Former Portuguese detective Gonçalo Amaral wins appeal in damages trial.

[stephen25000]

NO ....It's you that is wrong John....thought I would have a look at my previous posts on this....looks like my prediction was absolutely correct


Amaral is basically bankrupt...both financially and morally. He has been humiliated totally by the court in his own country. He has a choice of handing all his money to the McCanns or appealing. The appeal won't cost him apenny because he has nothing. He can count on the financial support of a handful of misguided supporters and who knows...if an appeal is allowed he just may get a better result next time...and if he doesn't...he has lost nothing

Not anymore.

You need a rapid dose of reality.

The mccanns lost big time in the Portuguese appeal court.

[jassi]

Shouldn't that have been check? Maybe not.....

Money, Money, Money  (apologies to ABBA)   

[Mr Gray]

Did I say that, NO.

However , it would be poetic justice.

You really need some lessons in comprehension

yes you did

[Brietta]

Who does the duty to shut up about a case you were involved in apply to then?

I really don't know where these judges were coming from their attitude seems remarkably archaic with no understanding at all of the importance of publicising of a missing child.

My interpretation of the part of the decision I have read so far is that it reveals a total misconception about what it was the McCanns were doing when they made themselves available for interview with the press.

Apparently the efforts they made to publicise their missing child negated their rights and was looked upon as them expressing an opinion.

Which tit for tat in the eyes of the judges meant … they were pushing their theory of abduction, therefore Goncalo Amaral was entitled to write a book to promote his.

[stephen25000]

Money, Money, Money  (apologies to ABBA)   

You got it.

Plus of course REVENGE on Amaral.

That hasn't worked out.

[stephen25000]

Would big-time be an apt description of a major misapplication of Portuguese law?

May be ....

No, the mccanns lost.

Get over it.

[Mr Gray]

Not anymore.

You need a rapid dose of reality.

The mccanns lost big time in the Portuguese appeal court.

to correct the mistake posted by several posters that my prediction was wrong...it was not...I was spot on....

I predicted that amaral would appeal and that he may well be successful...I now predict that the McCanns will appeal and may well be successful

[stephen25000]

to correct the mistake posted by several posters that my prediction was wrong...it was not...I was spot on....

I predicted that amaral would appeal and that he may well be successful...I now predict that the McCanns will appeal and may well be successful

CITE.

[jassi]

to correct the mistake posted by several posters that my prediction was wrong...it was not...I was spot on....

I predicted that amaral would appeal and that he may well be successful...I now predict that the McCanns will appeal and may well be successful

Which also  means they may not.  Not much of a prediction, Mystic Davel

[carlymichelle]

Which also  means they may not.  Not much of a prediction, Mystic Davel

 

[Mr Gray]

Which also  means they may not.  Not much of a prediction, Mystic Davel

but those who claim my prediction was wrong...are themselves wrong

[jassi]

but those who claim my prediction was wrong...are themselves wrong

Not me, I just think you talk crystal balls

[Mr Gray]

CITE.

Amaral is basically bankrupt...both financially and morally. He has been humiliated totally by the court in his own country. He has a choice of handing all his money to the McCanns or appealing. The appeal won't cost him apenny because he has nothing. He can count on the financial support of a handful of misguided supporters and who knows...if an appeal is allowed he just may get a better result next time...and if he doesn't...he has lost nothing


its on about pg 4 of the other thread.....

[Mr Gray]

Not me, I just think you talk crystal balls

it's all probably totally over your head

[pegasus]

NO ....It's you that is wrong John....thought I would have a look at my previous posts on this....looks like my prediction was absolutely correct


Amaral is basically bankrupt...both financially and morally. He has been humiliated totally by the court in his own country. He has a choice of handing all his money to the McCanns or appealing. The appeal won't cost him apenny because he has nothing. He can count on the financial support of a handful of misguided supporters and who knows...if an appeal is allowed he just may get a better result next time...and if he doesn't...he has lost nothing

Here again we have the use of the remarkable old english unit of measure - the handful.
From the child's bed to the restaurant was only a "handful" of yards, and Mr Amaral has only a "handful" of supporters. What this unit lacks in scientific accuracy it more than makes up for in slipperyness and charisma. Perhaps we mathematicians could suggest it at the next CGPM as a welcome addition to to the boringly accurate SI system Davel?