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Disappeared and Abducted Children and Young Adults => Madeleine McCann (3) disappeared from her parent's holiday apartment at Ocean Club, Praia da Luz, Portugal on 3 May 2007. No trace of her has ever been found. => Topic started by: carlymichelle on April 02, 2017, 10:55:58 AM

Title: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: carlymichelle on April 02, 2017, 10:55:58 AM
it  really annoys me  all missing children   have their own  story and identity  i  dont think kids   found should be called the  american maddie  etc    all children deserve their own  name and shouldnt be linked to the mcanns   or maddie  imo
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: ferryman on April 02, 2017, 01:26:42 PM
it  really annoys me  all missing children   have their own  story and identity  i  dont think kids   found should be called the  american maddie  etc    all children deserve their own  name and shouldnt be linked to the mcanns   or maddie  imo

<Swoon>

For once, I am in complete agreement with carlymichelle .....
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: stephen25000 on April 02, 2017, 01:44:51 PM
it  really annoys me  all missing children   have their own  story and identity  i  dont think kids   found should be called the  american maddie  etc    all children deserve their own  name and shouldnt be linked to the mcanns   or maddie  imo

I second that Carly.
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: misty on April 02, 2017, 01:57:35 PM
Most missing children, American or other nationality, are not linked to Madeleine McCann. Isabel's case is linked  because of the circumstances surrounding her disappearance and the fact she was missing until her remains were recently located. I believe the UK media had never mentioned Isabel until this week and most people would have missed the report without the link to Madeleine.
Should you wish to view the history of the case, there is plenty on Websleuths.
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: John on April 03, 2017, 12:25:00 PM
it  really annoys me  all missing children   have their own  story and identity  i  dont think kids   found should be called the  american maddie  etc    all children deserve their own  name and shouldnt be linked to the mcanns   or maddie  imo

The media only raise such headlines for one reason and that it because 'Maddie' stories tend to sell newspapers.  It is cruel and disrespectful to the little girl whose remains have been identified.
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: misty on April 03, 2017, 12:54:57 PM
The media only raise such headlines for one reason and that it because 'Maddie' stories tend to sell newspapers.  It is cruel and disrespectful to the little girl whose remains have been identified.

Without Madeleine's case the papers wouldn't have even mentioned just another US missing child. UK papers have never covered Trenton Duckett, Deorr Kunz Jr or Gabriel Johnson.
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: G-Unit on April 03, 2017, 01:08:53 PM
It seems that those tasked with finding 'Madeleine' stories are struggling. The Supreme Court judgement and it's swift rejection of the complaint seem to have left the McCanns dumbstruck.

We have had stories about a choir, a 10th anniversary bidding war, some 'nasty' Portuguese 'experts', breach of Kate's publisher's copyright, and a nervous collapse by their Webmaster. Mark Williams-Thomas, Dave Edgar and the McCann's 'friend' have given their views but the McCanns, Amaral and OG have remained completely silent.

This story is a measure of how far down the barrel the scraping has got in my opinion. It is indeed disgraceful, but not surprising.
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: Alfie on April 03, 2017, 01:43:57 PM
It seems that those tasked with finding 'Madeleine' stories are struggling. The Supreme Court judgement and it's swift rejection of the complaint seem to have left the McCanns dumbstruck.

We have had stories about a choir, a 10th anniversary bidding war, some 'nasty' Portuguese 'experts', breach of Kate's publisher's copyright, and a nervous collapse by their Webmaster. Mark Williams-Thomas, Dave Edgar and the McCann's 'friend' have given their views but the McCanns, Amaral and OG have remained completely silent.

This story is a measure of how far down the barrel the scraping has got in my opinion. It is indeed disgraceful, but not surprising.
This whole thread rather smacks of faux outrage and getting upset on behalf of others as supporters are always being accused of.  In my humble opinion of course....
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: ferryman on April 03, 2017, 04:02:23 PM
This whole thread rather smacks of faux outrage and getting upset on behalf of others as supporters are always being accused of.  In my humble opinion of course....

I do agree that each, individual, missing child should have his, or her, own individual and unique identity. 
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: misty on April 03, 2017, 05:23:01 PM
I do agree that each, individual, missing child should have his, or her, own individual and unique identity.

