Most people are capable of determining what is right what is wrong ~ what is just and what is unjust ~ what is acceptable and what is unacceptable.
Most fair minded people would consider that the treatment to which the parents of a missing child have been subjected reprehensible in the extreme.
I know of no one who would find it acceptable to be accused of being complicit in disposing of their child's dead body despite not a shred of evidence let alone proof to come close to suggesting any veracity to the claim.
Nor can I envisage a situation whereby innocent people have a book written about them specifically to reinforce these claims authored by a police officer who claims he retired specifically to do that.
In the interim the little girl who vanished on the third day of the month was written off as dead on the fourth day of the month by those who were duty bound to be looking out for her best interests and safeguarding her human right to be looked for.
The author of the book who was in charge of that investigation also carved out a new career as a media pundit promulgating his case above hers while doing his utmost to destroy her parent's reputation from every chat show sofa he made access to.
All despite the fact Madeleine's parents had been fully investigated and cleared of the accusations with which they have been systematically hounded since their guilt was apparently decided on the fourth day of the month by that self appointed judge and jury.
In Portugal, the right to the presumption of innocence has been superseded by the right to say and write whatever vile untruths pass muster as falling under the umbrella of freedom of speech and honour.
The highest court in Portugal has decreed that is acceptable. In my opinion, that is nothing at all to be proud of or expect the civilised world not to wonder about.
