Who Thinks Jeremy Kyle Should Be Taken Off Air Because One Guy Failed A Lie Detector Test Because He's A Cheat And Lost His Fiancé Because Of It. Shouldn't Have Cheated Then. It Not Jeremy's Fault That This Guy Decided To Be Really Selfish A

[Nay37]

Who thinks Jeremy Kyle should be taken off air because one guy failed a lie detector test because he's a cheat and lost his fiancé because of it. Shouldn't have cheated then. IT not Jeremy's fault that this guy decided to be really selfish a

[Togo]

Don't watch the rubbish,......but, but. Is this ITV having their own panic attack after 2 suicides of previous participants of the equally odious Love Island? Is that waste of transmission time being binned?

[ToraToraTora]

bang on retro, this show is a baying mob while the school bully humiliates some poor sod.

[Nay37]

People seem to forget that Jeremy has help people find their long lost relatives and some special shows about kids that have various medical conditions giving them loads of gifts.

[Calicogirl]

Yes he has, and no-one is all bad, but the premise of The Jeremy Kyle show is to allow people to air their dirty laundry in public to the delight of a load of Gallows Knitters who cheer JK on as he humiliates them, it's the show we are talking about not Jeremy Kyle himself who can scarcely be blamed for continuing the show since it's such a source of income for him ~( although personally I'd rather eat my own knees than earn a living like that).

[ToraToraTora]

"People seem to forget that Jeremy has help people find their long lost relatives and some special shows about kids that have various medical conditions giving them loads of gifts. " - yeah, ever heard of Jim'll fix it?

[Kromovaracun]

//Jeremy has help people find their long lost relatives and some special shows about kids that have various medical conditions giving them loads of gifts.//

It's all in the service of his ego, though. It's not really about helping those people - it's just another (albeit less destructive) means of exploiting the vulnerable to big himself up. If the show consisted purely of Kyle being generous and kind I doubt it would have lasted very long.

It's been on air for 14 years though and something will unfortunately just replace it down the line (Kyle himself is just a more mean-spirited clone of Jerry Springer). I'm glad they took it off air, though.

[andy-hughes]

The danger with a lie detector test lies in whether or not the person believes that what he or saying is true, not whether it is in fact true or not.

As an example - if you find someone who believes that the earth is flat, and put them on a polygraph and ask them if they believe the earth is flat, they will say that it is, and pass the test.

That is because the individaul believes what they say to be the truth, but the answer can still be factually inaccurate.

That is why polygraph evidence is not admissable in a court of law - it is possible to lie to a lie detector.

[Peter Pedant]

// i.e got drug addicts clean and alcoholics dry//
nope long term results line the national results{
nil

[Peter Pedant]

// if someone believes that the earth is flat, ..... jabber jabber jabber that is they pass the test. //
sort of - edited

that is because it is a lie detector test not a stupidity detector test

[youngmafbog]

I can't this type of cheap programme and can't stand Kyle too. BUT, many people do. ITV runs on adverts which tie back to viewers, no viewers mans no ads means no show. In addition are any of these 'contestants/participants' forced on there or do they voluntarily go on there? If no one is forcing them then people need to accept their own responsibility.

So, IMHO, it is not my place to prevent such rubbish being put on the TV, nor is it my place to dictate who should take part. All I would say is that the TV Company should make every effort to ensure no unstable people are on it, but nothing is ever going to be fool proof.

[Spicerack]

Agreed, ymb. There's some rather patronising comments about the participants and viewers on here, imo.
I really have never watched it but it strikes me that some of the biggest critics on here must have watched quite a bit of it. ;)

[Rockrose]

No I don't think it should be take off air.
You know what is going to happen when you apply to go on there.

[dannyk13]

As Rockrose says anybody who volunteers to go on this show knows what they can expect.

[douglas9401]

When you make your crust dealing with the infirm and feeble-minded it has to go wrong at some point.

[1ozzy]

Sad thing is the infirm and feeble minded don't realise they are "amusement fodder"..

[ToraToraTora]

YMB 08:19, I take your point but the people used are mentally vulnerable and nbt really on the pace, this is akin to making circus animals perform for an audience. They need protecting from themselves.

[dannyk13]

TTT,//YMB 08:19, I take your point but the people used are mentally vulnerable//
How do you know this?

[1ozzy]

Danny, do you really think anyone with at least half a brain would agree to be on the show airing their grievances?

[dannyk13]

They maybe unwise, but to say that they have mental problems without any evidence is wildly speculative.