African courts need ‘lie detectors’ – Rawlings

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Nana Kofi 7 years ago

You need to go to jail

You need to go to jail
Nana 7 years ago

You rawlings and your wife should be investigated too. How did you get your 4 children abroad to be educated? How?

You rawlings and your wife should be investigated too. How did you get your 4 children abroad to be educated? How?
OBAA YAA 7 years ago

Please, give us a break so that we can mind our own business.

If the result of this device were permissible in the judiciary system you and your family would have been hook to this machine a long time ago.

First, I will ...
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Please, give us a break so that we can mind our own business.

If the result of this device were permissible in the judiciary system you and your family would have been hook to this machine a long time ago.

First, I will encourage you to submit yourself and answer one question. Who order the killing of the judges before you start castigating others?
SAINT GHFUO, MEDIOCRITY STINKS CUUHH! 7 years ago

its all psychlogy...2 drug dealers are arrested by police. they are sepearated during interrogation. soon, one drug dealer is seen by the other eating a large meal. his instincts tell him that this fella has spilled the beans ...
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its all psychlogy...2 drug dealers are arrested by police. they are sepearated during interrogation. soon, one drug dealer is seen by the other eating a large meal. his instincts tell him that this fella has spilled the beans. to cover his ass, he also decides to spill the beans. the police interrogators then verify each drug dealers statement and use the lie detectors to confirm their confessions. morale of tis: dont rely solely on lie detectors test it all fake and psychological..
HON SHAMO 7 years ago

WITH THAT JOHN FORD MAHAMA CAN NO MORE DRIBBLE GHANAIANS, "" MR PRESIDENT HAVE YOU EVER TOOK A BRIBE? ,,,, EEM. EEM,, EEM YOU MEAN AS A PRESIDENT OR AS JOHN MAHAMA?" HAHAHAHAHA WHAT A THIEF

WITH THAT JOHN FORD MAHAMA CAN NO MORE DRIBBLE GHANAIANS, "" MR PRESIDENT HAVE YOU EVER TOOK A BRIBE? ,,,, EEM. EEM,, EEM YOU MEAN AS A PRESIDENT OR AS JOHN MAHAMA?" HAHAHAHAHA WHAT A THIEF
NDC DESTROYERS PARTY 7 years ago

OFUI OHENE THE MONEY YOU STOLE WHICH YOU BASTARD AND YOUR WIFE JEZEBEL MUST BE RETURNED. TILL NOW NO NOBODY KNOWS THE WHEREABOUT OF OUR MONIES,WHY CAN'T YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP AND LET INNOCENT PEOPLE HAVE THEIR PEACE OF MIND

OFUI OHENE THE MONEY YOU STOLE WHICH YOU BASTARD AND YOUR WIFE JEZEBEL MUST BE RETURNED. TILL NOW NO NOBODY KNOWS THE WHEREABOUT OF OUR MONIES,WHY CAN'T YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP AND LET INNOCENT PEOPLE HAVE THEIR PEACE OF MIND
DR TRUTH 7 years ago

THE EC CHAIRWOMAN MUST BE SUBJECTED TO A LIE DETECTOR TEST REGARDING THE NHIS LIST AND HER RELATIONSHIP WITH MAHAMA

THE EC CHAIRWOMAN MUST BE SUBJECTED TO A LIE DETECTOR TEST REGARDING THE NHIS LIST AND HER RELATIONSHIP WITH MAHAMA
Crackadoddledooooo 7 years ago

It would be great if judges would be compelled to take the same lie detector tests during and after a case is ruled on for them to answer if they have been biased or bribed in the case. This would be the best detterent in jud ...
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It would be great if judges would be compelled to take the same lie detector tests during and after a case is ruled on for them to answer if they have been biased or bribed in the case. This would be the best detterent in judges getting compromised and a way for the public to trust them.
efo 7 years ago

Preach this to your NDC gurus, they are looting the country back and front, and you are aware of these happening and say nothing. Mr Rawlings you just beating about the bush.

Preach this to your NDC gurus, they are looting the country back and front, and you are aware of these happening and say nothing. Mr Rawlings you just beating about the bush.
KOFI ESSIEN 7 years ago

I WANT ALL OF US TO NOTE THAT THIS GENTLEMAN WAS A FORMER LEADER OF GHANA. EVERYBODY IS FREE TO COMMENT ON WHATEVER HE SAYS, BUT PLEASE LETS USE CIVILISED LANGUAGE. ALSO LETS GIVE RESPECT TO HIM AS A FORMER LEADER.

I WANT ALL OF US TO NOTE THAT THIS GENTLEMAN WAS A FORMER LEADER OF GHANA. EVERYBODY IS FREE TO COMMENT ON WHATEVER HE SAYS, BUT PLEASE LETS USE CIVILISED LANGUAGE. ALSO LETS GIVE RESPECT TO HIM AS A FORMER LEADER.
Josephine 7 years ago

Say that again my bro. How can you use such an abusive words on your ex-president.

