Becoming a Cop, Polygraph questions

[BATeller]

Yeah i'm sorry if I ever gave that impression. I never have, nor never will have an intention of lying in any aspect to become an Officer. I think it's a bad way to start out as a cop, and only shows a bad chacter. My question wasn't geared towards lying, yet more explaining to the background investigators i'm not one of the bad people and it was mistakes in my past.

Brian

[Jaime]

So on the poly they just verify you are telling the truth by asking you the questions that you already answered in your packet and they don’t pry more as long as you are telling the truth?

[rdp]

It depends if it is an area of interest to them.

They look at your history, responses, and so on to decide what areas pop up in their lil' brain.

If you are indicating a truthful response, there is no reason to pry. Now if deception or a borderline response is generated, then it is time to talk. I had that on all of my poly's.............most were easily explained.

[rent-a-cop]

Just because someone had a little fun in college doesn't make them a bad apple.I believe they are more socially educated then people who spent 4 years with their faces in a book. JMHO.

[Stump]

Originally posted by rent-a-cop
Just because someone had a little fun in college doesn't make them a bad apple.I believe they are more socially educated then people who spent 4 years with their faces in a book. JMHO.

Quite honestly, rent-a-cop, this type of history bothers me. I would hope that the BI really checks into this, and it happened over 5 years ago.
FYI - you can't be a "Former alcoholic". If you are one, you will always be one.
It doesn't sound like to me that you have changed too much if you think that your type of college behavior should be acceptable. There are ways to have fun in college without smoking the "sweet chiba" as you call it, etc. You don't need to kill someone to know how a killer thinks; therefore you don't need to smoke pot to relate to drug dealers.

Brutal honesty time -- I would't think you have much of a chance. There are too many great potential cops who haven't exhibited this type of behavior in college. Just my honest opinion. But, good luck.

[Jaime]

Yeah you have to realize that doing what you did (smoking pot) could jeopardize your possibilities of being a cop, for me it’s something you can’t help but regret and realize how stupid it was and if you could you’d take it back by any means possible, if you don’t feel this strongly then you probably don’t regret what you did and should probably peruse a different career.

[BATeller]

I regret doing it, and would take it back. But it was a life lesson and makes me who I am today. I did it well under our states minimum allowed (of 20 times). Hopefully it wont cost me getting in though.


Brian

[Jaime]

Originally posted by BATeller
But it was a life lesson and makes me who I am today.
Brian

This line makes it seem like you don’t regret it.

[BATeller]

Jamie,
It's a shame you see it that way. You can regret something, but sitting down beating yourself for the past is definatly not a mature way to handle any situation. The better thing to do is be an adult, face your mistakes, and realize how you can be a better person.

Yes I regret it, and yes I realize the mistake. Because of this realization, I can say I learned from it, and became a better person.

[Jaime]

You think doing that made you a better person, if that’s the case you don’t regret it. You just make is seem like if you had it to do again you would still do it and if that’s the case then it isn’t a mistake you have grown from.

[BATeller]

Jamie,
Please re-read what I said before. I do regret the action of 'smoking pot'. I learned from how I handled the action and knowing I will not do it again, this is the life lesson (not the actual 'pot smoking').

[Jaime]

I read it you said that you regret it but it makes you who you are today, which indicates that you wouldn’t take it back so you are being somewhat contradictive.

[Jynkxxie]

I don't read that as contradictive (sp) at all.

We learn and grow from the experiences in our life. Not always from the things that we have not experienced.