I think there is a very fine line between being safe with filming and knowing when to stop. With the A&E show, "Intervention," I think the producer has been skimming right on that line numerous times. The New York Times article, "When Reality TV Gets Too Real," goes into detail about this show and how the producer, Mr. Mettler, has gone off camera multiple times to stop the person being filmed from doing something stupid. One lady named Pam was chugging out of a Vodka bottle and about to get in her car to drive. Mettler tried to convince her that they could drive her wherever she wanted to get to, but she assured him that she was fine to drive. What would happen to Mettler and his show if she got in an accident on the way to her destination and killed an innocent driver? He would clearly get sued, but the NYT is telling us that it is hard to catch him in anything because he is merely observing her life and filming it. He is not required by the law to stop her. I think his morals should kick in and not let her drive.
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