I've watched the show a couple of times and I can honestly say that Steve does not impress me at all. How exactly does yelling at a person, getting in their face, and not give them a proper chance to respond help solve the problem? I certainly don't agree with what his guests have done can understand the idea of having to use "tough love" in order to get results, but why would someone go through this on national TV? What do they gain from this, if anything? It really does bring the validility of the show into question.
There is also the fact that he seems somewhat hypocritical at times.
Example: In one of the few episodes I watched, the "bad guy" had a prison record and basically gave up on getting a job though I don't know the specifics as it has been awhile since I saw it. Throughout the entire time I watched, all Steve did was yell at the guy and mocked him, making pig sounds and such. When the guy responded with the "Your mom" reply, Steve called him juvenile and basically threatened that his dad, also an ex-cop, would probably come over and kick his ass for insulting his wife. Now seriously, which of these two sounds more juvenile to you? A guy using the "Your mom" reply, which technically isn't an insult but a run-off sentence, or the guy saying that his dad will beat you up because you (very poorly) insulted his mom? There is also the fact that he often tries to goad his "victims" into hitting him, despite the fact that he's usually a lot bigger than them and constantly flaunts his ex-marine status. You'll notice that he never takes a shot at them though it's easy to see he wants to. My guess is that it's some type of liability thing so he doesn't get sued or something like that. There is also the question of talking to people already in jail. What's the point? How does that help them or change anything?
I'd also like to ask how in the world an ex-cop/ex-marine is qualified to handle problems like these? I know there are people specially trained to handle cases like these, consulers, therapists, so why in the world do people go to a guy who they know is pretty much just going to yell at them and isn't certified to handle these things on national TV? So he's an ex-cop, ex-marine, and supposedly a great father, big deal. How does that qualify him to deal with things like this exactly?
Bottom line: To me at least, Steve is just an overgrown bully, an at least partially hypocritical one, who is not certified to help people and should be taken off the air.
There is also the fact that he seems somewhat hypocritical at times.
Example: In one of the few episodes I watched, the "bad guy" had a prison record and basically gave up on getting a job though I don't know the specifics as it has been awhile since I saw it. Throughout the entire time I watched, all Steve did was yell at the guy and mocked him, making pig sounds and such. When the guy responded with the "Your mom" reply, Steve called him juvenile and basically threatened that his dad, also an ex-cop, would probably come over and kick his ass for insulting his wife. Now seriously, which of these two sounds more juvenile to you? A guy using the "Your mom" reply, which technically isn't an insult but a run-off sentence, or the guy saying that his dad will beat you up because you (very poorly) insulted his mom? There is also the fact that he often tries to goad his "victims" into hitting him, despite the fact that he's usually a lot bigger than them and constantly flaunts his ex-marine status. You'll notice that he never takes a shot at them though it's easy to see he wants to. My guess is that it's some type of liability thing so he doesn't get sued or something like that. There is also the question of talking to people already in jail. What's the point? How does that help them or change anything?
I'd also like to ask how in the world an ex-cop/ex-marine is qualified to handle problems like these? I know there are people specially trained to handle cases like these, consulers, therapists, so why in the world do people go to a guy who they know is pretty much just going to yell at them and isn't certified to handle these things on national TV? So he's an ex-cop, ex-marine, and supposedly a great father, big deal. How does that qualify him to deal with things like this exactly?
Bottom line: To me at least, Steve is just an overgrown bully, an at least partially hypocritical one, who is not certified to help people and should be taken off the air.