full-ltime PR man might no longer be needed and the resources saved could be rechannelled into finding Maddie instead of spinning.

[stokemaveric]

if the keystone cops had done their jobs properly in the first place then the little girl might have been found sooner....

[scotgal]

No ter I was thinking more the Crimewatch link mebbe

[tufty7]

mm, lie detectors may be good for the "shock Horror my wife slept with your grandad and now who's the father typey shows" aka Jeremy kyle , but are flawed, I blush easily , does that mean if there is a smell in the room and someone say who did that and I blush does it mean i did it ?? not always ..... anyway there is no substitute for good policing , forensics and eye witness , coming together to the same conclusion , a return to old fashioned policing , preserving the scene, ensuring the lab does not contaminate anything at all? and gathering all evidence available without interferance from media etc etc etc surreptisiously convicting a person before the facts are known , there are many crimes unsolved in the world , the fact is someone knows/knew what happened to all the crimes unsolved its just a matter of waiting for there guard to drop ...... anyone for a game of cluedo???

[rov1200]

Maybe they can return to the original credible theory

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2001/jun/15/br oadcasting.jilldando