Jerry Springer encourages debate

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | TV and Radio | Group to act over Springer opera

Christian Voice say they intend to sue the Beeb for broadcasting a live recording of Jerry Springer the Opera.
WHY?
At what point does a TV station become liable for that? Certainly the content of the show is offensive to some people. I won't dispute that. Oddly enough, many things are offensive to some people. But the BBC are just portraying something that has been running for a few years in one form or another. Why is it suddenly a big thing? What is it about putting the show on the TV that has caused such a fracas? Especially when the TV show itself has been running for over a decade.

For pity's sake, over 150,000 people are dead in South Asia because of a tsunami, millions of people across Africa are starving, Iraqi citizens of all creeds are experiencing one of the most troubled times of their history, and a few Brits are burning their TV license because they don't seem to understand the concept of satire. I fail to see how Jerry is any worse than, say The Producers.

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