Why Aren't the McCanns Giving Evidence at their Libel Trial ?

[stephen25000]

ie they were shown sympathy..it was not adversarial

It was Madeleine who deserved the sympathy.

it was parents who are directly responsible for what happened to her.

[Redblossom]

You make an excellent point there,  Red

Thank you its true, it seems Kate Mccann can change her face to suit like a chameleon at will to suit the occasion, i  find that disconcerting

papers may write she wept in court, but no one saw her doing any such thing....pfffft

She was laughing her head off a few weeks ago on itv happy as larry

Whatever

[Redblossom]

ie they were shown sympathy..it was not adversarial

Nail on head  anything adversarial they would be in meltdown in 2.4 seconds,,, and no.... Not because they lost their child and couldnt cope especially after nearly 7 years because IMO they have not told the truth...they always seem to be hiding behind something or someone and never spoken openly honestly, for themselves, THATS why people dontbelieve them..and they got so uppity when some interviewers did ask them awkward questions......and its NOTHING to do with amaral!!!!! And why after nearly seven yrs are they still paying a professional spokesman? Pfffft cant they speak for themselves?

[faithlilly]

You make an excellent point there,  Red

She does indeed Icabod.

[Mr Gray]

What's obvious davel?

That Kate wouldnt last 1 minute in the witness box before breaking down

[Mr Gray]

Nail on head  anything adversarial they would be in meltdown in 2.4 seconds,,, and no.... Not because they lost their child and couldnt cope especially after nearly 7 years because IMO they have not told the truth...they always seem to be hiding behind something or someone and never spoken openly honestly, for themselves, THATS why people dontbelieve them..and they got so uppity when some interviewers did ask them awkward questions......and its NOTHING to do with amaral!!!!! And why after nearly seven yrs are they still paying a professional spokesman? Pfffft cant they speak for themselves?

Do you know anyone well, who has lost a child

[Lyall]

That Kate wouldnt last 1 minute in the witness box before breaking down

Maybe, but there's no way we can know her state in private is there (she must be fit physically, running a marathon). Naturally like anyone else she would be stressed on the first morning arriving at court.

Personally I think she is badly advised to take this course, or irrational if advising herself. You can't stop people writing books. Especially now when they can just be published on the internet.

[Mr Gray]

Traumatised after 6 and a half years?
In their own wordas they have moved on and lead a normal life and are content and happy

They had no problem giving evidence in leveson, or the  parliamentary committee, or speaking at the eu, or speaking at lawyers conferences, or making documentaries, sitting on gmtv and sky and oprah sofas, giving endless *defiant* interviews and the rest, purleeese, dont play that defunct too weak to give evidence card, its lame as is bringing in mates family and others to speak for them when they havent a clue really what they were talking about and / or was so irrelvant

If you knew anything about losing a child you would know that six and a half years is nothing. if you have no sympathy for the McCannS do not trivialise the loss of a child

[faithlilly]

If you knew anything about losing a child you would know that six and a half years is nothing. if you have no sympathy for the McCannS do not trivialise the loss of a child

No one is trivialising the loss of a child, merely pointing out that Kate, and Gerry have spoken publicly many, many times about Madeleine's disappearance so why choose to stay silent now, when it really matters ?

[Mr Gray]

No one is trivialising the loss of a child, merely pointing out that Kate, and Gerry have spoken publicly many, many times about Madeleine's disappearance so why choose to stay silent now, when it really matters ?

She posted.......

Traumatised after 6 and a half years?

That trivialises the loss of a child...how does she know how long the trauma lasts

[faithlilly]

She posted.......

Traumatised after 6 and a half years?

That trivialises the loss of a child...how does she know how long the trauma lasts

Red was simply pointing out that in their own words the McCanns, after six years, by and large, are dealing with the trauma the loss of their daughter has brought.

Context is everything davel

[Mr Gray]

Red was simply pointing out that in their own words the McCanns, after six years, by and large, are dealing with the trauma the loss of their daughter has brought.

Context is everything davel

Traumatised? ..means what trauma... There is no way they will have overcome the trauma of the loss of Maddie

[AnneGuedes]

There's no witness box. The witness is sitting in front of the first row for the audience, facing the judge. On the right, in a perpendicular row, are 3 lawyers of the defence. On the left is the clerk and, on a perpendicular row, the lawyer of the accusation with her assistant and the lawyer of the 4th defendant.
People are calm and polite. Mrs Duarte might have heard critics about her performance in 2010, she behaves decently (of course up to now the witnesses were "hers"). When Mr McBride was giving evidence, he was welcomed by each of the defence lawyers as a colleague. The Guerra & Paz lawyer, a smiling young lady, has a sweet voice and takes care to make pauses for the interpret to translate.
The judge is obviously determined to do a fair job, this is a crucial point.

[icabodcrane]

Traumatised? ..means what trauma... There is no way they will have overcome the trauma of the loss of Maddie

I think the point is that whilst dealing with their undoubted trauma the McCanns have,  in the past,  managed to cope with many public speaking events

The question is posed,  therefore,  ...   what is different this time  ?   

[Redblossom]

I think the point is that whilst dealing with their undoubted trauma the McCanns have,  in the past,  managed to cope with many public speaking events

The question is posed,  therefore,  ...   what is different this time  ?   

Thank you icab and faithlilly for explaining what i meant

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