Is there more circumstantial evidence against the mccanns than there is CB

[Wonderfulspam]

So would you let a stranger come into your house and look after your (hypothetical) kids while you were out?

I don't really much care what happens to my hypothetical children.

They've gone to live with their hypothetical mother on account of them being annoying brats & quite frankly I am glad to be rid of them.

[Vertigo Swirl]

I don't really much care what happens to my hypothetical children.

They've gone to live with their hypothetical mother on account of them being annoying brats & quite frankly I am glad to be rid of them.

Thanks for your non-answer.  It seems to me that as DBS checks mean nothing according to you, anyone hiring a babysitter at a holiday resort would basically be risking exposing their child to a paedophile and would therefore be committing an act of gross neglect. 

[G-Unit]

Because you are leaving your children alone in the care of one person... children are regularly abused by babysitters

Not by Mark Warner nannies I would hope.

[Eleanor]

It is horrifying how many Paedophiles get involved in Child Care.

[Robittybob1]

What is a DBS check?

"uCheck is recognised by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS – formerly the Criminal Record Bureau) as a top Responsible Organisation for Basic Checks and a Registered Umbrella Body for Standard and Enhanced Checks.

[Anthro]

I don't know how Mark Warner advertised their holidays. I imagine child friendly described their packages rather than specific destinations.

If you trust someone to keep your child safe all day when swimming and sailing why on earth would you hesitate to trust them in the evening when the child's safely sleeping?

The caretakers/nannies were working shifts. Whoever was on duty during the day, would not be doing night-shift. Madeleine’s parents took it upon themselves to care for their children and frequently checking on them. I would have done exactly the same, given the scenario.

[Anthro]

It is horrifying how many Paedophiles get involved in Child Care.

Yes, Eleanor. Jos Brech is another example. His trial is in process in the death of Nicky Verstappen 20 years ago.

[G-Unit]

The caretakers/nannies were working shifts. Whoever was on duty during the day, would not be doing night-shift. Madeleine’s parents took it upon themselves to care for their children and frequently checking on them. I would have done exactly the same, given the scenario.

You would have left three children under 5 years of age in an unlocked apartment, checking them every 30 minutes?

[Eleanor]

You would have left three children under 5 years of age in an unlocked apartment, checking them every 30 minutes?

Do we have to do this again?  I did it in the past and so did a lot of people.

[Vertigo Swirl]

You would have left three children under 5 years of age in an unlocked apartment, checking them every 30 minutes?

She just said so didn’t she?  Of course you have no right to judge her or to find her actions wanting, you said so yourself earlier.

[G-Unit]

Do we have to do this again?  I did it in the past and so did a lot of people.

When I was young (about 6 years old) I was out all day in the school holidays and no adult knew where I was because my Mother had to work so I had a key safety-pinned into my pocket to get into our house. That was then. Anyone doing that now would be in trouble imo.

[Eleanor]

When I was young (about 6 years old) I was out all day in the school holidays and no adult knew where I was because my Mother had to work so I had a key safety-pinned into my pocket to get into our house. That was then. Anyone doing that now would be in trouble imo.

Everything changed when Madeleine was abducted from her bed. We all became afraid and a lot of children lost their freedom to roam and the sense of adventure that went with that.

[faithlilly]

Everything changed when Madeleine was abducted from her bed. We all became afraid and a lot of children lost their freedom to roam and the sense of adventure that went with that.

Perhaps people who left their children sleeping and went out on the lash may have changed their behaviour but few other parents.

[Brietta]

Everything changed when Madeleine was abducted from her bed. We all became afraid and a lot of children lost their freedom to roam and the sense of adventure that went with that.

My children were never allowed the freedoms I was allowed and enjoyed as a child as a direct result of the moors murderers Hindley and Brady.

Going from swallows and amazons to lockdown and surveillance in one fell swoop.  Madeleine's disappearance was another landmark in reinforcing the destruction of freedoms for our children.

[faithlilly]

My children were never allowed the freedoms I was allowed and enjoyed as a child as a direct result of the moors murderers Hindley and Brady.

Going from swallows and amazons to lockdown and surveillance in one fell swoop.  Madeleine's disappearance was another landmark in reinforcing the destruction of freedoms for our children.

I don’t think that’s necessarily true. Few parents would ever have considered their children safe if left alone at night in an adult free house...and I’m sure few do now. I’m sure though that the Moors murders and the murders of Holly, Jessica and Sarah Payne did make parents more wary when letting their children out to play during the day, not not Madeleine’s disappearance.