What is the evidence for burglary/murder ?

[ferryman]

JCBs, to reach depths only one man and his shovel trying to bury the body of a small child in a hurry could also reach ...

[Carana]

So you are saying that the planned digs are merely  'routine'  police work  ? 

But to what purpose  ? 

What would digging up PDL achieve, exactly,  if it were just a matter of routine police work  ?

The only thing it would establish is that Madeleine wasn't buried  there, there ...  or there

What's next then,  'routinely'  speaking   ?   Digging up a few other random spots ?  and when they yield  nothing,  digging  up a few more  ... and on and on  ? 

There  must  be some intelligence behind the planned digs ...  I just don't see how it can relate to a burglary that doesn't even appear to have happened

If the media had been saying that they were closing in on the T9, would you have an objection to digs? At least one person here who appears to think that this is the case seems quite ecstatic at these digs.

[Victoria]

JCBs, to reach depths only one man and his shovel trying to bury the body of a small child in a hurry could also reach ...

To be fair, a JCB could be employed to archive breadth as much as depth. If you've ever watched Time Team you would see how quickly they can open up a nice long but fairly shallow trench.

[Eleanor]

JCBs, to reach depths only one man and his shovel trying to bury the body of a small child in a hurry could also reach ...

Not sure about this, now you mention it.  But they could wish to dig deep enough under the site of a possible body to avoid breaking it up.

[icabodcrane]

Do you believe that small, girl children were assault in their beds?  Even in Praia da Luz?

If you don't, then nothing I say will make any difference.

Yes I do believe it,  and it's an awful thing  ...   but what has that got to do with the discussion we are having here about whether or not these planned digs are merely  'routine'  police work  ?

[icabodcrane]

JCBs, to reach depths only one man and his shovel trying to bury the body of a small child in a hurry could also reach ...

One of the planned digs is the area behind the church.  It has been made into a car park ,  so I suppose the heavy machinery will be needed to demolish it

Doesn't sound much like  'routine police work'  does it  ?

[icabodcrane]

If the media had been saying that they were closing in on the T9, would you have an objection to digs? At least one person here who appears to think that this is the case seems quite ecstatic at these digs.

I don't 'object'  to the digs  ...  I just don't see how they can have anything to do with the hypothesis that a burglar murdered Madeleiene 

[jassi]

One of the planned digs is the area behind the church.  It has been made into a car park ,  so I suppose the heavy machinery will be needed to demolish it

Doesn't sound much like  'routine police work'  does it  ?

Indeed not. Sounds more like specific targeting.

[Eleanor]

Yes I do believe it,  and it's an awful thing  ...   but what has that got to do with the discussion we are having here about whether or not these planned digs are merely  'routine'  police work  ?

If there is a possible incident of a sexual abuser loose in PdL or anywhere else on The Algarve then it becomes routine Police Work, and incidentally, always was.
It was also routine Police Work if The PJ suspected that The McCanns done it.
Can't you see this?

[Victoria]

Indeed not. Sounds more like specific targeting.

Sounds like the result of geographic profiling to me.

[jassi]

Sounds like the result of geographic profiling to me.

Does it matter?

[icabodcrane]

Sounds like the result of geographic profiling to me.

What does that mean  ?

Is it some kind of routine police work  ? 

[Victoria]

Does it matter?

Yes.

[Eleanor]

I don't 'object'  to the digs  ...  I just don't see how they can have anything to do with the hypothesis that a burglar murdered Madeleiene

It never had to be a Burglar.  It could have been a passing pervert who took the body away because he was worried about DNA from direct contact.
Everybody knows about DNA these days.

[pathfinder73]

Sounds like the result of geographic profiling to me.

No it's tracking Smithman.