Steve Wilkos Show on 9/23
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:06 am
I watched the Steve Wilkos show yesturday and while I am not a fan or anything, (Its just something to do and kill time between other things lol) There was a wife and husband on there from VA who lost their kids to CPS over a year ago with accusations of putting them in cages, beating them and starving them.
While much of what the woman said was true concerning CPS, the drama aspect and way she presented it, was ignorant and trashy.
Perhaps the Steve Wilkos show was the only 'media avenue' that would agree to let them on the air to talk about CPS, but come on, thats like going on Springer to hear a secret from a loved one and expecting no shock factor.
I guess what I am trying to say is there are good ways and bad ways to expose CPS and this was a BAD BAD way to do it.
Not only that, the parents were given a lie detector test to prove they were innocent. They passed the part about putting kids in cages, but failed trick open ended questions like "have you ever physically harmed your child in any way'. (For those that do believe in spanking as discipline this would make them fail the test).
Another question they failed was "have you ever witheld food from your kids". (Well hell, there are times that my kids arent allowed to come out of their room until they have finished cleaning it. If that means they arent able to done in a timely manner for lunch or dinner, I have witheld food from them).
I also want to point out these parents at the time of taping still did not have their kids back, so going on a national 'shock talk show' to get chewed up and spit out is not going to help out their case at all. Especially with the neurotic way the wife was acting.
While much of what the woman said was true concerning CPS, the drama aspect and way she presented it, was ignorant and trashy.
Perhaps the Steve Wilkos show was the only 'media avenue' that would agree to let them on the air to talk about CPS, but come on, thats like going on Springer to hear a secret from a loved one and expecting no shock factor.
I guess what I am trying to say is there are good ways and bad ways to expose CPS and this was a BAD BAD way to do it.
Not only that, the parents were given a lie detector test to prove they were innocent. They passed the part about putting kids in cages, but failed trick open ended questions like "have you ever physically harmed your child in any way'. (For those that do believe in spanking as discipline this would make them fail the test).
Another question they failed was "have you ever witheld food from your kids". (Well hell, there are times that my kids arent allowed to come out of their room until they have finished cleaning it. If that means they arent able to done in a timely manner for lunch or dinner, I have witheld food from them).
I also want to point out these parents at the time of taping still did not have their kids back, so going on a national 'shock talk show' to get chewed up and spit out is not going to help out their case at all. Especially with the neurotic way the wife was acting.