Now This is How You Use a Fund for a Missing Child.

[AnneGuedes]

What a cheap shot.  Their reputations have been dragged through the mud.  Why should they have to put up with that?  And don't forget that they have added over a million to the fund themselves from libel payouts and book revenue.

Don't forget the million Mr Amaral might have got was from selling books in Portuguese. Portuguese people, curious to know what really happened in the first part of the investigation, bought this book. The book in foreign languages is far from having made a lot of money. 4 thousand copies in French (I don't know how many sold).
Don't forget you read Mr Amaral's book because someone generously translated it into English.
Don't forget that Mr Amaral didn't oppose to downloads of his book whereas Mrs McCann made sure hers wouldn't be.

[Carana]

And I find it distasteful the family of a missing child using the money donated to find her to salvage their personal reputation.

Is there anything tasteful about dragging a different family's tragedy into the arguments over the McCann case?

[faithlilly]

Is there anything tasteful about dragging a different family's tragedy into the arguments over the McCann case?

I am simply using the Morecombe case to illustrate how much good can be done when donated money is used appropriately. Nothing tasteless in that.

[AnneGuedes]

I am simply using the Morecombe case to illustrate how much good can be done when donated money is used appropriately. Nothing tasteless in that.

And you're right to do it, Faithlilly. One thing is losing a child - and nobody will deny there's nothing worst -, another is the use you make of the money gathered around and about this drama.

[puglove]

You are right Anne, looking for her is what the parents never did.
They looked for money, and still do today at this Lisbon Court, they looked for fame, they looked for recognition,...but they never raised their butts to look for HER.

Bless you poor little Madeleine.

"The family stands to gain £1 million in damages."

Reassuring to see that they haven't missed the chance to garner a bit more dosh.

[stephen25000]

"The family stands to gain £1 million in damages."

Reassuring to see that they haven't missed the chance to garner a bit more dosh.

It's all about money,

and, how much of the revenue from the book sales and serialization rights has been given to the SY investigation ?

I suggest the answer to that is well known.

[Angelo222]

"The family stands to gain £1 million in damages."

Reassuring to see that they haven't missed the chance to garner a bit more dosh.

Let's face it, searching for Madeleine comes a poor second. 

[stephen25000]

People are making their views on yahoo news as well.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/madeleine-mccann-kate-attend-libel-hearing-010321561.html#h5NFdQZ

[Angelo222]

Remember Mr. Edgar's view............................

'A little lawless village 10 miles from PDL'

A terrible xenophobic remark.

[stephen25000]

A terrible xenophobic remark.

Indeed it was Angelo.

Edgar us also a witness I believe. >@@(*&)

[Angelo222]

People are making their views on yahoo news as well.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/madeleine-mccann-kate-attend-libel-hearing-010321561.html#h5NFdQZ

Pretty damming comments about the money grabbing McCanns huh?

[stephen25000]

Pretty damming comments about the money grabbing McCanns huh?

Indeed they are.

However, their supporters will then claim it's just the 'trolls' again.

So predictable.

It doesn't occur to them that many people just don't believe them, or are sick of the case, etc.

[puglove]

Pretty damming comments about the money grabbing McCanns huh?

The McCanns left their children in danger, on more than one occasion, but expect and enjoy media coverage and universal sympathy.

The Philpotts went to prison.

I'm out for the rest of the day, so I'm afraid that I won't see any shouty, spittle-flecked responses to this.

[Benice]

Pretty damming comments about the money grabbing McCanns huh?

So putting hundreds of thousands of pounds into the Fund when they could have put it into their own private bank accounts, and raising over £50,000 to help find missing people makes them ''money grabbing'' does it?.   If there is a single scrap of logic in that claim I would really like someone to point out where it is.

[stephen25000]

So putting hundreds of thousands of pounds into the Fund when they could have put it into their own private bank accounts, and raising over £50,000 to help find missing people makes them ''money grabbing'' does it?.   If there is a single scrap of logic in that claim I would really like someone to point out where it is.

The MCCANNS PROMISED full and transparent accounts, which they have failed to do.

They also promised to use the money to find Madeleine and have failed to show they have done that.