Madeleine's name is not mentioned in any of the US media headlines - the country where it matters. Most of the headlines in the UK feature Isabel's name.
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: Alfie on April 03, 2017, 05:44:19 PM
One thing that is 100% guaranteed - if it turns out the parents dunnit in the American case people like G-Unit and Carlymichelle are very unlikely to be disgusted and appalled when parallels are drawn with the Madeleine McCann case. 
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: misty on April 03, 2017, 05:51:26 PM
One thing that is 100% guaranteed - if it turns out the parents dunnit in the American case people like G-Unit and Carlymichelle are very unlikely to be disgusted and appalled when parallels are drawn with the Madeleine McCann case.

Yes...I seem to recall the headline about Deorr Kunz parents' being declared suspects in his disappearance were brought to this forum on Madeleine's board, despite no previous discussion here ........http://miscarriageofjustice.co/index.php?topic=7045.0
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: Robittybob1 on April 03, 2017, 05:52:55 PM
Yes...I seem to recall the headline about Deorr Kunz parents' being declared suspects in his disappearance were brought to this forum on Madeleine's board, despite no previous discussion here ........http://miscarriageofjustice.co/index.php?topic=7045.0

It happens.
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: Alice Purjorick on April 06, 2017, 11:31:33 AM
One thing that is 100% guaranteed - if it turns out the parents dunnit in the American case people like G-Unit and Carlymichelle are very unlikely to be disgusted and appalled when parallels are drawn with the Madeleine McCann case.

Here's one parallel:
"Adding to the mystery of Isabel’s disappearance is the dearth of forensic clues that were left behind by her kidnapper, or kidnappers".

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3262250/private-detective-leading-the-hunt-for-americas-maddie-mccann-says-killer-who-snatched-her-was-already-known-to-her/
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: Robittybob1 on April 06, 2017, 11:52:43 AM
Here's one parallel:
"Adding to the mystery of Isabel’s disappearance is the dearth of forensic clues that were left behind by her kidnapper, or kidnappers".

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3262250/private-detective-leading-the-hunt-for-americas-maddie-mccann-says-killer-who-snatched-her-was-already-known-to-her/
Dearth - ???
dearth

noun
a scarcity or lack of something.
"there is a dearth of evidence"
synonyms:   lack, scarcity, scarceness, shortage, shortfall, want, deficiency, insufficiency, inadequacy, paucity, sparseness, meagreness, scantiness, rareness, infrequency, uncommonness, destitution, privation"
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: The Singularity on April 06, 2017, 12:11:00 PM
The media only raise such headlines for one reason and that it because 'Maddie' stories tend to sell newspapers.  It is cruel and disrespectful to the little girl whose remains have been identified.

Nail on the head there John, you are completely right. Madeline's name alone shifts copy in a time where the printed press is dwindling
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: Mr Gray on April 06, 2017, 12:32:03 PM
I dont think its as cruel as the abuse the McCanns get on here and other forums
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: G-Unit on April 06, 2017, 02:14:48 PM
I dont think its as cruel as the abuse the McCanns get on here and other forums

Discussing the details of a case which are available to all is perfectly legal, as is discussing questions arising. It isn't abuse. 
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: Mr Gray on April 06, 2017, 02:53:18 PM
Discussing the details of a case which are available to all is perfectly legal, as is discussing questions arising. It isn't abuse.

I'm not talking about discussing he case I'm talking about abuse. Calling them shit parents is abuse...saying they lied when there is no evidence is abuse
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: Eleanor on April 06, 2017, 03:21:46 PM
I'm not talking about discussing he case I'm talking about abuse. Calling them shit parents is abuse...saying they lied when there is no evidence is abuse

It is.
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: slartibartfast on April 06, 2017, 04:45:38 PM
I'm not talking about discussing he case I'm talking about abuse. Calling them shit parents is abuse...saying they lied when there is no evidence is abuse

But there is evidence of their status as parents.
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: Eleanor on April 06, 2017, 04:51:03 PM
But there is evidence of their status as parents.

The McCann children were never abused or abandoned.
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: Alfie on April 06, 2017, 07:12:24 PM
But there is evidence of their status as parents.
Insinuating day in and day out that the McCanns are hiding something, which is what happens on this forum, is certainly a form of abuse.  It's what you people do oh so politely because your forum master doensn't want to be accused of libel so you can only tiptoe around the issue but it's still plain as the nose on your face what is going on here.  When I said that IMO certain people on here lacked empathy I was accused of abusing them, so don't even try to suggest that the Mccanns are not regularly abused by members of this forum - it won't wash.
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: Mr Gray on April 06, 2017, 07:22:12 PM
But there is evidence of their status as parents.

so would it be acceptable on this forum for me to say amaral is a shit copper....I certainly think he is
and there is plenty of evidence to support that statement
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: jassi on April 06, 2017, 07:40:48 PM
so would it be acceptable on this forum for me to say amaral is a shit copper....I certainly think he is
and there is plenty of evidence to support that statement


Certainly doesn't bother me,
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: barrier on April 06, 2017, 07:46:57 PM
so would it be acceptable on this forum for me to say amaral is a shit copper....I certainly think he is
and there is plenty of evidence to support that statement

Ex.
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: slartibartfast on April 06, 2017, 08:49:41 PM
Ex.

