The McCanns have been subjected to some nasty abuse since Maddie disappeared.

[Brietta]

There appears to have been a war of attrition conducted against the McCanns at every opportunity by elements within the Policia Judiciaria.  This despite a bit of a respite when Rebelo replaced Amaral as case coordinator and in the main stopped the press leaks which had been so pejorative to Madeleine's parents.

The majority of people in the McCann's situation would have crumbled. That they did not might have been fuelled by the knowledge that if they had there would have been no-one looking for Madeleine.

Their experience had highlighted for them the deficits in provision for missing people and missing children throughout Europe.
They decided to be proactive in campaigning for improvement to that provision.  Helping others while helping Madeleine.

There could only have been one source for the leak to the (Spanish?) press;  their movements were known suggesting not only was there a campaign to undermine and destroy them, but to undermine every positive action associated with them.  One can only wonder why.


ITV1 'Madeleine, One Year On' documentary

Kate and Gerry also spoke about their anger over parts of the statements they gave to the Portuguese police being leaked.

While they were being filmed for the documentary in Brussels where they were campaigning for a Europe wide Amber Alert system they discovered that parts of their witness statements had been given to the press.

"They've had those statements for eleven and a half months," said Kate. "Why today on all days when we’re in Brussels trying to do something positive have they been given to a journalist?

"And it also appears that you know the bits of the statement which have been chosen which I have to say we've told police absolutely everything, because we wanted to give everything to find out what's happened, but the bits that have been chosen have been picked out of context intentionally to smear us and I think you know the whole thing is to you know detract from what we’re doing today and I feel absolutely gutted.  I think it's an absolute disgrace," Kate commented.

"I'm really angry. Judicial secrecy should apply to everybody," she added.

"It’s not coincidence. I think it's a sad indictment of a system that we’ve had to put up with," Gerry said.

http://gerrymccannsblogs.co.uk/Nigel/id453.htm

[John]

There appears to have been a war of attrition conducted against the McCanns at every opportunity by elements within the Policia Judiciaria. 

Is that really any surprise given the Tweedledee and Tweedledum comments not to mention the f_cking tosser remark?

[G-Unit]

Some of the things said by the card writer are factual, and may have been mentioned many times. You referred to 'this sentiment', however, which means you were referring to everything the writer said. That is what I objected to.

[Brietta]

Is that really any surprise given the Tweedledee and Tweedledum comments not to mention the f_cking tosser remark?

When was it known the simile was used, John?  I think it was first mentioned in Kate's book.

Cursing under her breath when Paiva was indicating the location of areas where 'the scent of death' had been indicated was also in MADELEINE.

Therefore neither heinous occurrence goes anywhere near justifying the hate campaign to which the police subjected them.  Irrespective of how thin skinned and beholden to 'honour' either dum and dee or Paiva may have been.

They could hardly have been offended by something they did not know about.  Whereas the police attitude to the McCanns could be read on the front pages of the Portuguese press very early into the campaign against them.

[stephen25000]

When was it known the simile was used, John?  I think it was first mentioned in Kate's book.

Cursing under her breath when Paiva was indicating the location of areas where 'the scent of death' had been indicated was also in MADELEINE.

Therefore neither heinous occurrence goes anywhere near justifying the hate campaign to which the police subjected them to.  Irrespective of how thin skinned and beholden to 'honour' either dum and dee or Paiva may have been.

They could hardly have been offended by something they did not know about.  Whereas the police attitude to the McCanns could be read on the front pages of the Portuguese press very early into the campaign against them.

'...the hate campaign to which the police subjected them to...'

That is pure B.S., IMO , and it comes from an unapologetic Mccann supporter.

[stephen25000]

As I stated the other day, it is noticeable the increased 'output' from the Mccann supporters, which appears to be a vague, or perhaps more accurately pointless attempt to show the McCann's in a better light.

Too late.

[Alfie]

Some of the things said by the card writer are factual, and may have been mentioned many times. You referred to 'this sentiment', however, which means you were referring to everything the writer said. That is what I objected to.

What is the sentiment expressed in the Christmas card that you object to then?

[G-Unit]

What is the sentiment expressed in the Christmas card that you object to then?

As I believe you already know I dislike bad language and I don't stoop to personal abuse.

[Alfie]

As I believe you already know I dislike bad language and I don't stoop to personal abuse.

The bad language was extraneous to the sentiment being expressed.  Take out the expletives and what have you got?  Views or sentiments that most "sceptics" agree with wholeheartedly, but do you really think if the card had been sent without the bad language it would have been any less upsetting and disturbing for the McCanns to have received?

[Erngath]

The film shows Gerry reading a Christmas greeting from one of his Anti-fans:

 "How can you use money given by poor people in good faith to pay your mortgage on your mansion? You f....ing thieving b......s. Your brat is dead because of your drunken arrogance. Shame on you. I curse you and your family to suffer forever. Cursed Christmas. If you had any shame, you would accept full responsibility for your daughter's disappearance and give all the money back. You are s..m."

Who here among the McCanns' detractors would disagree with this sentiment 9 years on?

The most offensive part of this "Christmas greeting" is not the f..ing or the b...... or the s..m but The "your brat" and "Cursed Christmas"

[G-Unit]

The bad language was extraneous to the sentiment being expressed.  Take out the expletives and what have you got?  Views or sentiments that most "sceptics" agree with wholeheartedly, but do you really think if the card had been sent without the bad language it would have been any less upsetting and disturbing for the McCanns to have received?

The bad language was very much part of the message and revealed what kind of person wrote the card. I don't agree with what that person did. In fact I find it incomprehensible that anyone would make the effort to be honest.

[Alice Purjorick]

My money is on that card having been written by someone with above average intelligence, trying to appear oikish.

[Mr Gray]

My money is on that card having been written by someone with above average intelligence, trying to appear oikish.

I cant see how anyone with those sentiments could have above average intelligence...

[Alfie]

The bad language was very much part of the message and revealed what kind of person wrote the card. I don't agree with what that person did. In fact I find it incomprehensible that anyone would make the effort to be honest.

But like I said initially, most "sceptics" agree with the sentiment, yourself included as you refer to the Christmas card as containing "facts".  This sentiment you seem to agree with has been repeated thousands upon thousands of times on the internet, sometimes with accompanying expletives, sometimes not, but it's clearly there for all to read, including the McCanns, their children, their wider family, no need to spend money on a card or a stamp.  Compare the effort taken to write and post one card with all the effort you have put in over the years to promulgate online the "facts" as you call them that appear in the Christmas card. 

[Alice Purjorick]

I cant see how anyone with those sentiments could have above average intelligence...

It's there if one knows what one is looking for. There are two dead giveaways and a "specialist" give away.
I would expect supporters to argue black's white that it couldn't have been written by someone of above average intelligence because they simply could not bear the idea...it flies in the face of one of their basic tenets.