did the mcanns get special treatment by some because they are doctors

[misty]

Being responsible for the safety of your children is not a fad or a mindset that changes with the decades It is a duty unaltered by time or circumstance and should be all that matters to a parent.

If that was indeed the case, one can only wonder why there are not multiple internet campaigns running against all the negligent parents, whose children have suffered injury or death as a result, reported almost daily in the media.
The truth is that many people believe the McCanns did something awful to Madeleine and escaped Portuguese justice. Not only that, they were aided & abetted by the British Establishment, who looked after "their own" purely because of the McCanns social status. It's never really been about the negligence issue.

[Lace]

Being responsible for the safety of your children is not a fad or a mindset that changes with the decades It is a duty unaltered by time or circumstance and should be all that matters to a parent.

They did leave their children Faithlilly,   something they have said they regret and they are being haunted with every day of their lives.     Isn't that enough for some?    For what reason do people want to keep having a go at them for it? if not to just make their agony worse.    Does it feel good to rub salt in their wounds all the time,  do you think the McCann's have forgotten about what they did?   Or do you think the fact that their daughter is not with them anymore enough of a reminder?

[Alice Purjorick]

If that was indeed the case, one can only wonder why there are not multiple internet campaigns running against all the negligent parents, whose children have suffered injury or death as a result, reported almost daily in the media.
The truth is that many people believe the McCanns did something awful to Madeleine and escaped Portuguese justice. Not only that, they were aided & abetted by the British Establishment, who looked after "their own" purely because of the McCanns social status. It's never really been about the negligence issue.

What do you believe "it is about" then?

[Lace]

When my kids were small they would go out with us to the entertainment each evening and simply fall asleep in their buggy.  I for one would never have dreamt of leaving a young child alone in a holiday apartment no more than I would have left a valuable camera or a wallet but then maybe things have changed since the 80's?  Any thoughts guys?

As has been posted many times, Brits seem to leave their common sense at Passport Control!

I have seen many a parent,   leave their children by the pool whilst they sit and have a drink and read a book,  whose to say they won't wander off or drown in the pool?

I see parents leaving their children in tents whilst they go off socialising with other families in other tents or caravans,  no lock on tent doors.

[Lace]

What do you believe "it is about" then?

I think it starts with the 'leaving the children'  then they hook onto the theory of Amaral,  then it's 'those evil negligent McCann's'   everything possible has been said about them on twitter and face book,   such as 'look at them laughing days after Madeleine went missing'   'look at them behaving like celebrities'   'look at all the money they've conned out of the public,  fraudulent fund,  Madeleine's dead,  they know where she is,  they are stealing money.   The government,  the secret service, royalty their all in on it!!!!

[Alfred R Jones]

a  shocking post  reported  working  class dont leave their children like the mcanns  did  i suggest everybody report that  goading and insulting post

I think you should really put me on ignore as you don't really seem to get the timbre of my posts.

[Alfred R Jones]

The McCanns are reviled because they left three small children alone in an unlocked apartment. They would have been reviled for this no matter what class they were or indeed how they earned their weekly crust.

Lots of parents have done far worse and we don't se 8 years worth of online carping about it do we??  Why not?

[faithlilly]

Lots of parents have done far worse and we don't se 8 years worth of online carping about it do we??  Why not?

No idea.

[misty]

What do you believe "it is about" then?

Isn't my post explanatory enough?

[jassi]

Lots of parents have done far worse and we don't se 8 years worth of online carping about it do we??  Why not?

Mainly because they disappear from view and don't have a PR machine promoting them

[Alfred R Jones]

Mainly because they disappear from view and don't have a PR machine promoting them

Yes, there might be something in that - many people hate the fact that they have used the media to keep the case high profile and would prefer it if they had less to say for themselves, and if we could all have been allowed to forget that Madeleine ever existed.

[stephen25000]

I can't remember where I read it,  or if it was the Jones family or another family will have to do a bit of digging.

Anyway,  it depended on the Prime Minister at the time,  you can hardly say it was because Gerry was a doctor can you,   Gordon Brown rang Gerry not the other way round.

The whole idea that the McCann's had special treatment is in my mind ridiculous they were made Arguido's for goodness sake.

Being made arguido's was a consequence of normal investigative procedure.

Being contacted by Blair or his wife, ditto the Brown's, is not normal behaviour, unless you are seriously trying to contend every Briton in troiuble abroad gets contacted at the highest level of government. 

[Alice Purjorick]

Being made arguido's was a consequence of normal investigative procedure.

Being contacted by Blair or his wife, ditto the Brown's, is not normal behaviour, unless you are seriously trying to contend every Briton in troiuble abroad gets contacted at the highest level of government. 

I can't remember the last politician we had that could be described as a statesman.
The McCann case has always been high profile since 4th May 2007. Blair Brown and Cameron are/were to an extent lightweights and would become involved in anything and have an opinion on anything just to gain publicity.
Maybe chicken and egg here ?
Don't forget what Gerry said in his statement to Leveson, how they had used the media through John Corner, early doors.

[slartibartfast]

I have seen many a parent,   leave their children by the pool whilst they sit and have a drink and read a book,  whose to say they won't wander off or drown in the pool?

I see parents leaving their children in tents whilst they go off socialising with other families in other tents or caravans,  no lock on tent doors.

Slippery Slope Fallacy.

[G-Unit]

I have seen many a parent,   leave their children by the pool whilst they sit and have a drink and read a book,  whose to say they won't wander off or drown in the pool?

I see parents leaving their children in tents whilst they go off socialising with other families in other tents or caravans,  no lock on tent doors.

Have you seen parents taking their attention off 3 under 5's? Leaving 3 under 5's? what are these people on?