WASHINGTON -- The use of the polygraph is not nearly as valid as some say and can easily be beaten and should never be admitted into evidence in courts of law, say psychologists from two scientific communities who were surveyed on the validity of polygraphs. "The B.C. Civil Liberties Association believes that there is convincing evidence to suggest that the use of the lie detector is arbitrary, subjective, biased toward accusations of guilt and claims of very high validity are scientifically indefensible. Are you aware that truthful people can fail a lie detector / CVSA examination? As matter of fact, the American Medical Association has taken a stand against these machines and testified before Congress in support of the 1988 Employee Polygraph Protection Act . Polygraphy has not been shown to reliably distinguish between truth and deception in healthy individuals, there is no reason to expect that these "machines" are reliable when used on people with chronic medical conditions. This survey appears in the June issue of the American Psychological Association's (APA) Journal of Applied Psycholog Every year thousands upon thousands of people (especially police officers) are subjected to polygraphs . There are many reasons that a truthful person will fail. 3. THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND HIRING POLICE OFFICERS There are still several hundred thousands people every year tricked into taking a polygraph. POLYGRAPH, Pass Your polygraph!!!