"Dr. Phil" show bonds out girl jailed for teen's beating

[trumad]

This is a pretty big story here in Central Florida about 8 teenage girls who held another girl hostage as they beat the crap out of her. Here's the youtube if you haven't seen it. http://youtube.com/watch?v=mkeawhiMqME&feature=related

The video doesn't show the part where they knocked the girl unconscious at the beginning of the beating. It's truly horrendous.

So get this: Doc Phil and his producers bail out one of the perpetrators and started to make arrangements for her to appear on his show. Word gets out and they change their mind about the appearance, but the girl is now bonded out because of Dr. Phil.

So I guess it's fair to say that Dr. Phil is morphing into Jerry Springer.

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Employees of the "Dr. Phil" television show posted bail for a central Florida teenager jailed for taking part in a videotaped beating of another teen, a spokeswoman for the show's host confirmed Saturday.

Staff members of the talk show helped Mercades Nichols -- one of eight teens facing charges in the case -- post bond this weekend, "Dr. Phil" McGraw's spokeswoman Terri Corigliano said in an e-mail.

"We have helped guests and potential guests in the past when they need financial assistance to come on the show -- assisting with clothing allowance, lost wages, accommodations, travel and necessities," Corigliano wrote. "In this case, certain staff members went beyond our guidelines (re the bail being paid).

"These staff members have been spoken to and our policies reiterated. In addition, we have decided not to go forward with the story as our guidelines have been compromised."
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/southwest/orl-bk-drphillakeland,0,5050304.story

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

1. I Loathe Dr. Phil. Biggest Fraud I've Ever Seen. And What A Stupid Thing To Do.

Glad to see it's receiving the reception it deserves.

[trumad]

2. Read the comment section in that piece

Almost 100 percent ripping his a new A-Hole.

[MercutioATC]

14. My favorite was when he went from "Love who you are" to "Dr. Phil's Diet Program."

I think he had one core tagline that actually was a good idea "So, how's that working for you?". It made people ask the question and think.

Beyond that, I haven't seen anything. He's a guy with one good idea who got Oprah to promote him.

[Flying Dream Blues]

40. And it's not like he thought of that line. It's pretty standard to ask that or

something like it in what's known as solution-focused or brief therapy.

[YDogg]

3. More coverage here

http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080413/APE/804130539

[Marr]

4. "Dr. Phil" will latch on to anything if he thinks it's going to be passing in front of TV cameras.

He's a shameless self-promoter, and a major fraud.

[Prefer]

5. Dr. Phil - Opportunist and Predator

what a charletan.

[Eurobabe]

6. Dr. Who?

LOSER.

[H2O Man]

7. Jerry Springer

has far more class than "Dr. Phil."

[hlthe2b]

8. These stories don't even mention the status of the victim...

How is she? Anyone know?

[Bonobo]

10. Bruises, concussion, eye-damage.

Those girls couldn't punch their way out of a wet paper bag. Victim was lucky.

[Turbineguy]

9. These types of American TV shows are shown

all over world. No wonder so many people hold the US in such low esteem.

[Echo In Light]

11. ...

[Quantess]

25. A picture says a thousand words.

I love it!

[varelse]

12. Damn

the "W" word is off limits - and therefore, all I can say is... I can't find words to describe this "Dr Phil" being.

[petronius]

33. It must be too early in the morning, because I can not figure out which

is the "W" word... wanker?

:shrug:

[Berry Cool]

13. Aw man. Say goodbye to the short career of Dr. Phil.

Too many people have seen this video to buy the idea that his show should have had ANYTHING to do with bonding out ANY of those girls.

Good Lord. The only real controversy about them is whether they should be tried as adults or not. Otherwise, that they are reprehensible creatures is a no-brainer, and anyone who had anything to do with getting one of them free on bond--especially for a reason as self-interested as getting her on the show--will be so comdemned by the show's own viewership that it's not even funny.

