Alright, /adv/.
So, I'm mostly through the process of hiring as a 911 police dispatcher. The next (and one of the final) step in the process is undergoing an evaluation where I take a polygraph test. In this test, I'll be asked a huge number of questions, and one section of those questions is asking me if I've committed a bunch of different specific crimes. Thankfully, I can truthfully answer "No" to every single question, except for one that sits in a gray area.
"Viewing and/or possessing child pornography". How exactly do I explain away the fact that I've spent a considerable amount of time on 4chan, a website where neckbeards like to one-up each other by posting the most shocking things possible? I've seen people post child pornography (or at least what I think was child pornography) while scrolling through /b/. I've never sought it out. I've never possessed it. I've never pulled it up on my screen and intentionally viewed it. But I'd be lying if I said I've never in my entire life seen (what I think is) child pornography.
No matter what it is that I saw, I know what I THINK I've seen. And a polygraph is going to reflect that. Any advice on how I should proceed? Should I REALLY document, on paper, that I've "viewed or possessed child pornography", or should I explain myself when the polygraph picks up a "lie"?
Also, I'll add that I have an opportunity to answer these questions on paper before I have to answer them verbally while taking the polygraph. The paperwork specifically asks for an explanation of any of the instances in which I had to answer "yes", so I would definitely have a legitimate chance to explain myself.
>>17859273
>>17859282
You best be kidding
Its not like they track your IP back or take your PC and search for eventually bypassed pics
You just say NO
>>17859273
"I have occasionally seen sites where guys post pictures of their girlfriends, and I can't swear that some of these might not have been under 18. I have not sought out underage pictures and I have certainly never seen any of actual children."
>>17859386
>Its not like they track your IP back or take your PC and search for eventually bypassed pics
>You just say NO
You don't understand -- I'm not in any way worried that I'll get into trouble over it, because I know I have never sought out or possessed child pornography. The police can scan my hard drives all they like and they'll never find a reason to think that I have. What I AM worried about is that the polygraph might say I'm lying if I say that I've never viewed it. Because that's something I can say I'm sure about.
The only "proof" they need of my supposed "guilt" is that the polygraph could say that I didn't answer the question truthfully.
>>17859398
Thanks for the input. Would you suggest saying that from the get-go on paper before the polygraph even takes place? Or is this what you would say if they question you after you answer "no" during the polygraph screening?
>>17859398
fuck no you don't say anything like that
op just say you "used to" spend time browsing & posting at 4chan
that's it
no need to mention specifics
every normal healthly adult male on the internet looks at or has looked at porn
>>17859500
>op just say you "used to" spend time browsing & posting at 4chan
But I can't lie. If I do, I'm risking blowing the whole thing and destroying my chances of getting this job, which, at this point, is basically definitely mine. I don't have any problem telling them that I frequent 4chan.
>>17859500
>no need to mention specifics
If the person conducting the polygraph thinks there's evidence that I'm being deceptive, they WILL delve much deeper and ask very specific questions. Even if I answer them truthfully, it looks bad to struggle with a question the first time around.
>>17859500
>every normal healthly adult male on the internet looks at or has looked at porn
Maybe you should reread the OP. I'm perfectly fine with telling them that I've looked at porn. But what we're talking about is CHILD porn.
OP, polygraph tests really aren't that accurate. Just don't think about it too much and say no, you're freaking out over nothing here
>>17859273
Polygraph tests are fucking stupid. Just believe you haven't viewed it and you're fine. IF it does miraculously show up just say you spend a lot of time on the internet and sometimes you see things you don't want to see, if you want this job don't even mention 4chan. But don't think or stress about it and it most likely won't show up.
>>17859445
The thing about polygraph tests is that they basically measure stress responses in your body. So if you're stressing out THIS much over this particular question, you are almost guaranteed to fail.
You have not willingly viewed it. So no. They're not asking about never seen, they're asking about willful viewing.
God damn op don't be a sperg
Answer no. If they raise an eyebrow then proceed to develop the whole 4chin thing and precise you acted so in the hope of not blowing everything up.