Dr. Phil's show is out of control. Someone on his staff took it upon themselves to bail one of the teen girls accused in the recent videotaped, gang-style beating of another teen aged girl, out of a Florida jail. They posted bail for Mercedes Nichols, one of 8 teens accused in the vicious beating.According to Dr. Phil's spokeswoman: "We have helped guests and potential guests in the past when they need financial assistance to come on the show... In this case, certain staff members went beyond our guidelines (re: the bail being paid)."
Now that the bad light has shown on Phil's show again, they have decided to cancel the whole story, citing that posting the girl's bail was a "violation of the show's rules." Yeah, Phil. They just had a nasty incident with Phil gossiping about his "counseling" session with Britney Spears.
Oprah, come get your protege.
The teens, whose ages range from 14 to 18, face kidnapping and misdemeanor battery charges. Three also face a felony charge of witness tampering. The state attorney's office says all will be tried as adults. They videotaped the beating so they could get a lot of hits (views) on either YouTube or MySpace.
It's obvious that the girl getting beat up has no sense of self-defence. We had this discussion over dinner today. Parents: in this new age of cyber-bullying and teen violence, what do you teach your daughters about defending themselves?
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