This show is important. It's not about refunds, shoddy merchandise, incompetent work, or puppy-stained rugs. This judge got in trouble in Florida for putting this show on TV. This show does a huge service for abused people. It
gives them courage in whatever state they live in to proceed and move forward and make their lives better. It forces abusers to confront the reasons as to why they behave like this. The enforced counseling could help bad people change. If someone is mentally ill, the mental issues are dealt with and cared for. If someone belongs in jail, then that's where they go. People sign a release because they will be televised. I did read something somewhere that people were pushed to sign and be televised. I would think that there are other protection courts there that aren't televised. Also, people could probably choose to have their faces blurred if they don't consent to be on camera. That is an assumption that I'm making as it does happen on other shows. Someone let me know if I am wrong about that. Anyway, this show is not just about violence in the home, it's also between neighbors, etc. I think that it does a good public service to viewers. People who live in fear and don't have the courage to get help because it has been beaten or terrorized out of them might see this show and get the shot in the arm to proceed and make positive life-changing and life-saving procedures.
