The parents of a missing child don't matter.

[lordpookles]

Are there people who would prefer it that Dr McCann did serious jail time in a foreign prison before being found innocent?

Lindy Chamberlain went through due process ~ which got it wrong ~ not the kangaroo court of public opinion.

From the little I know of the case I've heard she went through a similar experience as the McCanns regarding public opinion, so not just public opinion but the authorities got it wrong too. Look at Colin Stagg also.

Regarding the jail time - I can only speak for myself but of course not. If they were taken to court and I was on the jury and they presented the info we know of I wouldn't even consider a guilty verdict.

[G-Unit]

That is not what I said, and well you know it.  So don't play games with my words.

One might also assume from your post that you hope they are suffering from the suspicion that certain people are trying to heap on their heads.

I'm sorry if I misunderstood what you were saying Eleanor. I thought you were saying that as they know they're innocent they won't care what people online think. If they don't care then they don't need sympathy I thought. You may assume anything you wish, but assuming something doesn't make it true.

[Eleanor]

I'm sorry if I misunderstood what you were saying Eleanor. I thought you were saying that as they know they're innocent they won't care what people online think. If they don't care then they don't need sympathy I thought. You may assume anything you wish, but assuming something doesn't make it true.

Your apology is accepted.

[Alice Purjorick]

Chicken and egg situation Alice.

Do you think I would be here putting my oar in if people like you were not here putting their oar in  &%+((£

If there was such a strong belief in Justice ... people would be standing back and watching events unfold and giving Madeleine McCann's parents the benefit of the doubt while mulling over that it is probably unprecedented for the perpetrators of a crime to draw attention to themselves in their efforts to have the investigation into the crime by, not one, but two National police forces reopened.

I don't understand the "people like you" comment.
Perhaps you will be kind enough to fill in the detail.

[Mr Gray]

I'm sorry if I misunderstood what you were saying Eleanor. I thought you were saying that as they know they're innocent they won't care what people online think. If they don't care then they don't need sympathy I thought. You may assume anything you wish, but assuming something doesn't make it true.

I would think the McCanns no longer care what a group of people... who are in their opinion a bunch of idiots...think about them. They probably do care about how this might affect the twins

[slartibartfast]

Not so much what motivates them, but how they might feel.

Empathy involves understanding how someone will respond.

[Brietta]

I don't understand the "people like you" comment.
Perhaps you will be kind enough to fill in the detail.

I thought about the wording of that before posting because I knew you would come back at me on it, as you seem to prefer the fiction you are a canny lad ... I have seen no evidence of that ... so think about it and fill in the detail for yourself.

[John]

Members should at least try to get along and stop sniping, it makes the mods lives so much easier. TY

[Angelo222]

I would think the McCanns no longer care what a group of people... who are in their opinion a bunch of idiots...think about them. They probably do care about how this might affect the twins

I disagree.  They will be very disturbed that so many more people have publicly voiced their support for Amaral and his theory than have supported Kates charity run.  Has public opinion eventually shifted at last??

[Mr Gray]

I disagree.  They will be very disturbed that so many more people have publicly voiced their support for Amaral and his theory than have supported Kates charity run.  Has public opinion eventually shifted at last??

They will have realised that the tiny band of doubters on the net are [ moderated ]...they will have realised that whatever people do in life their will be those who criticise..probably because they are so unhappy with their own lives. What has happened now is that the net has given these people a platform

[Alfred R Jones]

I disagree.  They will be very disturbed that so many more people have publicly voiced their support for Amaral and his theory than have supported Kates charity run.  Has public opinion eventually shifted at last??

Oh please.  It's only the usual 1000 "sceptics" who have supported Amaral, even with publicity from the MSM - what percentage of the population is that?  Using Kate's cycle ride as a measure of their support is absurd.  If the boot was on the other foot and the McCanns were facing financial ruin because of the malevolent agenda of a corrupt ex-cop from Portugal I have absolutely no doubt whatsoever that if there was a fund to help them it would raise many more thousands than Amaral's.  And no before you ask I don't have a cite, it's my opinion innit.

[stephen25000]

Oh please.  It's only the usual 1000 "sceptics" who have supported Amaral, even with publicity from the MSM - what percentage of the population is that?  Using Kate's cycle ride as a measure of their support is absurd.  If the boot was on the other foot and the McCanns were facing financial ruin because of the malevolent agenda of a corrupt ex-cop from Portugal I have absolutely no doubt whatsoever that if there was a fund to help them it would raise many more thousands than Amaral's.  And no before you ask I don't have a cite, it's my opinion innit.

If the boot was on the other foot, mccann supporters would be gloating.

As is obvious from comments pages in the mail, support for the mccanns has been dwindling for some time.

[Lace]

I disagree.  They will be very disturbed that so many more people have publicly voiced their support for Amaral and his theory than have supported Kates charity run.  Has public opinion eventually shifted at last??

Kate isn't doing the charity run to raise money for herself is she?

People have been making numerous donations to the fund for Amaral splitting their donations into small amounts and donating many times to make the numbers look good.

They lied saying the fund would help Madeleine,  people were sucked in by that.

Then the donation by ahem Police officers,   which really needs to be looked into as that is just disgusting.

[Benice]

Kate isn't doing the charity run to raise money for herself is she?

People have been making numerous donations to the fund for Amaral splitting their donations into small amounts and donating many times to make the numbers look good.

They lied saying the fund would help Madeleine,  people were sucked in by that.

Then the donation by ahem Police officers,   which really needs to be looked into as that is just disgusting.

You would think LB would want to take steps to correct the mis-information presently being publically displayed - regarding how many people have donated - if she really wanted to show how squeaky clean the fund was.    It can't be a difficult task.

[stephen25000]

Kate isn't doing the charity run to raise money for herself is she?

People have been making numerous donations to the fund for Amaral splitting their donations into small amounts and donating many times to make the numbers look good.

They lied saying the fund would help Madeleine,  people were sucked in by that.

Then the donation by ahem Police officers,   which really needs to be looked into as that is just disgusting.

That is merely a result of your support for the mccanns.