3/22 show discussion **SPOILERS**

[Debb70]

If the police would have come there when the fight was going on, than they could have arrested Jenelle to protect Brittany. However, since it is after the fact, Britney would need to press charges for anything to happen. I do not see why she does not. If everyone keeps giving this girl free passes, than she will never learn. That girl should not be around Jace at all, and if Barbara sees that tape and still allows her to, than she is nuts. Jace deserves to have all the protection he deserves. I think that the best thing for Jace would have been to be adopted like Carly. There are so many people out there ready to provide safe nurturing homes. Barbara needs to deal with Jenelle, and having Jace in that situaion at all is not a good thing. She is a step up from Jenelle obviously, but not that much better.

The District Attorney's office can actually file charges themself and the subpoena all the witnesses and the victim. They could charge her with assault, communicating a threat, and engaging in an affray (fight). They are just chosing to not get involved.

[Debb70]

Update to my last post. It seems that Jenelle has not escaped justice on assault charges. She WAS charged. Here's a link on TMZ:

"Teen Mom 2" Star Arrested Over Fight Video | TMZ.com

[MHcarrollton]

The other girl in the video that pushed Jenelle into Britney in the beginning, and got involved later should be charged with something as well. I am so sick of these kids acting like this. It is time that Jenelle sits in jail and rots for a long while. I hope that she loses all chance at Jace now that girl is a piece of work. I also hope any money she gets from MTV is used up with fees for court, and she loses everything. Sick of people having no account for stupidity.

[cleverfun3000]

Why does MTV film this between Jeanelle and her mother each week without stopping to say...you know we shouldn't film this..we need to remove the camera's from this residence and we will pay to put you two in parenting classes and serious therapy sepeartly and together so you can get your crap together...this is soooooooo dysfunctional for Jace

You are expecting
waaay too much from a music television station. They will basically film everything and only step in if someone's life is obviously at immediate risk; and that's only because failure to do so would make them criminally negligent in a court of law.

[ButterflyFaery]

You are expecting
waaay too much from a music television station. They will basically film everything and only step in if someone's life is obviously at immediate risk; and that's only because failure to do so would make them criminally negligent in a court of law.

but someone's life is at risk..Jace's is

[Tilden]

but someone's life is at risk..Jace's is

Unfortunately, such behavior is not new for MTV. I remember being appalled a number of years ago when on Real World: Hawaii, Ruthie got behind the wheel of a car while obviously inebriated. They followed her down the road in another care, but they did not stop her, and it was quite obvious before she even got into the car that she was well over the legal limit to drive. She could easily have killed herself or someone else--for that matter, in the first episode of that season, her roommates had to call an ambulance because she had alcohol poisoning. Eventually, her roommates had an intervention, and Ruthie, fortunately, has cleaned up her act since then, but it was very scary when she got into that car and started driving. If her roommates couldn't stop her, somebody from production really should have stepped in--or just called the cops, if they couldn't control her themselves.

[ButterflyFaery]

Unfortunately, such behavior is not new for MTV. I remember being appalled a number of years ago when on Real World: Hawaii, Ruthie got behind the wheel of a car while obviously inebriated. They followed her down the road in another care, but they did not stop her, and it was quite obvious before she even got into the car that she was well over the legal limit to drive. She could easily have killed herself or someone else--for that matter, in the first episode of that season, her roommates had to call an ambulance because she had alcohol poisoning. Eventually, her roommates had an intervention, and Ruthie, fortunately, has cleaned up her act since then, but it was very scary when she got into that car and started driving. If her roommates couldn't stop her, somebody from production really should have stepped in--or just called the cops, if they couldn't control her themselves.

well when they get sued for every dime they have from someone who has been hurt by what they let go on for the camera's and they don't intervene..one day someone who hasn't signed a contract with them is gonna get hurt and go after them

[princessleslie]

but someone's life is at risk..Jace's is

Jace's life isn't in the type of immediate danger that MTV would need to step in and help with. He isn't in physical danger; possibly mental danger when he is older, but he is not in any physical harm and he isn't being abused, therefore MTV is not responsible to help out.

[buttahfly]

jace's life is not in danger bc jenelle got into a fight.

but someone's life is at risk..Jace's is

[Debb70]

jace's life is not in danger bc jenelle got into a fight.

I think that Jace's life was put in danger the minute he was born. He is at great risk of being abused or neglected because his mother is an admitted drug user and partier who considers having fun with drugs and her friiends more important than taking care of her child.

When a parent has so little judgment that they think it okay to steal, lie, fight and break into houses, then they are demonstrating how dangerous they are for the child.

Fighting, even if Jace is not in the immediate area, is still dangerous for Jace because he grows up in the culture of violence. Lots of times adults go seeking to get revenge on rivals only to accidentally kill the child who just happend to be standing nearby. So yes, Jenelle's fight has many factors that constitute a danger to Jace.