10 hours ago, jbsoonerfan said:

That would be hard to prove in a court of law. Can't imagine it happening over a fishing tournament. Lie detectors can't be used in a murder trial but I'm supposed to believe we are using them to put guys in jail over some fish and money?

 

BTW, I understand it has happened, but there has to be evidence, not just failing a polygraph.

Failing a polygraph is just the start.  It's a tool used in an investigation.  Doesn't mean the test results were used as evidence in a trial.  Keep in mind, you break fish and game laws, the burden on the prosecutor is much less than something like a murder trial.  Fish and game officers also have much more freedom to search and seize than  typical police officer.  Lastly, if proven guilty, many states have reciprocity laws.  Lose you right to fish in one state, you can lose it in many.  The point I see in the article is your disbelief that someone would go to jail over fish and money.  The link provided proves to you that it happens.  That is not an isolated case.

10 hours ago, jbsoonerfan said:

That would be hard to prove in a court of law. Can't imagine it happening over a fishing tournament. Lie detectors can't be used in a murder trial but I'm supposed to believe we are using them to put guys in jail over some fish and money?

 

BTW, I understand it has happened, but there has to be evidence, not just failing a polygraph.

Did you miss this? 

2 minutes ago, jbsoonerfan said:

Did you miss this: but there has to be evidence

Not in the case of being disqualified for prizes in a tournament. Polygraph is enough to have your catch thrown out at tournament directors discretion. Everyone signs onto that when they submit their entry.

1 minute ago, Team9nine said:

Not in the case of being disqualified for prizes in a tournament. Polygraph is enough to have your catch thrown out at tournament directors discretion. Everyone signs onto that when they submit their entry.

I know that, I said that in an earlier post. This post was made in reference to the post about jail time. 

No.  A polygraph is a smell test.  Fail, and questions will follow, evidence collected.  You're being too literal.  The whole point of this thread was how do they prove the anglers got no outside help.  A polygraph is one way to determine if a competitor broke a rule.  Fail, and that's a big smell.  You can get into all the minutia, if you want, but it doesn't serve the thread at all.  Like T9 said, competitors agree to the terms of the contest at the beginning.  If the terms include passing a polygraph, then that's that.

9 minutes ago, jbsoonerfan said:

Did you miss this? 

 

1 minute ago, J Francho said:

No.  A polygraph is a smell test.  Fail, and questions will follow, evidence collected.  You're being too literal.  The whole point of this thread was how do they prove the anglers got no outside help.  A polygraph is one way to determine if a competitor broke a rule.  Fail, and that's a big smell.  You can get into all the minutia, if you want, but it doesn't serve the thread at all.  Like T9 said, competitors agree to the terms of the contest at the beginning.  If the terms include passing a polygraph, then that's that.

 

I said that at the beginning of the thread. 

And we're done here.