Article: JERRY SPRINGER'S VIOLENCE HAS A STANGE FASCINATION.(DAILY BREAK)

Byline: MONIQUE FOSTER, HIGH SCHOOL CORRESPONDENT

I NEVER REALLY thought I'd join the crowd. I always thought I had more self-control. Maybe it's peer pressure.

No, I'm not talking about drugs or sex.

I'm talking about Jerry Springer.

From 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. every weeknight (except Thursdays when I'm watching ``ER'') I'm watching Jerry Springer try to solve the world's problems through that wonderful medium: the talk show.

Now, Jerry's not the only person in the world to have a talk show, of course. There's Ricki Lake, Montel Williams, Sally Jesse Raphael and more, but these shows have strayed from what makes Jerry so ...

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