Wandering Off Topic

[Brietta]

Though not supporting their actions, they would nonetheless have had my deepest sympathies, I certainly wouldn’t have taken to social media to delight in adding to their misery by slagging them off endlessly for years.

Happily, though the tragedy that did happen was horrendous enough to be going on with, the twins escaped unscathed.

Despite that, their lives can hardly have been 'normal' ones given the tremendous efforts that have been put into hounding the family et al using social media to do so.

[Eleanor]

Imagine there’d been a fire which started at the front of the apartment  near the children’s bedroom. Would the parents have seen it from their table at the tapas ? It is more than likely the children would have been beyond help by the time they could see the flames. How much support do you think the parents would have received then ? Imagine the scene.....the parents sitting quaffing wine and socialising while their babies burned. Horrific !

This didn't happen.

[kizzy]

This didn't happen.

No and we don't know the alleged abduction did -  neither imo

[Robittybob1]

No and we don't know the alleged abduction did -  neither imo

Will you concede it is one of the possible reasons Madeleine has disappeared?

[faithlilly]

Though not supporting their actions, they would nonetheless have had my deepest sympathies, I certainly wouldn’t have taken to social media to delight in adding to their misery by slagging them off endlessly for years.

Then you would have been one of the few. I can’t see a standing ovation for Gerry from the police after that or that Missing People would have touched Kate with the proverbial barge pole.

The point is fire was always a greater danger than abduction. Unfortunately they didn’t seem to care.

[Venturi Swirl]

Then you would have been one of the few. I can’t see a standing ovation for Gerry from the police after that or that Missing People would have touched Kate with the proverbial barge pole.

The point is fire was always a greater danger than abduction. Unfortunately they didn’t seem to care.

As there would have been no need for Gerry to be attending a police meeting, nor for Kate McCann to be an ambassador for Missing People in such a circumstance your point is moot.  I don't think I would be one of the few to think "how dreadful, they must be besides themselves with guilt and grief" - I do like to think there are more kind, understanding people in the world than unforgiving, judgemental harpies but perhaps not. 

[faithlilly]

As there would have been no need for Gerry to be attending a police meeting, nor for Kate McCann to be an ambassador for Missing People in such a circumstance your point is moot.  I don't think I would be one of the few to think "how dreadful, they must be besides themselves with guilt and grief" - I do like to think there are more kind, understanding people in the world than unforgiving, judgemental harpies but perhaps not.

Do you really believe the McCanns would not be vilified by every right minded person for leaving their babies to burn while they were socialising with their friends.

[G-Unit]

I've never been to Skegness, and it's been a while since I was in Blackpool, but this was the kind of thing I was thinking of, from a hotel in France
https://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g187266-d1687431-i23897607-Hotel_Etoile_d_Or-Megeve_Haute_Savoie_Auvergne_Rhone_Alpes.html

Was there such a notice at the Ocean Club reception (where the safe deposit boxes were)? Or, more to the point, can you prove there wasn't?

[Venturi Swirl]

Was there such a notice at the Ocean Club reception (where the safe deposit boxes were)? Or, more to the point, can you prove there wasn't?

Are you asking me to prove a negative?  Then you win. 

[Venturi Swirl]

Do you really believe the McCanns would not be vilified by every right minded person for leaving their babies to burn while they were socialising with their friends.

In this day and age they would probably be burned at the twitter stake, for sure.  I suppose you think that's  correct and only fair.  I don't.  That's probably the main difference between you and me..

[faithlilly]

In this day and age they would probably be burned at the twitter stake, for sure.  I suppose you think that's  correct and only fair.  I don't.  That's probably the main difference between you and me..

Please do not second guess what I believe. You certainly don’t know me well enough.

I think they would deserve to be punished to the greatest extent of the law.

[Venturi Swirl]

Please do not second guess what I believe. You certainly don’t know me well enough.

I think they would deserve to be punished to the greatest extent of the law.

You weren't talking about the law though were you?  You were talking about the public reaction and the vilification.  From your response it seems clear to me you would have no sympathy at all and would side with the vilifier ("every right minded person"), but do please correct me if I'm wrong.

[faithlilly]

You weren't talking about the law though were you?  You were talking about the public reaction and the vilification.  From your response it seems clear to me you would have no sympathy at all and would side with the vilifier ("every right minded person"), but do please correct me if I'm wrong.

My post was about how the vast majority of the U.K. would view the McCanns but yes, I would have no sympathy. My sympathy would be reserved for those poor children.

[Venturi Swirl]

My post was about how the vast majority of the U.K. would view the McCanns but yes, I would have no sympathy. My sympathy would be reserved for those poor children.

And I would obviously have sympathy for them first and foremost, but I do also often sympathise with people who make foolish life-changing mistakes or choices the consequences of which will haunt them for the rest of their lives.  Does that make me a bad person?  I don't know why you've even introduced this fire scenario because in terms of outcome for Madeleine it's really no different from the alleged abduction / woke and wandered scenario, so why would public perception be drastically different in any case?  Don't you believe "most right minded people" don't support the McCanns and have no sympathy for them anyway?

[G-Unit]

Are you asking me to prove a negative?  Then you win.

And you lose because you suggested that warning notices are a good idea but had no idea if the Ocean Club displayed such a notice.