OTHER MISSING KIDS 'SHORT CHANGED' Matthew Wright says

[Robittybob1]

So rob and dave, have you done a search ?

http://www.missingkids.co.uk/01-007561


http://www.missingkids.co.uk/03-000658


..and there are plenty more.

Why just the UK  ?

Madeleine disappeared in Portugal.

But isn't the search funded by the UK tax payer?  It is rather difficult to have an exact comparison to another case for there may not be another English child that has gone missing while in Portugal.

[Erngath]

Money has been spent, a lot of money, and nothing to show for it.

Now Erngath, what about all other missing children. Shouldn't they have resources spent on them.

What about their families ?

You answer my question first and then I will answer yours.

[stephen25000]

But isn't the search funded by the UK tax payer?  It is rather difficult to have an exact comparison to another case for there may not be another English child that has gone missing while in Portugal.

Funded by the tax payer, yes,  but authorized initially by Cameron.

[stephen25000]

You answer my question first and then I will answer yours.

All missing children should be investigated.

Haven't you worked that out for yourself already. I have made myself quite clear on that.

What remains unclear though, is why some people believe that disproportionate amounts of money should be given to one case above all others.

[Robittybob1]

It's not quite 10 years yet.

You and rob asked for cases, as you have before. You got them.

The people on that site, including children have not been found.

Madeleine is just one missing child among many. The resources allocated to her are disproportionate compared to any other case, and there is nothing to show for it either.

It was related to the effort put in by the family.  True, some other families may not have been that keen for the truth to be known so it fades out of the limelight.

[stephen25000]

It was related to the effort put in by the family.  True, some other families may not have been that keen for the truth to be known so it fades out of the limelight.

How do you know what effort was put in by other families.

What about the Needhams ?

They received B.A. until fairly recently, when public pressure resulted in resources being allocated.

[Erngath]

All missing children should be investigated.

Haven't you worked that out for yourself already. I have made myself quite clear on that.

What remains unclear though, is why some people believe that disproportionate amounts of money should be given to one case above all others.

I appreciate that you want all the cases of missing children to be investigated thoroughly as do I.
However as the amount of money spenton this investigation gives you cause for concern I well repeat my question to you.

Should the investigation by NSY never have been investigated and therefore no money spent.
Should the investigation ceased when half of the money had been spent.
Should it have been halted this year before the extra money was added.

[Robittybob1]

Funded by the tax payer, yes,  but authorized initially by Cameron.

It will be based on some political dispute between Portugal and England that is at the heart of it.  The countries are trading partners etc and in the end the few dollars spent on searching for Madeleine are in effect a way of bringing Portugal up to standard. 
Well you can hear that line of thought coming from Goncalo all the time, in fact it sounds like he is paranoid but it may be true.

[Robittybob1]

I appreciate that you want all the cases of missing children to be investigated thoroughly as do I.
However as the amount of money spenton this investigation gives you cause for concern I well repeat my question to you.

Should the investigation by NSY never have been investigated and therefore no money spent.
Should the investigation ceased when half of the money had been spent.
Should it have been halted this year before the extra money was added.

It will happen sure enough.

[stephen25000]

I appreciate that you want all the cases of missing children to be investigated thoroughly as do I.
However as the amount of money spenton thisinvestigation gives you causefor concernI well repeat my question to you.

Should the investigation by NSY never have been instigatedand therefore no money spent.
Should the investigation ceased when half of the money had been spent.
Should it have been halted this year before the extra money was added.

The case should be investigated as should others, and it has.

I have no objection to that.

Perhaps we should ask John on what criterion are used in determining the length of an investigation.

I have no problem with a case being shelved, pending further information, which could then be re-opened.However, as we know, police forces have ever diminishing resources, and what is clear at the moment, is that the case hasn't achieved it's objectives.

[Robittybob1]

How do you know what effort was put in by other families.

What about the Needhams ?

They received B.A. until fairly recently, when public pressure resulted in resources being allocated.

That was in Cyprus basically a war zone, how much could the British do without upsetting the Turks?

[Erngath]

The case should be investigated as should others, and it has.

I have no objection to that.

Perhaps we should ask John on what criterion are used in determining the length of an investigation.

I have no problem with a case being shelved, pending further information, which could then be re-opened.However, as we know, police forces have ever diminishing resources, and what is clear at the moment, is that the case hasn't achieved it's objectives.

So really you don't mind the amount spent but you want the same amount spent on other missing children.
The two cases you highlighted were of children who have been missing over forty years. I would hope these cases were reviewed from time to time. Do the police have to declare the amount spent on each missing person? I imagine the search and investigation for the missing RAF man must now be proving to be very costly.
We cannot know how much progress has been made in Madeleine's case until it is completed unless you are privy to all of the facts.

[stephen25000]

That was in Cyprus basically a war zone, how much could the British do without upsetting the Turks?

He disappeared on the Island of Kos.

Kos is not Cyprus Rob.

[stephen25000]

So really you don't mind the amount spent but you want the same amount spent on other missing children.
The two cases you highlighted were of children who have been missing over forty years. I would hope these cases were reviewed from time to time. do the police have to declare the amount spent on each missing person? I imagine the search and investigation for the missing RAF man must now be proving to be very costly.
We cannot know how much progress has been made in Madeleine's case until it is completed unless you are privy to all of the facts.

I didn't say that, did I.

By the way, if you had looked on the website I linked to, there are many more cases of missing children.

I suggest you have a look.

[Erngath]

I didn't say that, did I.

By the way, if you had looked on the website I linked to, there are many more cases of missing children.

I suggest you have a look.

TBH I really don't know what you are saying.
Obviously I did look at the website, otherwise I would not have read about the two cases I mentioned.