Say that again my bro. How can you use such an abusive words on your ex-president.
Martin 7 years ago

In the US, lie detectors are not admissible in courts. The belief underpinning the use of the lie detector is that deceptive answers will produce physiological responses that can be differentiated from those associated with n ...
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In the US, lie detectors are not admissible in courts. The belief underpinning the use of the lie detector is that deceptive answers will produce physiological responses that can be differentiated from those associated with non-deceptive answers. Any person who is calm and under control can beat a lie detector test. That being the case, how will Rawlings' proposal work?
AFROO 7 years ago

KWAASIA...WHAT THE CRAP YOU TALKING ABOUT?

KWAASIA...WHAT THE CRAP YOU TALKING ABOUT?
SAY IT LOUD 7 years ago

Jerry it will help us to know that you funded your children's education abroad. Why do you not disclose who the supposed benefactors are. Liar

Jerry it will help us to know that you funded your children's education abroad. Why do you not disclose who the supposed benefactors are. Liar
The Future Force 7 years ago

Respectfully Sir, these machines are not perfect as innocent people who may want to explain themselves are sometimes classified as liars. A lie detector machine is not any sophisticated machine so from today, stop mentioning ...
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Respectfully Sir, these machines are not perfect as innocent people who may want to explain themselves are sometimes classified as liars. A lie detector machine is not any sophisticated machine so from today, stop mentioning it. You have mentioned it for many years now and I can honestly tell you, it is not one of the top notch technological inventions . With a simple yes and no answer with normal breathing will outwit a lie detector machine. Any mafia and born thief can easily outwit that machine. Good moral upbringing and honesty is what we need teachers to be teaching kids at school and that will solve the problem. If politicians after leaving power will be honest to give back what they stole from the nation, Ghana will be a paradise for us all. Good day SIR. I chest out for you!
NOBODY 7 years ago

wake up, Rawlings. It's an established fact that lie detectors are unreliable an therefore unacceptable for use in courts.

wake up, Rawlings. It's an established fact that lie detectors are unreliable an therefore unacceptable for use in courts.
CORNEY 7 years ago

The former president got it wrong,lie detectors are not admissible in court in even the countries that use them,they are not proof of evidence,not always accurate.
Innocent people can fail that test.

The former president got it wrong,lie detectors are not admissible in court in even the countries that use them,they are not proof of evidence,not always accurate.
Innocent people can fail that test.
BRO DAN- TRC 7 years ago

BLESSSED PEOPLE OF AFRICA, DIGNIFIED PEOPLE OF THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD, NOBLE PEOPLE OF GHANA; “BRING BACK” -WONNA MONEY- FOR THE IS “THE SIGN OF LION ON IT”!! THE CONCLUSION OF THE WHOLE MATTER. FOR HUMANITY THIS ON ...
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BLESSSED PEOPLE OF AFRICA, DIGNIFIED PEOPLE OF THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD, NOBLE PEOPLE OF GHANA; “BRING BACK” -WONNA MONEY- FOR THE IS “THE SIGN OF LION ON IT”!! THE CONCLUSION OF THE WHOLE MATTER. FOR HUMANITY THIS ONE THING IS CERTAIN THAT “NO APPOLOGY” SHOULD WILL ACCEPT FROM ANY BUT IMMEDISTE RETURN OF THE -TWO CHILDREN- OF THE AFRICAN AND TOTAL JUSTICE. FOR CRIMES HAVE BEING COMMITTED AGAINST -HUMANITY. AND –“JUSTICE FOR ALL”, YEA; “ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL” PERIOD!! “IT IS FINISHED” THEREFORE, “OCCUPY TILL I COME”. SELAH.
TOGETHER, WE CAN! WITH GOD; WE CAN!! GOD BLESS AFRICA TO –‘UNITE’- AND DEMAND -JUSTICE- REGARDING HER “HERITAGE” FOR -IF- “APOLOGY” IS WORTH IT, OTHERS WILL NOT CHOOSE THE (GENERAL REWARD) OF (MONEY, MASIONS AND CARS) THAT -AN INNOCENT AFRICAN- BE CRUCIFIED TO THE TROUBLING OF HUMANITY. NOW; LET MY PEOPLE THINK. GOD BLESS THIS LION AND LAMB; HIS EXCELLENCY JERRY -JOHN- RAWLINGS NEVER TO GIVE UP STANDING FOR -THE TRUTH- EVEN IN THE FACE OF DEATH!!! GOD BLESS THE GREAT NATION OF NIGERIA AND THE DIGNIFIED PEOPLE TO –‘UNITE’- AND BY COURAGE RE“POSSESS THEIR POSSESSION”!! GOD BLESS YOUR NATION AND THE DIGNIFIED PEOPLE TO ARISE TO JOIN HUMANITY AND THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD IN THE PEACEFUL FIGHT AGAINST THE -GLOBAL INJUSTICES. AND, GOD BLESS OUR HOMELAND GHANA.
NOTE
MUCH THANKS TO -GHANAWEB- AND TO -KINGDOM RADIO-.
THIS POSTING -DIRECTLY- HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THE ABOVE POSTING.
NO COMMENTS 7 years ago

