What is it? Persecution or Harassment

[Lyall]

Another insight into law from Judge Tugendhat about compiling facts.  Again taken from the Judgement with regards to Tony Bennett

Yes he was I think saying the booklet wouldn't have a chance in a libel trial, so I think he was actually doing TB a favour there by deterring him from continuing with his action.

[icabodcrane]

Another insight into law from Judge Tugendhat about compiling facts.  Again taken from the Judgement with regards to Tony Bennett

If this thread is a denouncement of this chap Bennett,  I don't really see the point

He is not here ...  and his activities are not defended by anyone on this forum

What are you hoping to achieve  ?   

[Rachel Granada]

If this thread is a denouncement of this chap Bennett,  I don't really see the point

He is not here ...  and his activities are not defended by anyone on this forum

What are you hoping to achieve  ?

Oh there will be some who defend Bennett, icabod.  They just don't have the nerve to post.

[icabodcrane]

Oh there will be some who defend Bennett, icabod.  They just don't have the nerve to post.

Is  that  the purpose of this thread then  ?  ...  goading forum members who are  'imagined'  to be supportive of Bennett's activities  ? 

oh well,  as long as it has been established that Bennett's  activities has nothing to do with forum members here who doubt and question the Mccann's version of events

[TTSOFAFM]

Apologies for saying the vast majority of anti-McCanns are Madeleine Foundation supporters.  However I am surprised at the number of members that post on Jill Havern's forum.  Especially with that forum clearly associated with the Foundation, even to the point of allowing members to raise funds for paying Mr Bennett's legal fees.  So there must be quite a few people who post on that forum as the visitor numbers are far greater than any other forum with regards to discussing Madeleine McCann.

Mind you it is surprising what you do find on your computer, here is Mr Bennett himself saying that CMMOMM is the best forum with the highest members. 

http://oi42.tinypic.com/wqzogi.jpg

Surely people who can't stand the Madeleine Foundation would register with a forum that actively promotes the foundation?  It seems some do.  Funny had the same writing style, is apparent on both here and on CMMOMM.

Again this thread is not about Bennett or Amaral it is about the incidents that the McCanns have had to endure during the last 6 years as well as having to live with the turmoil of their first born taken from them.

But nobody can deny the fact that the Madeleine Foundation was behind many of those acts.

Apologies, for the edit.  Something went wrong with the initial paragraph.  I have corrected now.

[Lyall]

Is  that  the purpose of this thread then  ?  ...  goading forum members who are  'imagined'  to be supportive of Bennett's activities  ? 

oh well,  as long as it has been established that Bennett's  activities has nothing to do with forum members here who doubt and question the Mccann's version of events

I think they miss him

[Rachel Granada]

Is  that  the purpose of this thread then  ?  ...  goading forum members who are  'imagined'  to be supportive of Bennett's activities  ? 

oh well,  as long as it has been established that Bennett's  activities has nothing to do with forum members here who doubt and question the Mccann's version of events

Don't be a silly-billy icabod!  ;-)

I was just making an observation.  And yes, I agree that many sceptics strongly disagreed with the foundation's stalking tactics.

[Lyall]

Apologies for saying the vast majority of anti-McCanns are Madeleine Foundation supporters.  However I am surprised at them numbers that post on Jill Havern's forum, that is clearly associated with the Foundation, even to the point of allowing members to raise funds for paying Mr Bennett's legal fees.

Mind you it is surprising what you do find on your computer, here is Mr Bennett himself saying that CMMOMM is the best forum with the highest members. 

http://oi42.tinypic.com/wqzogi.jpg

Surely people who can't stand the Madeleine Foundation would register with a forum that actively promotes the foundation?  It seems some do.  Funny had the same writing style, is apparent on both here and on CMMOMM.

Again this thread is not about Bennett or Amaral it is about the incidents that the McCanns have had to endure during the last 6 years as well as having to live with the turmoil of their first born taken from them.

But nobody can deny the fact that the Madeleine Foundation was behind many of those acts.

I registered on that forum, as at the time it was the only substantial one - the other one doesn't take new members.

It didn't mean I was a foundation supporter.

I'm sure it's the same for many others registered there.

[TTSOFAFM]

I registered on that forum, as at the time it was the only substantial one - the other one doesn't take new members.

It didn't mean I was a foundation supporter.

I'm sure it's the same for many others registered there.

So I take it you are banned.  Because it has become evident that if you don't agree with the Madeleine Foundation and Tony Bennett you are given the boot.

There again, if I disagreed with a view point I would speak out, not many do on that forum.  Perhaps they lurk and don't say a word out of fear of being banned.  Who knows.

But as I said this post is about the many injustices that the McCann family have had to endure.

[Lyall]

So I take it you are banned.  Because it has become evident that if you don't agree with the Madeleine Foundation and Tony Bennett you are given the boot.

There again, if I disagreed with a view point I would speak out, not many do on that forum.  Perhaps they lurk and don't say a word out of fear of being banned.  Who knows.

But as I said this post is about the many injustices that the McCann family have had to endure.

Nope, they never banned me. I just vanished overnight - nobody noticed

[Lyall]

But back to the topic. Are you really claiming that the activities of a few people in any way compares to the effect the press had in 2007 and early 2008? >@@(*&)

[Lyall]

Who really thinks GM was intimated by someone sitting behind him?

Who thinks GM is intimidated by anyone? Really?

[C.Edwards]

So I take it you are banned.  Because it has become evident that if you don't agree with the Madeleine Foundation and Tony Bennett you are given the boot.

There again, if I disagreed with a view point I would speak out, not many do on that forum.  Perhaps they lurk and don't say a word out of fear of being banned.  Who knows.

But as I said this post is about the many injustices that the McCann family have had to endure.

I was banned from there.  I was accused of being a closet Pro (among other things) and most of the trouble came because I was trying to (indirectly) talk Bennett out of making things worse for himself at the impending trial.

[icabodcrane]

Who really thinks GM was intimated by someone sitting behind him?

Who thinks GM is intimidated by anyone? Really?

I think that Portuguese journalist  (  Sandra  ?   )   made a pretty good fist of it

When she confronted Gerry with the dogs'  evidence she really did have him squirming


....   "ask the dogs Sandra"

[Lyall]

In the 2008 Emma Loach film Madeleine's parents mention the letters they get - the insults and the threats. They'll have received such letters no doubt every day after returning to the UK, from nutters nothing whatsover to do with online groups - everyone with a high profile does unfortunately.

You should tell the whole story TT. The infrequent activities of online groups is probably just a fraction of what they have had to deal with from genuinely disturbed attention seekers, and most of it is nothing at all to do with any of us.