[Orrex]

22. Not short enough

Anyone who watches that show with open eyes should realize within about ten seconds that he's full of shit and has little to offer beyond soundbyte feel-goodisms and affected condemnation.

[lpbk2713]

15. Daytime tabloid TV.

This is just what I would expect.

[Dr.Phool]

16. There is only one Dr. Phool!

Don't be phooled by cheap impersonators!

[Orangepeel]

17. First the Brittany thing and now this? Dr. Phil needs some therapy himself

[nashville_brook]

20. does Dr. Phil EVER go after highly publicized male offenders/etc?

seems to me there's a pattern where he seeks out women for his televised tough love sessions. it's icky.

[Downtown Hound]

18. Dr. Phil needs to put himself through one of his own

therapy sessions, the kind with a lot of questions that he likes to ask. Ones like, "Do you have a hole in your head?" and, "What is wrong with you?" No, wait a minute, he probably does that to himself every day already. He just needs to crawl up in a hole and never subject the public to his idiotic face again.

[madokie]

23. where the hell did he come from anyway?

he pisses me off to no end, hell just seeing his name written somewhere gets my blood to boiling

[Quantess]

43. He made friends with Oprah.

Oprah gave him his TV career. Occasionally Oprah has endorsed some poor choices (but Rachel Ray is pretty good). Edit: but she endorsed Barack Obama, so that makes up for it.

[nashville_brook]

19. this could have been why the girls were laughing before the bond hearing reported yesterday...

the Orlando Sentinel's story focused on the girls' apparent non-repentance...that they were talking and laughing. i felt like the story was awfully prejudicial because there was no reporting on what they found mirthful. lots of people, especially immature people, respond with inappropriate laughter when cornered under stress.

but, what if they already had knowledge of the Dr. Phil offer to make a mockery of the bond system/hearing. that, to me, would explain their seemingly too-mirthful performance in front of the judge.

talk about interfering with justice. are we going to accept that Dr Phil's "brand" (TM) of justice should be implemented throughout the court system? televised punishment/counseling for profit.

"ow my balls."

[fascisthunter]

21. Hahahaha... Bad Move. Say Goodnight to Your Career

good... I can't stand frauds.

[aikoaiko]

24. Bad move indeed, but why all the hate for Dr. Phil?

I've only seen his show a few times, but he didn't think he was so bad.

[trumad]

27. Dime store phycologists...

That's why.

[devilgrrl]

48. Lucy from Peanuts is more qualified.

[Quantess]

30. Because he's an opportunist predator who CLAIMS to want to help people.

He has no ethics. I would be surprised to find any licensed mental health professional who supports Dr. Phil.

Disclaimer: I can't stand to watch his show, so I have also seen very little.

[Flying Dream Blues]

34. He's a hack...and the best example is when he went (uninvited as far as I know)

to visit Britney Spears in the hospital after her breakdown (she was removed from her house by police/ambulance) and then CAME ON TV AND TALKED ABOUT HER and her condition. Any mental health professional would know that this is a big no-no and is hugely unethical. If he actually has a license, it should have been revoked.

And on edit, I am a mental health professional.

[lpbk2713]

36. Is it possible to be certified and get a license via correspondence courses?

I semi-jest but people like "Doctor" Phil beg the question.

[Flying Dream Blues]

39. it's possible that there is an on-line/correspondence track to get the coursework

done, but you still have to go through the supervision process for several years before you are licensed for private practice. But it would be impossible under any discipline to not know you can't talk about clients EVER, and certainly not on TV...I mean, it's just the most basic thing you learn. Dr. Phil seemed to be clueless about this, which makes me suspect he has no credentials at all.

[hisownpetard]

26. Dr. Phil is a Publicity Predator and should be yanked off the air.

How much lower can he go? Now he's bailing people out of jail
so he can get first dibs on them, on the air?
Disgusting!

[debbierlus]

28. Omg. Both myself, and my sister got beat up horribly in middle school...

Though certainly not to the extent of what this poor girl went through....

