Yes, it's rife, global, ubiquitous and, therefore, inevitable. To make sense of it you need to come to terms with that fact and factor it in.
I personally don't need to do anything and I certainly don't need to factor corruption into my life.
I don't know The McCanns or The Ciprianos, I am simply passing concerned about Miscarriages of Justice. And at my age I don't have a lot else to do with parts of my days.
I have been involved with this case since June 2007 and have often been stunned by the Portuguese approach to Justice.
Portugal is a beautiful country. I was there on holiday during the Second Revolution and involved in a couple of hairy incidents which didn't actually faze me, but did faze some of my travelling companions. I am very much a You and Whose Army sort of person having been a Bus Conductress out of Ibrox in my youth. The drunken football fans were all lovely to me, incidentally.
The ECHR will ultimately have to sort this with some sort of decision. Meanwhile Madeleine stays in The News.