When will the online persecution of the McCanns end?

[stephen25000]

What question?

What did the McCann's achieve by going after Amaral?   Well for a start they got their side across to the public,  that there is no proof that Madeleine is dead and that they are innocent of any involvement.

The truth of the matter, is the Mccanns gave their view, as did Amaral.

They gave their view before him, so your argument does not hold up.

Besides, the guilty party/parties, if any, remains at large.

[stephen25000]

It would have been the courts decision to seize his assets.

The case was initiated by the Mccanns.

No case, no seizing of funds.

Now I wonder what will happen with the Supreme Court decision. &%+((£

[Eleanor]

It would have been the courts decision to seize his assets.

It was.  Amaral has a history of not paying his debts, and there are others after him.

[stephen25000]

It was.  Amaral has a history of not paying his debts, and there are others after him.

That has nothing to do with this case Eleanor.

If you think it has, perhaps we could extend the scope further.

[Benice]

The twins are at school from, I presume, 8.30 to at least four and the book was written over 5 years ago so it does beg the question why she isn't working. Further what could people say if she did work? With the twins no longer needing her as they once did why not?

Oh come off it Faith - it doesn't matter what Kate does or says - it's always wrong in many sceptics eyes.   And if it isn't wrong they don't rest until they've convinced themselves it is.

If she did go back to work then no doubt that would be claimed as proof that she thought more about money than she did about her children -  because Gerry earns more than enough to enable her not to go back to work.   So - no matter what the true reason was - 'financial greed' would be the only one they would be gleefully peddling. 

Damned if she does and damned if she doesn't - every step of the way.

Inexplicable.

AIMHO

[xtina]

That is such a spiteful remark.  NO ONE deserves to have their child taken from them,  and all who mock and taunt the parents of a missing child are in my mind lacking something in their lives.

yes well that is in your mind ..however it works........

spiteful...................I'm not the one taking pleasure at someones life being ruined...

 and wanting them to feel misery for the rest of there lives

the Macs ruined there own life .................and blame everyone else for it.....

they ruined maddies life .and countless others........

don't lecture me ....when you don't even know what happened ...........

[Eleanor]

That has nothing to do with this case Eleanor.

If you think it has, perhaps we could extend the scope further.

It's a measure of the man.  The Court obviously thought that there was a possibility that Amaral would be unable to pay damages if The McCanns win.

[slartibartfast]

It had plenty of oxygen,  with Amaral surrounded with swooning women signing books.

It would have been a flash in the pan.

[Lace]

The truth of the matter, is the Mccanns gave their view, as did Amaral.

They gave their view before him, so your argument does not hold up.

Besides, the guilty party/parties, if any, remains at large.

Amaral wrote a book,   he couldn't wait to get his theory out there,  he was taken off the case and he didn't like it,  it was his theory and he was damned if anyone else was going to get the glory for it. IMO

It might have been the conclusion the Portuguese police made before shelving the case,  but Amaral made sure everyone in Portugal knew what the conclusion was and who worked it out.  His book was sold all over so the 'Madeleine is dead and the McCann's faked an abduction'   story was world wide.

If you want to talk about money [which is all the time]   think about what Amaral did for money.

[Lace]

It would have been a flash in the pan.

No it wasn't,   his book was sold all over.

[stephen25000]

Amaral wrote a book,   he couldn't wait to get his theory out there,  he was taken off the case and he didn't like it,  it was his theory and he was damned if anyone else was going to get the glory for it. IMO

It might have been the conclusion the Portuguese police made before shelving the case,  but Amaral made sure everyone in Portugal knew what the conclusion was and who worked it out.  His book was sold all over so the 'Madeleine is dead and the McCann's faked an abduction'   story was world wide.

If you want to talk about money [which is all the time]   think about what Amaral did for money.

The Mccanns through their court cases publicized the book, and gave it an audience it never would have got.

Now tell me which law prohibited Amaral having a thesis about this case ?

Meanwhile, his financial assets have been seized.

I wonder how the McCann's  would like their financial assets seized ?

After all, they have made money from their incompetent parenting.

[slartibartfast]

No it wasn't,   his book was sold all over.

...and would now be sitting on shelves gathering dust instead of constant reminders in the press getting more people interested in what it said.

[stephen25000]

It's a measure of the man.  The Court obviously thought that there was a possibility that Amaral would be unable to pay damages if The McCanns win.

...and what will happen, if the Supreme Court decision goes against the McCann's, and they are lumbered with extensive fees, their own and other parties ?

[G-Unit]

It would have been the courts decision to seize his assets.

Untrue. Two injunctions were applied for by the McCann legal team before the case began. To freeze Amaral's assets and to ban his book. When the book banning injunction was overturned those who had applied for it had to pay all the court costs.

Exactly the same will apply to the asset freezing injunction if the Supreme Court upholds the Appeal Court ruling. Those who applied for the injunction will be responsible for court costs plus interest plus compensation.

[Eleanor]

...and what will happen, if the Supreme Court decision goes against the McCann's, and they are lumbered with extensive fees, their own and other parties ?

I have no idea, Stephen.  It's all if, buts and maybes at the moment.  But I expect that provisions will have been made.