Journalist Sonia Poulton promises "The untold story of Madeleine McCann".

[stephen25000]

do you believe she will produce an untold story that none of us have heard...like kate didn't answer the police cquestions

All good things come to those who wait.

[Benice]

poulton has stated this today...
People, no matter how sympathetic, struggle to understand why Kate McCann did not comply with the Portuguese Police questions.

we know that is an absolute lie ...most of us who sympathise understand exactly why kate didn't answer the 48 questions...

so we know poultons video...if it is ever released will not be truthful

Agreed.   I don't know of any supporter who 'struggles' to understand why Kate didn't answer the questions.  You only have to read the questions to see which way the wind was blowing. 

In my experience the only people who villify her for taking her lawyers advice at that time - are sceptics.

If Sonia Poulton genuinely hasn't understood why Kate took the advice of her Portugese lawyer - who knew far more about Portuguese law than she did  - then I am truly surprised. 

 

[stephen25000]

Agreed.   I don't know of any supporter who 'struggles' to understand why Kate didn't answer the questions.  You only have to read the questions to see which way the wind was blowing. 

In my experience the only people who villify her for taking her lawyers advice at that time - are sceptics.

If Sonia Poulton genuinely hasn't understood why Kate took the advice of her Portugese lawyer - who knew far more about Portuguese law than she did  - then I am truly surprised.

In your experience ......

Namely as a member of the diminishing supporters club.

[Mr Gray]

In your experience ......

Namely as a member of the diminishing supporters club.

opinion as fact again

[stephen25000]

opinion as fact again

So how many are left these days ?

 *&*%£

[Benice]

In your experience ......

Namely as a member of the diminishing supporters club.

You forgot to say IN YOUR OPINION.

Can you cite a post from any supporter anywhere who admits to struggling to understand why Kate didn't answer the 48 questions as Sonia Poulton claims.    I certainly can't - but if you know I'm wrong then feel free to produce your evidence. 

[stephen25000]

You forgot to say IN YOUR OPINION.

Can you cite a post from any supporter anywhere who admits to struggling to understand why Kate didn't answer the 48 questions as Sonia Poulton claims.    I certainly can't - but if you know I'm wrong then feel free to produce your evidence.

Ask Sonia yourself.

So, come on, tell me how many people still support the mccanns.

[Benice]

So how many are left these days ?

 *&*%£

You're the one making the claim - so it's up to you to say how you know it to be true.

[mercury]

You forgot to say IN YOUR OPINION.

Can you cite a post from any supporter anywhere who admits to struggling to understand why Kate didn't answer the 48 questions as Sonia Poulton claims.    I certainly can't - but if you know I'm wrong then feel free to produce your evidence.

Logical error there, there are people who are sympathetic but not "supporters" "prayers" or "candle lighters" but wonder what the problem might have been, because answering the questions might probably  have caused less grief in the long term  than saying "no comment"

[stephen25000]

You're the one making the claim - so it's up to you to say how you know it to be true.

Really.

The feedback on the Mail comments section shows that more than adequately, and on a later which has supported the mccanns.

[Benice]

Logical error there, there are people who are sympathetic but not "supporters" "prayers" or "candle lighters" but wonder what the problem might have been, because answering the questions might probably  have caused less grief in the long term  than saying "no comment"

I have certainly heard people who - although they are sympathetic - say they do not agree with the McCanns leaving their children, and I have no problem at all with that opinion.   But in the years I have followed this case I have never read or heard of anyone sympathetic to the McCanns -  struggling to understand why Kate didn't answer the 48 questions  - as Sonia Poulton claims.  That's quite a big claim to make IMO - I just hope she can back it up.   

[mercury]

I have certainly heard people who - although they are sympathetic - say they do not agree with the McCanns leaving their children, and I have no problem at all with that opinion.   But in the years I have followed this case I have never read or heard of anyone sympathetic to the McCanns -  struggling to understand why Kate didn't answer the 48 questions  - as Sonia Poulton claims.  That's quite a big claim to make IMO - I just hope she can back it up.   

It was explained in my post which you quoted...IE just answer the questions if there was nothng to hide or potentially incriminating....as I said saying no comment caused her to be suspected MORE, ergo her own fault

[Benice]

It was explained in my post which you quoted...IE just answer the questions if there was nothng to hide or potentially incriminating....as I said saying no comment caused her to be suspected MORE, ergo her own fault

So in effect - Kate's Portuguese lawyer didn't know what he was talking about and gave her the wrong advice?

Or he gave her the right advice, but she should have ignored it - and concentrated instead on how it would look to some people if she did take his advice?

IOW she should have realised that what some members of the public  might think of her decision - was far more important than putting herself in danger of being arrested for a crime which she did not commit and thus bringing the search for her daughter to an end.   Really?

I'm fairly certain that her lawyer - experienced both in Portuguese law and how the PJ operated,  spelled it out to her that if she didn't exercise her right to refuse, then she would be helping the PJ to do exactly that.

IMO to ignore his advice in such circumstances - on the grounds that it might make her look bad - would have been totally insane.

[Mr Gray]

So in effect - Kate's Portuguese lawyer didn't know what he was talking about and gave her the wrong advice?

Or he gave her the right advice, but she should have ignored it - and concentrated instead on how it would look to some people if she did take his advice?

IOW she should have realised that what some members of the public  might think of her decision - was far more important than putting herself in danger of being arrested for a crime which she did not commit and thus bringing the search for her daughter to an end.   Really?

I'm fairly certain that her lawyer - experienced both in Portuguese law and how the PJ operated,  spelled it out to her that if she didn't exercise her right to refuse, then she would be helping the PJ to do exactly that.

IMO to ignore his advice in such circumstances - on the grounds that it might make her look bad - would have been totally insane.

it seems odd that poulton cannot see what was happening here....doesn't bode well for the truthfulness of her video...if it ever gets made

[Montclair]

Why do people insist that Kate's lawyer told her not to answer the 48 questions? We don't know if this is true and we have no idea what he said to her.