Rawlings you should be the last person to preach this version. "DZI WO FIE ASEM" You planted corruption, nation wrecker, thieves as well as tribalist in ghana politics and these had brought AMA GHANA to where we are. Shame on ...
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Rawlings you should be the last person to preach this version. "DZI WO FIE ASEM" You planted corruption, nation wrecker, thieves as well as tribalist in ghana politics and these had brought AMA GHANA to where we are. Shame on you
Alangadwoa 7 years ago

Who checks the judges after their ruling. An African corrupt judge can easily manipulate the lie detector

Who checks the judges after their ruling. An African corrupt judge can easily manipulate the lie detector
PRINCEWILLY@YMAIL.COM 7 years ago

A father buys a lie detector robot that slaps people when they lie. He decides to test it out at dinner one night. The father asks his son what he did that afternoon. The son says, "I did some homework." The robot slaps the s ...
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A father buys a lie detector robot that slaps people when they lie. He decides to test it out at dinner one night. The father asks his son what he did that afternoon. The son says, "I did some homework." The robot slaps the son. The son says, "Ok, Ok, I was at a friend's house watching movies." Dad asks, "What movie did you watch?" Son says, "Toy Story." The robot slaps the son. Son says, "Ok, Ok, we were watching porn." Dad says, "What? At your age I didn't even know what porn was." The robot slaps the father. Mom laughs and says, "Well, he certainly is your son." The robot slaps the mother. Robot for sale..
Ojuku 7 years ago

How ignorant can Rawlings be!
The so-called lie-detector is not reliable at all. If it were not such unreliable there would be no need for investigations at least in the advanced countries. It is based on the flawed assumpti ...
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How ignorant can Rawlings be!
The so-called lie-detector is not reliable at all. If it were not such unreliable there would be no need for investigations at least in the advanced countries. It is based on the flawed assumption that if a person is telling a lie, he/she will be nervous or jittery and if he/she is telling the truth, he/she will be calm. We all know that several people can remain calm while telling a lie and several others too can be nervous or jittery while telling the truth.
Using the lie-detector to determine a lie, is like a trial by ordeal. For instance in days of old, when a woman was accused of being a witch, she would be cast into fire and depending on whether the fire burns her or not, her innocence or guilt was determined. The assumption was that only a witch can avoid being burnt by fire. Nothing can be more unscientific.
NOBODY 7 years ago

Lie detectors are nothing but mechanized voodoo machines.

Lie detectors are nothing but mechanized voodoo machines.
igp 7 years ago

Well said. Who needs lie detector test than John Mahama of the leading corrupt party in Ghana, ndc?. I will suggest we start with Mahama on the Ford gift and evasion of tax by using falsified name to invoice the van's clearan ...
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Well said. Who needs lie detector test than John Mahama of the leading corrupt party in Ghana, ndc?. I will suggest we start with Mahama on the Ford gift and evasion of tax by using falsified name to invoice the van's clearance. Lets set the ball rolling J J Glad we do not have to consult the African juju you so espoused some two years back. Eh Jerry asem beba dibe o..oh!!! And by the way lie detector tests are not admissible in law courts It serves as a widow to the soul of the suspect.
kweku Yonko 7 years ago

Lie detectors made in where? China, Ghana, or Nigeria, Africa Asem kese

Lie detectors made in where? China, Ghana, or Nigeria, Africa Asem kese
mawriz 7 years ago

That's bull shit. Lie detectors don't determine whether you are telling lies.

That's bull shit. Lie detectors don't determine whether you are telling lies.
HOWIE 7 years ago

Murdererer

Murdererer
spartacus 7 years ago

Jj u are mad. Lie detectors aren't 100% accurate. Some folks are nervous in a court room

Jj u are mad. Lie detectors aren't 100% accurate. Some folks are nervous in a court room
Plama Kote 7 years ago

He loves to make his Existence Known.

Just bored, he must be.

He loves to make his Existence Known.

Just bored, he must be.
KKD 7 years ago

He is an idiot. In the US, lis detector results are not admissible in court. Worry about the lies your ugly wife is telling.

He is an idiot. In the US, lis detector results are not admissible in court. Worry about the lies your ugly wife is telling.
Bobby 7 years ago

Lie detection does not work on Africans lol

Lie detection does not work on Africans lol
OKOROMANSA 7 years ago

RAWLINGS COULD ASK HIS DAUGHTER, ZANETOR, TO INVENT LIE DETECTORS FOR GHANA.

RAWLINGS COULD ASK HIS DAUGHTER, ZANETOR, TO INVENT LIE DETECTORS FOR GHANA.
KK 7 years ago

Even in advance countries the law courts don't use this. People always beat the system.

Even in advance countries the law courts don't use this. People always beat the system.
Maame 7 years ago

LOOK WHO IS TALKING?

LOOK WHO IS TALKING?

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