Portugal Supreme Court: The McCanns are not cleared in Maddie Case

[jassi]

Just to summarise, though the DM have said Death, the judgement doesn't appear to have mentioned it.

The statement is correct, though.  Court says McCanns haven't be cleared of anything so they cannot have been cleared of her death.

[Robittybob1]

The statement is correct, though.  Court says McCanns haven't be cleared of anything so they cannot have been cleared of her death.

Thanks, that is why I was saying it was meaningless.

[stephen25000]

Thanks, that is why I was saying it was meaningless.

The meaning is very clear Rob.

Read again.

[jassi]

Thanks, that is why I was saying it was meaningless.

only to you.

The Greater British Public will take on board the message that Madeleine is dead.
That is message the DM makes without running foul of lawyers. Thus the headline is not meaningless.

[carlymichelle]

only to you.

The Greater British Public will take on board the message that Madeleine is dead.
That is message the DM makes without running foul of lawyers. Thus the headline is not meaningless.

right and  it is realistic  to think she  could be isnt it??

[jassi]

IMO it's a dead cert.

[Robittybob1]

only to you.

The Greater British Public will take on board the message that Madeleine is dead.
That is message the DM makes without running foul of lawyers. Thus the headline is not meaningless.

No one has seen Madeleine for 10 years or so by law it is possible to claim she is dead.

IMO it's a dead cert.

There needs to be a death certificate.

[Eleanor]

only to you.

The Greater British Public will take on board the message that Madeleine is dead.
That is message the DM makes without running foul of lawyers. Thus the headline is not meaningless.

So The Greater British Public won't bother to ask for proof?  That sounds like par for the course, if some Forums are anything to go on.

Who needs proof in The Court of Public Opinion.

[xtina]

So The Greater British Public won't bother to ask for proof?  That sounds like par for the course, if some Forums are anything to go on.

Who needs proof in The Court of Public Opinion.

well dont you think it has evened out a bit

there has been enough public opinion on here ...

stating the mccs were cleared of any wrong doing .when they wasn't

[jassi]

So The Greater British Public won't bother to ask for proof?  That sounds like par for the course, if some Forums are anything to go on.

Who needs proof in The Court of Public Opinion.

It isn't about proof, it's about what people will believe.

That is why Bell Pottinger were employed to keep the McCanns on the front page.
That is why Mitchell was employed

Proof is for police and ultimately Law Courts.

[Robittybob1]

well dont you think it has evened out a bit

there has been enough public opinion on here ...

stating the mccs were cleared of any wrong doing .when they wasn't

That could have been a misunderstanding.  I never thought they were cleared, so I was surprised that was part of the Supreme Court case.  Everyone still has the right to be presumed innocent till proven guilty but you seem to advocate presumed guilty till proven innocent.

[Robittybob1]

It isn't about proof, it's about what people will believe.

That is why Bell Pottinger were employed to keep the McCanns on the front page.
That is why Mitchell was employed

Who employed Bell Pottinger?  I don't think it was the McCanns.

[jassi]

Who employed Bell Pottinger?  I don't think it was the McCanns.

They were employed on their behalf, as were private detectives. Kennedy might have been the paymaster.

[Eleanor]

It isn't about proof, it's about what people will believe.

That is why Bell Pottinger were employed to keep the McCanns on the front page.
That is why Mitchell was employed

Proof is for police and ultimately Law Courts.

Fortunately Courts require a bit more than this, except in Portugal.  Although even Portugal have never arrested or charged The McCanns, let alone taken them to trial.
But then they knew they couldn't win.

[jassi]

As there is an on going criminal investigation, it is a bit premature to predict the outcome.