Truly terrible. It is amazing the venom and anger that kids can hold, and the ways they can act out against each other.

[madfloridian]

29. Was just going to post it. Here is a video of their hearing.

http://www.theledger.com/article/20080412/NEWS/804120492/0/FRONTPAGE

And individual pictures of all of them.

I read that about Dr. Phil. Glad you posted it.

[Quantess]

31. One of them is STILL hungry for attention on myspace:

The name of the victim, as reported, is Victoria. I'm guessing that "Tori" is the victim's nickname. Then there's the song with vindictive lyrics, blaring loudly.
This girl isn't the least bit sorry for her actions.
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=368045515

[madfloridian]

32. That was part of their release on bail....to stay away from the internet.

They could go back to jail for that. Read my post above.

[PeaceNikki]

37. If we had a nickle for every misspelling on that page we could balance the budjet.

:D

Holy cripes!!

[iamthebandfanman]

41. screw the grammer

what about the blatent lack of any morality or sense of wrong doings that seems to be reinforced by some of the people who commented...

something is wrong with the kids today.

i never thought id say that either. lol.

[PeaceNikki]

42. That goes without saying, I think.

[iamthebandfanman]

38. why are kids so vacant ?

seriously

kids today are so into themselves and materialistic.

i know for a fact that the majority of kids didnt used to be like this. i graduated from high school only 8 years ago.


i hope all these arrogant idiots go to jail, for a long time.


even some of the kids who have commented are the most idiotic dumbshit kids ive ever seen.

'thats what she gets for talkin junk'

yeah, glad to know that... ill be sure to tell that to anybody u talk crap about too.
if these kids cant take the heat and hafta resort to this stuff, what r they gonna do later in life when someone says something they dont like?

every year i get older, the more likely i am to spank my kids when i have them... i swear.
cause if i raise someone so mentally vacant who is oblivious to people they hurt around them... i wanna be shot in my head.

[Downtown Hound]

46. I graduated from high school 14 years ago

And I can tell you that if the kids back then had had all of the same digital toys they do now, we would have seen shit like this back then as well. I saw kids get beat up, harassed, cut with knives, and shot at during those "best years of my life," sometimes for things as trivial as wearing the wrong color or looking at someone the wrong way. All we're seeing now is more light being shined on things that have been going on for years because now every other kid has a camera on their cell phone and the internet. In my day, simply beating someone up got you fame and praise all over school. But now, kids don't have to talk about it, they can show you and everyone else on the web. It's the natural extension of a culture that worships violence and celebrates fame and popularity, where victory in battle is seen as the overriding moral force. When we have a president who is cheered as a liberator and a strong, principled man for invading another country, then our kids are going to emulate that in one form or another.

Kids today are no different than they were ten or twenty years ago. In fact, murder rates were much higher when I went to school then they are now.

[iamthebandfanman]

49. guess i was lucky

i never really hadta deal with that stuff with fellow students.

only saw one or two fights at school ever...

heck, i was more likely to see horrible things at home than i was any where near a school building or with my friends. lol.

i just dont understand how young people could act the way they do about things.
i never had a 'parent' persay, my mom was a drug addict n slept all day n my dad 'worked' all day and then worked 'overtime'(which was code for having an affair). the only time they came together was to fight it out(fist wise).

i feel like i pretty much decided on my own about my morals.
maybe im wrong.

edit: or maybe i just had respect for other people.

[Guaranteed]

44. Well, why not stop giving it to them, genius? nt

[iamthebandfanman]

35. hes always been about money

no surpise there.


he could give to shits about any of his guests.

i cant stand to watch the guy, never could.

in my opinion he is and will always be a huge fraud and a disgrace to the mental health community.

[coriolis]

45. "Dr." Phil is "Dr." Laura with less hair.

:eyes:

[fortyfeetunder]

47. BAHAHA!!!

That was exactly the same thing I was thinking! Good call! :hi: