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We are, it seems, a nation who revel in misfortune. We have been accused of facilitating a compensation culture, supposedly exploiting any opportunity to make no win, no fee personal injury claims at the drop of a hat.
Now we can add accusations of an unhealthy interest in the misfortune of others to the list of our apparent cultural shortcomings. Have you ever slowed down on the motorway to try a get a glimpse of some blood and gore after a car crash? What's that about? It is certainly quite a morbid fascination.
Just take chat shows. Come on admit it, we have all sat in bed nursing a stinking cold and revelled in watching Jeremy Kyle or Tricia expose the traumas that some poor soul is going through. But is this getting out of control and could this soon be a thing of the past?
A judge has recently deemed The Jeremy Kyle Show as "a form of human bear-baiting which goes under the guise of entertainment" so perhaps someone is at last waking up to how damaging this kind of show can be. Not just in terms of provoking personal injury but also in terms of what it is doing to our souls.
The turnaround came following a court case concerning a Chesterfield man who assaulted his wife's lover by head butting him in front of a studio audience during filming of The Jeremy Kyle Show in May last year.
It is believed that the 45-year-old, who was ordered to pay a £300 fine and court costs, is the first person to be convicted of an assault on a British talk show. In response to the sentencing, Judge Berg was reported in the Manchester Evening News as saying, "I have had the misfortune, very recently, of watching The Jeremy Kyle Show.
"It seems to me that the purpose of this show is to effect a morbid and depressing display of dysfunctional people whose lives are in turmoil."
Adding that, "It should not surprise anyone that these people, some of whom have limited intellects, become aggressive with each other.
While a decision was made not to broadcast the incident, Judge Alan Berg also had a few critical words for the producers who he believed should have taken a stand in the docks, "This type of incident is exactly what the producers want. These self-righteous people should be in the dock with you. They pretend there is some kind of virtue in putting out a show like this."
He commented that the producers were partly to blame for the attack, which resulted in personal injury to one of their guests, by persistently contacting the cheated husband in order to persuade him to appear on the show.
Not only was the ITV chatshow branded as "trash" but it was also said that its only purpose was to "titillate bored members of the public with nothing better to do".
A spokesperson for ITV said, "We do not recognise the district judge's description of our programme, or his opinion of the viewing public and the people who choose to take part in our programme in an effort to resolve their problems."
ITV also commented that they don't condone violence and take safety very seriously. But is this enough?
Not only did a guest sustain personal injuries while on the show but staff are also at serious risk. Some opinion polls have suggested that someone should have stepped in during the attack on The Jeremy Kyle Show. But just consider the experiences of bouncers who we have seen intervening on shows such as Tricia and Jerry Springer; some have even suffered serious personal injuries when volatile guests have lashed out at them. The television producers would then have several personal injury solicitors contacting them on behalf of clients making work accident claims.
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