How could you

I am pretty shocked by how many people are defending Kyle and Jackie O in this case.

The mum seems like an idiot, she really does. But that doesn't shift blame away from Kyle.

The girl was forced on the radio, she said at the beginning of the interview she didn't want to be there and that it was unfair. (being a minor her consent form is signed by her mum)
The girl was then strapped to a lie-detector and asked questions by her mum about her sex life. No matter what the girl says next this is an incredibly cruel thing to do to a 14 year old. After this interview everyone she knows will know if she has had sex and how often. There is nothing for her to gain in this interview.

Asking someone questions like this on a lie detector is dangerous. The lie detector means the guest can't censor themselves, so anything the guest has done or has had done to them will be forced out. It is incredibly irresponsible to not, at least, pre-record the segment to protect the family and the listeners.

Also, in case something like this happens radio goes out on a 7 second delay so you can 'dump' inappropriate things people have said. I don't understand why the sentence 'I was raped when I was 12' wasn't 'dumped' and the segment aborted.

Now Kyle and Jackie O are furious at the media for how this has been 'portrayed.' I am not sure it could of been portrayed any other way. I made my mind up by listening to their unedited audio. They are also upset that this has become such a major news story. Why are they suddenly concerned about attention on the 14 year old girls private life? Yesterday they were happy to probe into live on air.

Kyle has been doing this for a long time. He is not an amateur. This segment, even it had gone to plan, is unforgivable.

Some radio DJ's get ratings by exploiting people with genuine issues who clearly aren't that intelligent. Some get them by being funny and interesting.
I just wish more people listened to the latter.

Written by Josh Thomas.