Scaring young men on lying machines
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WITH controversial machines already measuring drivers' intake of alcohol, speed on the road and hours at the wheel, it is a relief to know that an allparty group of MPs has expressed strong reservations about the use by employers of the lie detector when interviewing candidates for employment or promotion. Anger, fear or embarrassment, can, they believe, cause a similar reaction in a polygraph to guilt, deceit or lying.
Anger is one of the emotions that Hitachi, the Japanese electrical company in Britain, fears when staff are called in by superiors to be told that they are no longer needed. Consequently, a body for disposal has to be
accompanied by a "minder," who would be "a friend or colleague" who has a auty, among other things, to ensure that company property is not removed and that the victim leaves the building promptly. With friends like that