You seem to be suggesting that the police had to make a decision whether or not to 'believe' everything the McCanns told them ... based on nothing more than an unevidenced assessement of them ( the McCanns ) as being 'truthful witnesses'
I don't think it works like that
However credible a witness may be, if what they are saying is non credible then it would, naturally, be questionable to the police
The suggestion that the bedroom window was opened by an abductor after he had already entered the apartment by some other means ( and without intending to use it as an exit point ) IS questionable
Do you really think the police would accept such an implausible suggestion at face value, ? ... that they would simply set aside their doubts because they had already 'decided' that the McCanns were 'honest witnesses' and everything they say must, therefore, be truthful whether it makes sense or not ?
You, and others, might unquestioningly accept the McCanns' every utterance as gospel truth, but why on earth would you think the police would do the same ?
As I've said before many times. IMO The police would want to satisfy themselves that the McCanns were credible witnesses - before they did anything else. To do that they could speak to them at length themselves, speak to all the people who they had spent a lot of time with since 3rd May, i.e. the British Consul, the Trauma Counsellors, etc. etc and in particular the FLO's who were with them every day and are trained to observe as well as to liaise.
It's obvious to me that as a result of the above they believe the McCanns to be honest and credible people. If they had any doubts SY would not have so publically ruled them out of the investigations.
It's not a case of my believing the McCanns 'unquestioningly. One of the reasons is because it is clear that SY who, unlike the rest of us, have had the means at their disposal to establish their credibility, are satisfied that the McCanns are telling the truth about 3rd May.
As I have also said before many times. I believe the McCanns and their friends have always told the truth -but that does not mean that everything they have said is accurate because memories are not tape recorders - and different people can remember the same events quite differently. (As confirmed by the UK police officer who interviewed Jane Tanner).
