Madeleine McCann’s parents hit by ‘150 vile tweets a DAY from online trolls’

[stephen25000]

Certainly not in terms of numbers.

Of that Alfie I do not know.

I prefer to ignore those darker places where those people reside.

[Alfie]

There are many, many more sceptics than supporters ( you only have to look at the online 'neglect' petition to realise that) and if your research is obviously skewed to begin with it's a no brainier really.

What does that mean?  "If your research is obviously skewed"?  You do agree then that there are a lot more idiots on the sceptic side of the argument than on the supporter side...?

[slartibartfast]

Certainly not in terms of numbers.

How about percentages?

[faithlilly]

What does that mean?  "If your research is obviously skewed"?  You do agree then that there are a lot more idiots on the sceptic side of the argument than on the supporter side...?

Percentage wise I'd say not.

[Alfie]

How about percentages?

How about 90% of online ......... are of the sceptic persuasion (and that's a conservative estimate).

ETA why is the plural of nasty a forbidden word on this forum?

[Alfie]

Percentage wise I'd say not.

Eh???  How are you working that out, and based on what?

[Alice Purjorick]

Eh???  How are you working that out, and based on what?

Oh we all use the Angela Lansbury technique on here.

[faithlilly]

Eh???  How are you working that out, and based on what?

Based on the supporters it's been my misfortune to come into contact with.

[Alfie]

Based on the supporters it's been my misfortune to come into contact with.

So of all the internet chatter on the subject of the McCanns you would say there are more hateful supporters than there are hateful McCann sceptics? You cannot be serious?!   *&*%£

[G-Unit]

If 'tweeting' interested me I'd join twitter. 

[Mr Gray]

So does anyone here apart from the supporters have any sympathy for the McCanns re these tweets

[G-Unit]

So does anyone here apart from the supporters have any sympathy for the McCanns re these tweets

I assume that these tweets don't break the law because if they did we would have heard about the police taking action. As the McCanns don't use twitter I assume they don't see them. Just how are they hurting the McCanns then?

[jassi]

I assume that these tweets don't break the law because if they did we would have heard about the police taking action. As the McCanns don't use twitter I assume they don't see them. Just how are they hurting the McCanns then?

Supporters seem more than willing to take offence on behalf of the McCanns

[G-Unit]

Supporters seem more than willing to take offence on behalf of the McCanns

It all started more or less as soon as Madeleine went missing. The best form of defence is attack, they say;

May 5th 2007

To suggest in any possible way that Kate and Gerry are negligible pare... negligent pare... negligent parents,

http://www.gerrymccannsblogs.co.uk/Nigel/id250.htm

[Alfie]

I assume that these tweets don't break the law because if they did we would have heard about the police taking action. As the McCanns don't use twitter I assume they don't see them. Just how are they hurting the McCanns then?

If they are not intended to hurt the McCanns then just what is the point of all the vileness about them on twitter and other social media?