Retired, subtle difference.
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: carlymichelle on April 06, 2017, 09:44:00 PM
the topic is is it cruel to use maddies name   to  talk about other missing/explolited children i  still think it is  they have their own names  and circumstances
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: Mr Gray on April 06, 2017, 09:46:50 PM
the topic is is it cruel to use maddies name   to  talk about other missing/explolited children i  still think it is  they have their own names  and circumstances
I dont think its cruel at all
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: Robittybob1 on April 06, 2017, 10:30:17 PM
I dont think its cruel at all
Let's ask Madeleine herself.
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: Alice Purjorick on April 06, 2017, 10:30:35 PM
so would it be acceptable on this forum for me to say amaral is a shit copper....I certainly think he is
and there is plenty of evidence to support that statement


As far as I am concerned, chief, you can say what you like it ain't no skin off my nose.
But then I would have thought the post offended your own high standards of precision and grammar.
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: Mr Gray on April 06, 2017, 10:36:34 PM


As far as I am concerned, chief, you can say what you like it ain't no skin off my nose.
But then I would have thought the post offended your own high standards of precision and grammar.

it isnt about what concerns you
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: Brietta on April 07, 2017, 08:51:39 AM
the topic is is it cruel to use maddies name   to  talk about other missing/explolited children i  still think it is  they have their own names  and circumstances

Who is up for criticism here? 

By implication the alleged 'cruelty' stems from ...
The alleged 'cruelty' stems from those who make the comparisons and certainly not the victims of the crime.

Wouldn't it be a good idea to revert to to a reasonable standard of discussion on the forum and desist from turning every thread into absolute criticism of individuals labouring under a burden which would bring most people to their knees.

We are members of a JUSTICE forum.  Which sometimes seems more intent on heaping more injustice on named individuals than is reasonably proper.

Individuals cannot control a news agenda; ask Shining about that. 
Did anyone stop to think about the cruelty visited upon Madeleine McCann's family by the comparison made with Isabel Celis whose remains have been found discarded somewhere in a desert?

It really is way beyond time that some individuals particularly those who are members of a forum dedicated to justice, examine their consciences prior to hitting their keyboards ... in my opinion.
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: Eleanor on April 07, 2017, 08:58:36 AM
Who is up for criticism here? 

By implication the alleged 'cruelty' stems from ...
  • Madeleine McCann
  • Madeleine McCann's parents
The alleged 'cruelty' stems from those who make the comparisons and certainly not the victims of the crime.

Wouldn't it be a good idea to revert to to a reasonable standard of discussion on the forum and desist from turning every thread into absolute criticism of individuals labouring under a burden which would bring most people to their knees.

We are members of a JUSTICE forum.  Which sometimes seems more intent on heaping more injustice on named individuals than is reasonably proper.

Individuals cannot control a news agenda; ask Shining about that. 
Did anyone stop to think about the cruelty visited upon Madeleine McCann's family by the comparison made with Isabel Celis whose remains have been found discarded somewhere in a desert?

It really is way beyond time that some individuals particularly those who are members of a forum dedicated to justice, examine their consciences prior to hitting their keyboards ... in my opinion.

I 100% agree.
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: slartibartfast on April 07, 2017, 09:04:19 AM
Who is up for criticism here? 

By implication the alleged 'cruelty' stems from ...
  • Madeleine McCann
  • Madeleine McCann's parents
The alleged 'cruelty' stems from those who make the comparisons and certainly not the victims of the crime.

Wouldn't it be a good idea to revert to to a reasonable standard of discussion on the forum and desist from turning every thread into absolute criticism of individuals labouring under a burden which would bring most people to their knees.

We are members of a JUSTICE forum.  Which sometimes seems more intent on heaping more injustice on named individuals than is reasonably proper.

Individuals cannot control a news agenda; ask Shining about that. 
Did anyone stop to think about the cruelty visited upon Madeleine McCann's family by the comparison made with Isabel Celis whose remains have been found discarded somewhere in a desert?

