Wandering Off Topic

[Eleanor]

Don't knock it until you try it. 
I once passed a science exam very well indeed having studied only from a child's book.

I passed a Naval Air Mechanics Board, if that helps.

[Miss Taken Identity]

"Its plainly obvious that at the moment the OG arm of SY do not know the whereabouts of the girl,they can't even tell you if she is dead or alive,£11+millions buys you that!"
Is entirely - In Your Opinion - unless you are able to affirm you have been taken into police confidence about the investigation into Madeleine McCann's case. Are you able to do that?

Of course you cannot.

Apart from your breach of forum protocol the thing which perplexes me is your declared antipathy as a taxpayer, to law and order.  As a taxpayer I don't appreciate the thought of living in a country where internet kangaroo courts hold sway and the rights of citizens are ignored.
Operation Grange was set up to review the case of a British child missing abroad.
Enough evidence was found to rule her parents out of the equation thus leaving abduction as the prime theory and to merit reopening the investigation.

Therefore Operation Grange is lawfully constituted with the permission of the Portuguese authorities to investigate a crime against a British child abroad.

What is it about that sequence of events you feel the need to rail about?

"Enough evidence was found to rule her parents out of the equation thus leaving abduction as the prime theory and to merit reopening the investigation."

Oh I missed that can you please send the cite please. thanks.

[Miss Taken Identity]

Don't knock it until you try it. 
I once passed a science exam very well indeed having studied only from a child's book.

Important information...

[Brietta]

"Enough evidence was found to rule her parents out of the equation thus leaving abduction as the prime theory and to merit reopening the investigation."

Oh I missed that can you please send the cite please. thanks.

Haven't you noticed.  We have moved on from there.  Misty has suggested a more productive path to follow, might I be so bold as to suggest you take it there.

[Alice Purjorick]

Don't knock it until you try it. 
I once passed a science exam very well indeed having studied only from a child's book.

I would expect nothing less.
There is a convincing argument for "O" level science text books being children's books.
Tim O'Shenko is, however, a whole horse of different colour.
Cue the piebald horse joke.

[Alice Purjorick]

I passed a Naval Air Mechanics Board, if that helps.

I bet it made your eyes water!

[Eleanor]

I bet it made your eyes water!

Now that was funny.

[jassi]

Haven't you noticed.  We have moved on from there.  Misty has suggested a more productive path to follow, might I be so bold as to suggest you take it there.

But this is the  'wandering off topic' topic. We can go wherever we want with it. 

[stephen25000]

But this is the  'wandering off topic' topic. We can go wherever we want with it. 

As long as we don't split the infinitive.......

[Miss Taken Identity]

Haven't you noticed.  We have moved on from there.  Misty has suggested a more productive path to follow, might I be so bold as to suggest you take it there.

I just notice you don't want to show all this evidence you are keeping to yourself... could this be because there is NONE and you made that up, because that is what it looks like.

Misty doesn't get to chose what posts I challenge, could I be so bold as to remind you of that, thank you.

[Eleanor]

As long as we don't split the infinitive.......

Why not?  I'm quite good at that.

[stephen25000]

Why not?  I'm quite good at that.

Just much needed humour on a Friday evening, after a taxing week.

[Eleanor]

Just much needed humour on a Friday evening, after a taxing week.

You and me both.  But never mind.  All will be well.

[Brietta]

It would be really beneficial if people would concentrate less on what they think the current investigators haven't addressed and more on what SY & the PJ hope to achieve following identification of viable leads.
 There are reputations on the line here, not least the PJ's who could redeem themselves following the mistakes made by the original team. They will not be chasing shadows or paying lip-service to the Brits - what a coup it will be for them if they can finish what SY started in reviewing the files.

I think you are right that nothing would please the Policia Judiciaria more than to be instrumental in solving Madeleine's case.  They will do everything in their power towards that end and as lead authority the kudos of success will be theirs if Madeleine is found.

[stephen25000]

You and me both.  But never mind.  All will be well.

Indeed Eleanor, time heals.