Has Martin Smith Changed his Opinion ?

[faithlilly]

Do you have an example of Mr Smith referring to PIs?

I am not claiming he did. You are making the claim that he used the word police instead of private investigator. Now unless you are Mr Smith the only way you could know he did that was by seeing him do it in the past. Now do you have such an example ?

[ferryman]

I am not claiming he did. You are making the claim that he used the word police instead of private investigator. Now unless you are Mr Smith the only way you could know he did that was by seeing him do it in the past. Now do you have such an example ?

So you agree with me that Martin Smith might well have loosely referred to private investigators as 'police'.  That's good.

Why would Martin Smith have produced an efit of a man he thought was Gerry?

[faithlilly]

So you agree with me that Martin Smith might well have loosely referred to private investigators as 'police'.  That's good.

Why would Martin Smith have produced an efit of a man he thought was Gerry.

No I don't. I have never read an article where he has used the word police instead of PI so have no basis to make that claim. You, it seems, have so let's be having it.

[ferryman]

No I don't. I have never read an article where he has used the word police instead of PI so have no basis to make that claim. You, it seems, have so let's be having it.

So you still can't provide a plausible explanation of why (after the end of January 2008, when was asked to provide an efit, but refused) he changed his mind and decided, after all, to produce an efit?

Or why he would have produced an efit of a man he thought was Gerry?

[pegasus]

Since you appear to be saying that an open carry is obviously innocent then it is the perfect way to do it when not innocent.

Do any solved Met cases support your perfect way theory Slarti?

[faithlilly]

So you still can't provide a plausible explanation of why (after the end of January 2008, when was asked to provide an efit, but refused) he changed his mind and decided, after all, to produce an efit?

Or why he would have produced an efit of a man he thought was Gerry?

You made a claim ferryman, a claim you have yet to provide one scintilla of proof for. Can you provide proof ?

[John]

I don't believe Martin Smith has changed his mind in respect of what he may or may not have seen the night Madeleine disappeared.  My own view is the poor man has been criticised and castigated so much he's afraid to say anything anymore.

[Alfred R Jones]

I don't believe Martin Smith has changed his mind in respect of what he may or may not have seen the night Madeleine disappeared.  My own view is the poor man has been criticised and castigated so much he's afraid to say anything anymore.

Bless him.  If he's afraid to speak, just imagine how courageous the McCanns must be for continuing to keep their daughter's disappearance in the spotlight despite having being constantly and viciously lambasted for it for the last 9 years.

[slartibartfast]

Do any solved Met cases support your perfect way theory Slarti?

No idea. It's called hidden in plain sight.

[John]

Bless him.  If he's afraid to speak, just imagine how courageous the McCanns must be for continuing to keep their daughter's disappearance in the spotlight despite having being constantly and viciously lambasted for it for the last 9 years.

The big difference being he was never a suspect?

[Alfred R Jones]

The big difference being he was never a suspect?

so what?

[Alfred R Jones]

No idea. It's called hidden in plain sight.

So if you needed to dispose of your own child's body in order to save your skin you think the best course of action would be to walk through town carrying it uncovered, that way no one would know it was you who dunnit?

[faithlilly]

The big difference being he was never a suspect?

And I believe the fact that they went out as a family means they still have all their children.

[Alfred R Jones]

And I believe the fact that they went out as a family means they still have all their children.

Going out together as a family doesn't guarantee that one of your children won't come to harm in some way.  Just saying like, but don't let me stop you from using yet another golden opportunity to twist the knife. 

[stephen25000]

The distinct impression given over the years is that representatives of the mccanns have been harassing the Smith family.

Now if they have nothing to fear, why did they bother ?