Dr. Phil Staff Bails Out Florida Girl Charged In Beating

[Jitway]

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 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."

 

The show's producers were in the process of booking guests for a program about the case, Corigliano wrote.

 

Only two of the teens remained jailed late Saturday night, Polk County Sheriff's Office spokesman Scott Wilder said.

 

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 are accused of participating in a violent beating of another teenager, which was videotaped and has now been viewed widely on national television and the Internet.

 

A judge on Friday set bails ranging from $30,000 to $37,000 for the teenagers.

 

 

 

Can you say OOPS! So heads gonna roll on this one. Tsst tsst Dr. Phil guess you don't keep the staff on a short enough leash.

 

 

Source HERE

[Lucandrake]

Are these the same teens that got cought beating 1 chick up on a cell cam?

[Chibi Kami]

That's them.

 

Why the hell would Dr. Phil's staff help them out? I know Oprah sure as hell wouldn't.

 

If he wanted to do a special on the case, they could have a telecomm unit set up.

[2eyez]

Dr.Phil wants to be R.Kelly

[OverlordMondo]

That's kinda funny. Dr. Phil, I mean, not the beating.

[Xtreme2damax]

So basically they get a "Get out of jail free card" for their vile act they committed.

 

I know I might be delving into dangerous waters here, but this screams sexism in a way. Had these been males that beat up another fellow male teen and video taped the act they would of been still sitting in jail locked up.

 

It seems that nowadays men are silenced and woman are the dominating sex as opposed to yesteryear. So when woman do something wrong it's basically a slap on the wrist and they are given the celebrity treatment compared to men who have committed the same crimes.

Edited April 16, 2008 by Xtreme2damax