Did Gonçalo Amaral misinterpret the evidence?

[Mr Gray]

Wrong.

it is not wrong...it is totally correct

[stephen25000]

a 17 yr old girl hanged herself

There are cases of unexplained deaths as well.

[Mr Gray]

i dont understand why   davel thinks children cant die  from hitting their  heads    right  away

because they can't

[Mr Gray]

That and trapped and suffocated, broken neck etc...

a broken neck...and how did that happen....small babies get trapped and suffocated

[slartibartfast]

it is not wrong...it is totally correct

The book is written as a thesis, a possible solution based on the investigation.

[Mr Gray]

The book is written as a thesis, a possible solution based on the investigation.

cite

[lordpookles]

Not a medical journal! Yahoo answers says this:

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080718085927AAlgEHJ

Can you comment Dave? You claim to be a doctor? Am I right?

[G-Unit]

cite

Thesis;

A statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/thesis

Gerry McCann used the word outside the court;

“Over last two days we have heard a lot about Amaral’s thesis that Madeleine is dead,” he told reporters. “but we have also heard that there is absolutely no evidence to support that thesis.
“A thesis without evidence is meaningless – and that is what we are here to discuss,” he said.

Of course the McCanns also had a thesis without evidence;

Portugal’s leading criminologist Francisco Moita Flores told the court that the abduction theory pushed by the McCanns should have been dismissed immediately as it was “totally implausible”.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/madeleinemccann/6983382/Gerry-McCann-rejects-claims-his-daughter-Madeleine-is-dead.html

[Mr Gray]

Not a medical journal! Yahoo answers says this:

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080718085927AAlgEHJ

Can you comment Dave? You claim to be a doctor? Am I right?

never claimed to be a doctor ...but.....

don't take any notice of these martial arts experts on yahoo forums......can the one inch punch cause instant death...no

a blow to the temple can cause damage to the meningeal artery...again bleeding causing death eventually but not instant

[jassi]

Are we into pedant land with 'instant'?

Choking due to something lodged in throat may not kill instantly, but can within a few seconds if left unattended.

[lordpookles]

never claimed to be a doctor ...but.....

don't take any notice of these martial arts experts on yahoo forums......can the one inch punch cause instant death...no

a blow to the temple can cause damage to the meningeal artery...again bleeding causing death eventually but not instant

I used to do martial arts for quite some time, so I know the 1 inch punch is more of an exhibition move. There are strikes however that are intended to kill. Like hitting someone under the chin with the palm and following through in an uppercut motion. The idea is to knock the opponent of their feet and they hit the back of their head on the floor when they fall over. I think you make a good point though regarding the length of time it usually takes for death to occur. However I assume the higher the height a child fell, the more instantaneous death may be likely to be...

[Alfie]

Do extrapolate for us thickos

You have given as a reason for a cover up "absence".  We know they were absent.  There was no cover up of the fact that they left their kids alone.  Whatever the cause of death / disappearance, they as supposedly negligent parents would potentially face the same censure / punishment.  So, back to my question: why the need for a cover-up?

[jassi]

Purely hypothetically - a cause of death might have been so shocking and damaging to reputation that 'neglect' was the lesser of two evils.

[Mr Gray]

Thesis;

A statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/thesis

Gerry McCann used the word outside the court;

“Over last two days we have heard a lot about Amaral’s thesis that Madeleine is dead,” he told reporters. “but we have also heard that there is absolutely no evidence to support that thesis.
“A thesis without evidence is meaningless – and that is what we are here to discuss,” he said.

Of course the McCanns also had a thesis without evidence;

Portugal’s leading criminologist Francisco Moita Flores told the court that the abduction theory pushed by the McCanns should have been dismissed immediately as it was “totally implausible”.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/madeleinemccann/6983382/Gerry-McCann-rejects-claims-his-daughter-Madeleine-is-dead.html

we need a cite from amaral
gerry is going to call it merely  a thesis...hes hardly going to say its a fact

[Mr Gray]

I used to do martial arts for quite some time, so I know the 1 inch punch is more of an exhibition move. There are strikes however that are intended to kill. Like hitting someone under the chin with the palm and following through in an uppercut motion. The idea is to knock the opponent of their feet and they hit the back of their head on the floor when they fall over. I think you make a good point though regarding the length of time it usually takes for death to occur. However I assume the higher the height a child fell, the more instantaneous death may be likely to be...

I did wado ryu karate
Have a friend who got to 2nd Dan
Trained in Japan at some point
Still just nuts  everyone as first option