Sceptics beliefs ?

[Brietta]

In a word, nope.

Here's the longer explanation, should you need it.

Suppose Madeleine had been taken to the eastern Algarve, dumped in a wheelie bin, and went into the single landfill along the coast?  Should that have been searched too?

Or however many landfill sites there might have been in the Alentejo?  Or those taking rubbish from Lisbon or Porto?  How about the landfill sites in Spain?  Or Morocco?  Or any of the other countries alleging a sighting?

In summary, nope.

Maybe even a metal recycling plant somewhere in Spain where a crushed fridge can nestle in beside a crushed Cipriano vehicle ... pity the diplomatic bag got clear of the country too.

[jassi]

You see, the possibilities are endless.

[jassi]

They might not want to think of such a possibility but if the PJ had presented them with the fact that it was a possibility and that a search should take place, I don't think they would have slagged them off.

There is also the possibility that was was taken out to sea and eaten by a shark or other sea creature.
How would you go about testing that possibility?

[Erngath]

There is also the possibility that was was taken out to sea and eaten by a shark or other sea creature.
How would you go about testing that possibility?

I've no idea.
Why don't you tell me?

[jassi]

I've no idea.
Why don't you tell me?

That's because it can't be done.
Neither can the police run around testing out every invented possibility just to satisfy a handful of airmchair detectives.
 

[ShiningInLuz]

Maybe even a metal recycling plant somewhere in Spain where a crushed fridge can nestle in beside a crushed Cipriano vehicle ... pity the diplomatic bag got clear of the country too.

I haven't researched metal recycling plants in Spain.  Have you?

What diplomatic bag?  Are you teasing?

[Erngath]

That's because it can't be done.
Neither can the police run around testing out every invented possibility just to satisfy a handful of airmchair detectives.

I'm not an armchair detective, never have been.
I leave that to others here.

[faithlilly]

Do you believe that the landfill nearest Liuz is where Madeleine's little body can be found?

I believe that is where it may have ended up.

[faithlilly]

Is it a sceptic belief that the police search under the coordinator Amaral was inadequate?

I don’t know if it’s a sceptic belief as I can’t talk for everyone who doesn’t believe the parents but for me Amaral and Rebelo certainly missed investigative opportunities .

[jassi]

I'm not an armchair detective, never have been.
I leave that to others here.

True, you seem more the armchair defence barrister

[Erngath]

I believe that is where it may have ended up.

You still believe her father put her in the rubbish bin?

[Erngath]

True, you seem more the armchair defence barrister

Thank you.

But only when I believe a client to be innocent

I couldn't defend anyone if I believed them to be guilty!

[Brietta]

Not necessarily.
Even to this day, there is no evidence to believe that she is festering away at the bottom of one of these.
Indeed the McCanns would be the first to refute any such suggestion.

I think it is a pretty usual police procedure in missing person investigations. Wonder why Amaral didn't bother? It helps in a process of elimination.  I think it might have been a useful device for Amaral to think about when not planning what his next press release implicating witnesses was going to consist of.

[G-Unit]

One persons, abuse is another's fair comment..

Most well-balanced, reasonably literate, non-paranoid people can distinguish the difference. 

[Mr Gray]

Most well-balanced, reasonably literate, non-paranoid people can distinguish the difference.

The McCann's were referred to as.. Shit Parents... on this forum.. I thought it was abusive... Sceptics here thought it was fair comment

So who's well balance... Literate.. Non paranoid