It really is way beyond time that some individuals particularly those who are members of a forum dedicated to justice, examine their consciences prior to hitting their keyboards ... in my opinion.

Only 2 people know if it is injustice.
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: Alfie on April 07, 2017, 09:39:27 AM
Only 2 people know if it is injustice.
So in the meantime keep calm and carry on kicking them cos there's always a chance they're guilty!
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: slartibartfast on April 07, 2017, 09:47:33 AM
This is all off topic so back to topic please.
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: Erngath on April 07, 2017, 10:26:27 AM
Who is up for criticism here? 

By implication the alleged 'cruelty' stems from ...
  • Madeleine McCann
  • Madeleine McCann's parents
The alleged 'cruelty' stems from those who make the comparisons and certainly not the victims of the crime.

Wouldn't it be a good idea to revert to to a reasonable standard of discussion on the forum and desist from turning every thread into absolute criticism of individuals labouring under a burden which would bring most people to their knees.

We are members of a JUSTICE forum.  Which sometimes seems more intent on heaping more injustice on named individuals than is reasonably proper.

Individuals cannot control a news agenda; ask Shining about that. 
Did anyone stop to think about the cruelty visited upon Madeleine McCann's family by the comparison made with Isabel Celis whose remains have been found discarded somewhere in a desert?

It really is way beyond time that some individuals particularly those who are members of a forum dedicated to justice, examine their consciences prior to hitting their keyboards ... in my opinion.

Well said.
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: ShiningInLuz on April 07, 2017, 11:14:02 AM
Who is up for criticism here? 

By implication the alleged 'cruelty' stems from ...
  • Madeleine McCann
  • Madeleine McCann's parents
The alleged 'cruelty' stems from those who make the comparisons and certainly not the victims of the crime.

Wouldn't it be a good idea to revert to to a reasonable standard of discussion on the forum and desist from turning every thread into absolute criticism of individuals labouring under a burden which would bring most people to their knees.

We are members of a JUSTICE forum.  Which sometimes seems more intent on heaping more injustice on named individuals than is reasonably proper.

Individuals cannot control a news agenda; ask Shining about that. 
Did anyone stop to think about the cruelty visited upon Madeleine McCann's family by the comparison made with Isabel Celis whose remains have been found discarded somewhere in a desert?

It really is way beyond time that some individuals particularly those who are members of a forum dedicated to justice, examine their consciences prior to hitting their keyboards ... in my opinion.
I don't think suppressing such discussion adds anything to the search for justice re Madeleine.  I have been monitoring the news and there is quite clearly an uptick in stories that are being related to the McCanns.  Last night and tonight Channel 5 aired/airs a two part documentary about Karen Matthews, The Mother's story, in which a number of experts opined.  India Lake, body language 'expert' analysed Matthews, then Dr Elizabeth Yardley and journalist Amanda Platell equated this to Kate McCann's body language.

I missed the programme and the link https://www.my5.tv/shannon-matthews-the-mothers-story/season-1/shannon-matthews-the-mothers-story does not work for me, presumably because I am not in the UK.

I am critical of the use of body language in general, given that research indicates it is hardly the best of tools.  It appears one of the linking items was Karen's use of a teddy bear, which she could not name because the child had never seen it.

The media appears to be using the 10th to crank out anything that can be related to Madeleine McCann.  The question is, will the current flurry of stories die off after 3 May 2017.   I can't remember a peak last year, and there was almost no-one on the ground.  That's what I would predict for the 11th, 12th, 13th etc.

This may be the storm before the calm, which would then be an opportunity for the McCanns to get the twins life as near normal as possible.
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: ShiningInLuz on April 07, 2017, 11:53:17 AM
As long as their are people slagging the McCanns off on the net the twins will be affected
As long as Madeleine is missing, the twins will be affected.

As long as they retain their names, the twins will be affected.

As long as the McCanns remain in the limelight, the twins will be affected.

Twitter and Facebook are options.  I get along fine without them.

Then it is up to the twins whether they start to think for themselves and do their own research, or whether their main source of information is what their parents choose to tell them.

And the above is why I chose 'as near normal as possible'.  Even if Madeleine turned up alive and well today, the twins would not get total normality back.

They have become celebrities in their own right, though that was not a choice of their own making. Ditto Madeleine.
Title: Re: do you think the media calling missing kids the american maddie is cruel
Post by: Eleanor on April 07, 2017, 03:42:05 PM

And Madeleine needs to be kept in the public eye.  A bit of a catch 22.