Talk Shows And Their Effects On The Audience
Their ratings are the highest of any shows on television. The “actors” are the most outrageous, entertaining, and controversial people one could imagine. And the writing....well, suffice it to say, were these shows scripted, someone would be up for a Pulitzer. Well, perhaps that is a bit of an exaggeration, but they are in fact one of the most interesting and debatable aspects of television. They are talk shows. Of all the unique facets capable of discussion, I have chosen to focus on two specific talk shows involving two specific lawsuits--The Jenny Jones show and its involvement with the Michigan v. Schmitz trial, and The Oprah Winfrey Show and its involvement with The Cattlemen v. ...
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his admirer to be a woman, not his gay neighbor. When Schmitz found Scott Amedure, a 32-year-old unemployed gay man, telling a television audience about a fantasy that involved Schmitz, some whipped cream, strawberries and champagne, he became embarrassed and, his lawyers said, enraged. Three days after the taping Schmitz received an anonymous, sexually suggestive note on his doorstep and assumed it came from Amedure. Schmitz purchased a 12-gauge shotgun, went to Amedure’s mobile home, and fired two shots at close range into Amedure’s chest. A few minutes later, Schmitz dialed 911 from a pay phone at a gas station near his sister’s house and said, “I just walked in the room and killed him.” Schmitz was charged with first-degree murder and committing a felony with a firearm. To convict him of first-degree murder, prosecutors must prove that the murder was premeditated. If convicted of this charge, Schmitz would face life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
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and manic depression.
In Jones’ December 11, 1995 deposition, she insisted that the show, which never aired, had no connection to the shooting. She contended that Schmitz was told that his admirer could be either male or female, though the defense claimed the show’s producers led Schmitz to believe his secret admirer was a woman.
On November 12, 1996, the jury opted against the most serious charge, first-degree murder, and found Jon Schmitz guilty of second-degree murder and illegal possession of a firearm in commission of a felony. On December 4, he received a 25 to 50 year sentence. Schmitz will serve at least 20 years before his is eligible for parole.
In addition to this verdict, ...
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