Did Brenda Leyland Have the Right to Due Process ?

[Venturi Swirl]

This is currently the top tweet on the #mccann tag, ie the most liked and retweeted presumably

@xxMichelleSxx English cemetery in Spain, a short drive from Portugal. The McCanns were seen 10 minutes away from it by a witness #McCann

[jassi]

Sounds as if supporters are not winning your propaganda war if this is a daily occurrence

[John]

I dint think anyone on here, wants people to commit suicide but I don't think being outed is what caused brendas suicide... The fact she killed herself on her estranged sons birthday points to other causes... As her other son confirmed.. There, were other factors at play with the outing only playing a small part

So it was all one big unfortunate coincidence then and Ben Leyland was misinformed when he stated his mother had been 'destroyed' by Sky's conduct?

[Venturi Swirl]

Sounds as if you supporters are not winning your propaganda war if this is a daily occurrence

LOL, the propaganda war was won on twitter years ago, by “your side”, a dedicated little army of obsessives with their hate and their fake news ans photoshopped pics.

[John]

No personal gibes please such as 'you supporters' or 'you sceptics'.

I previously warned that there would be consequences if the personal insults continued so I suggest that if anyone has made any since I last edited this thread, that they are removed pronto.

[Mr Gray]

So it was all one big unfortunate coincidence then and Ben Leyland was misinformed when he stated his mother had been 'destroyed' by Sky's conduct?

I think we need to look at his whole quote...rather than a snippet... What do you think hemeans by the final straw and why does he mention it. We know brenda had been treated by a psychiatrist... That indicates a more, severe condition than would be treated by a psychologist... We know she had attempted suicide before..we know she was estranged from her son and committed suicide on his birthday... I think it's clear that there us a lot more going on there  than be outed by sky... You and others can blame sky but it's just opinion... Without the full facts we don't know why she committed suicide... I don't put the blame at sky's door... Neither did the coroner

[Erngath]

The battle cry of the hardcore “sceptic”tweeter

“The #mccann s might of getting away with what they have done, but by god we wont let them forget, their kids grankids and future generations of theirs will know what they have done through social media WE WILL NEVER GIVE UP and nor will our kids”.

NEVER SURRENDER!!!
 

 

[Robittybob1]

 

"“The #mccann s might of getting away with what they have done, but by god we wont let them forget, their kids grankids and future generations of theirs will know what they have done through social media WE WILL NEVER GIVE UP and nor will our kids”."   Wouldn't  be out of place in the Old Testament.

[Alice Purjorick]

"“The #mccann s might of getting away with what they have done, but by god we wont let them forget, their kids grankids and future generations of theirs will know what they have done through social media WE WILL NEVER GIVE UP and nor will our kids”."   Wouldn't  be out of place in the Old Testament.

Or more likely The Beezer. "It's them thar Hillies and Billies a fightin' an' a feudin' again".

Or if you prefer real stuff the Campbells and MacDonalds.

[faithlilly]

That's how I read it . In the context of the dossier, only the police mattered.

That’s exactly how I meant it but I’m sure Vertigo Swirl knew that.

In the context of the dossier the only decision that mattered was that of the police. Anything else is vigil[ censored word]m.

[Robittybob1]

That’s exactly how I meant it but I’m sure Vertigo Swirl knew that.

In the context of the dossier the only decision that mattered was that of the police. Anything else is vigil[ censored word]m.

Is vigil[ censored word]m against the law?  I know it is frowned upon but is it legal if handled within bounds?

[Venturi Swirl]

It’s a warped view that considers taking your concerns about online abuse to the media as vigil[ censored word]m, IMO.   Presumably, therefore every time a member of the public goes to the press whether it be to shine a light on malpractice in a hospital, child grooming gangs, sexual harassment, abuse by members of the priesthood,  racism within the police force, MPs expenses, etc then that too is vigil[ censored word]m. 

[faithlilly]

It’s a warped view that considers taking your concerns about online abuse to the media as vigil[ censored word]m, IMO.   Presumably, therefore every time a member of the public goes to the press whether it be to shine a light on malpractice in a hospital, child grooming gangs, sexual harassment, abuse by members of the priesthood,  racism within the police force, MPs expenses, etc then that too is vigil[ censored word]m.

The press should be a last resort when all other channels of highlighting the issue have been exhausted. It should never be the first port of call.

But let’s be clear. This was never about justice. This was about ritual humiliation. Humiliation that would discourage further negative comment on the case. As Voltaire wrote in his novel Candide "In this country, it is wise to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others."

[Robittybob1]

It’s a warped view that considers taking your concerns about online abuse to the media as vigil[ censored word]m, IMO.   Presumably, therefore every time a member of the public goes to the press whether it be to shine a light on malpractice in a hospital, child grooming gangs, sexual harassment, abuse by members of the priesthood,  racism within the police force, MPs expenses, etc then that too is vigil[ censored word]m.

Certainly any form of protest against those issues could be considered vigil[ censored word]m, more so in certain societies.
In NZ we protest all manner of issues, in fact our own area has citizen patrols. The police even respond to drivers phoning in issues when reported (that I find a bit bizarre as how do they separate that out from a case of prejudice).
At least they have words with the "offenders".

[Robittybob1]

The press should be a last resort when all other channels of highlighting the issue have been exhausted. It should never be the first port of call.

But let’s be clear. This was never about justice. This was about ritual humiliation. Humiliation that would discourage further negative comment on the case. As Voltaire wrote in his novel Candide "In this country, it is wise to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others."

That might be your opinion as to the order things get handled in, but who is the real judge of that?  I read that the police determined there were no illegal tweets in the ones they looked at.  OK I find that surprising, but I too appreciate the problem they'd have if they started stepping down on abusive tweets.  The police are used to being taunted by the low lifes.  Maybe they were a bit too hardened to be the judge of what is acceptable to the public.