10ofRods
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Exactly... The fact that people remain suspicious of others close to a victim is not something that's going to go away, polygraph or not. And those "people" include law enforcement. So, what's the point of taking one?
Neither of them would have suffered any legal consequences had they not taken one either. The Polygraph had nothing at all to do with the outcome. The reason they didn't suffer any legal consequences is because LE had no proof he/she murdered their daughter.
I guess you and I see the point of polygraphs very differently. I had no idea that people actually believe that a polygraph will remove suspicion from a person.
There's been lots of discussion already on the point of polygraphs, including on this thread, so I don't see any need to argue about it further.
I should have said that the Ramseys did have legal consequences (Grand Jury). The D.A. had their own reasons for ignoring the Jury's recommendation, I'm sure. They just didn't have legal charges in the death of their daughter.
I agree the polygraph had little influence on the outcome.