Was Kate McCanns "f.....g tosser" comment directed at Ricardo Paiva offensive?

[slartibartfast]

Kate McCann said it helped her to get through the questioning,   it helped her hold it together.

I can understand that,   repeating something over and over,   trying to calm yourself.    It must have been an horrific experience,  no doubt she felt she was going to start screaming and shouting.

...but why put it in the book...?

[G-Unit]

Strangely enough, I can accept her saying it during the interview, I can also accept her saying it to Gerry afterwards, but yet again you have to wonder at the motive behind putting it in the book.

To show how her innocence made her strong perhaps? To show how nasty as well as bungling the Portuguese police were? Poor judgement? Definitely.

[G-Unit]

Kate McCann said it helped her to get through the questioning,   it helped her hold it together.

I can understand that,   repeating something over and over,   trying to calm yourself.    It must have been an horrific experience,  no doubt she felt she was going to start screaming and shouting.

Perhaps a few Hail Mary's would have been more appropriate?

[Brietta]

Perhaps a few Hail Mary's would have been more appropriate?

Why?

[Alfred R Jones]

...but why put it in the book...?

Why not?

[Mr Gray]

Do I want you all to live by my standards? No. Do what I did, work it all out for yourself and live by your own standards.

That's what most of us have already done...

[Anna]

Kate McCann did not say these words aloud!!!

Exactly, so why are people so disgusted at something she said under her breath? We have all done it, well at least I have and a lot, just lately.
We don't know what she was going through at that time with a person who was previously thought of as a friend.

And why shouldn't she put it in her book, if it was the truth and nothing to be ashamed of. IMO.

[stephen25000]

Exactly, so why are people so disgusted at something she said under her breath? We have all done it, well at least I have and a lot, just lately.
We don't know what she was going through at that time with a person who was previously thought of as a friend.

And why shouldn't shce put it in her book, if it was the truth and nothing to be ashamed of. IMO.

So if anyone else was to describe the mccanns in the same way, without saying it out loud, that is also perfectly acceptable as well.

[Matthew Wyse]

Exactly, so why are people so disgusted at something she said under her breath? We have all done it, well at least I have and a lot, just lately.
We don't know what she was going through at that time with a person who was previously thought of as a friend.

And why shouldn't she put it in her book, if it was the truth and nothing to be ashamed of. IMO.

That comment was engineered.   It does not matter how many times Kate McCann whispered profanities under her breath the point which appears to be lost or at least overlooked by supporters is that she engineered the comment into her book in order to make a statement.

[stephen25000]

That comment was engineered.   It does not matter how many times Kate McCann whispered profanities under her breath the point which appears to be lost or at least overlooked by supporters is that she engineered the comment into her book in order to make a point.

Precisely.

It was done for effect and in an attempt to draw sympathy.

[Matthew Wyse]

Precisely.

It was done for effect and in an attempt to draw sympathy.

Certainly was and anyone who says otherwise is deluding themselves.  I call it petty..... very PETTY.

[Anna]

Precisely.

It was done for effect and in an attempt to draw sympathy.

If you do not believe it ever happened(under her breath mantra) and was only an elaborated comment in her book, what is there to complain about? Don't all authors do the same?

[stephen25000]

If you do not believe it ever happened(under her breath mantra) and was only an elaborated comment in her book, what is there to complain about? Don't all authors do the same?

As far as I am concerned, it was done in the book along with other 'expressions' for very calculated reasons.

As to what other things she may have have said to family and friends as regards Paiva or anyone else, that simply reveals her mind-set.

It is also a sign of the times when people don't take real responsibility for their own actions, and blame someone who was doing his job.

[sadie]

As far as I am concerned, it was done in the book along with other 'expressions' for very calculated reasons.

As to what other things she may have have said to family and friends as regards Paiva or anyone else, that simply reveals her mind-set.

It is also a sign of the times when people don't take real responsibility for their own actions, and blame someone who was doing his job.

Doing his job?

Trying to entrap her, more like.

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[Anna]

As far as I am concerned, it was done in the book along with other 'expressions' for very calculated reasons.

As to what other things she may have have said to family and friends as regards Paiva or anyone else, that simply reveals her mind-set.

It is also a sign of the times when people don't take real responsibility for their own actions, and blame someone who was doing his job.

Were you there Stephen? if so please give us the details of what actually happened on the day she was so angry with Paiva.