Summers & Swan - A new book - Looking For Madeleine

[Carana]

Okay... how about this: They wrote the book to make money off the back of a missing child. They are not involved with the investigation or related to the Tapas ( so I believe)  they have no new information so.. go figure..

Band wagon springs to mind...

... they are carpet baggers, selling 'dodgy goods' in my opinion.

In what way?

[Miss Taken Identity]

In what way?

They love money what other way is there for them? they are not related to this case as far as I am aware, they have not been affected by it.

[Alfred R Jones]

They love money what other way is there for them? they are not related to this case as far as I am aware, they have not been affected by it.

Basically what you seem to be saying is that all authors are motivated by money. 

[stephen25000]

Basically what you seem to be saying is that all authors are motivated by money.

So as a typical mccann supporter, you criticize Amaral, but are quite OK with S and S, who wrote a book.

However, of course they toe the mccann line. %£&)**# %£&)**# %£&)**#

[Miss Taken Identity]

Basically what you seem to be saying is that all authors are motivated by money.

Not all authors so stop trying to put words/other meanings into my posts!

Some autobiorgraphies are educational, and the authors do get paid, but that is not what motivates them.

[Angelo222]

Basically what you seem to be saying is that all authors are motivated by money.

Aren't they?   Money and vanity??  Why not give their books away online if money isn't a contributing factor?

[Alfred R Jones]

Not all authors so stop trying to put words/other meanings into my posts!

Some autobiorgraphies are educational, and the authors do get paid, but that is not what motivates them.

So how do you know that S & S are motivated purely by money - did you ask them?  did they tell you?

[Alfred R Jones]

Aren't they?   Money and vanity??  Why not give their books away online if money isn't a contributing factor?

Are policemen motivated by money?  If not why not give their time for free, policing the streets and preventing crime?  Or nurses?  Is their motivation simply money?  Or journalists, photographers, artists, gardeners, librarians, etc etc etc. 

[faithlilly]

Are policemen motivated by money?  If not why not give their time for free, policing the streets and preventing crime?  Or nurses?  Is their motivation simply money?  Or journalists, photographers, artists, gardeners, librarians, etc etc etc.

So which one of the above chose to or have made money from a missing child ( We'll take Amaral as read shall we ) ?

[Alfred R Jones]

So which one of the above chose to or have made money from a missing child ( We'll take Amaral as read shall we ) ?

That is completely irrelevant to the point I was addressing.

[slartibartfast]

Are policemen motivated by money?  If not why not give their time for free, policing the streets and preventing crime?  Or nurses?  Is their motivation simply money?  Or journalists, photographers, artists, gardeners, librarians, etc etc etc.

...or doctors.

[Alfred R Jones]

...or doctors.

Correct - are doctors motivated to pursue their chosen career because of the money?

[faithlilly]

That is completely irrelevant to the point I was addressing.

It's completely relevant.

[Alfred R Jones]

It's completely relevant.

I don't believe it is but if you insist:

My question: Are policemen motivated by money?  If not why not give their time for free, policing the streets and preventing crime?  Or nurses?  Is their motivation simply money?  Or journalists, photographers, artists, gardeners, librarians, etc etc etc.




Your reply: So which one of the above chose to or have made money from a missing child ( We'll take Amaral as read shall we )

My answer: if Summers and Swan have made money from a missing child, then from my list so too have the police, journalists, photographers, artists and librarians.  How so?  The police, by being paid to investigate a missing child, journalists by being paid to write about a missing child, photographers, who have been paid for photographs of the family and friends of a missing child, artists, who are paid to create impressions of suspects in the case of a missing child and librarians who are paid to curate collections of books, some of which will be about missing children. The odd one out is gardeners. 

Hope that answers your question in full. 

[stephen25000]

Correct - are doctors motivated to pursue their chosen career because of the money?

You have to be kidding on that question.