UK police guilty of flawed tunnel vision in hunt for Maddie McCann

[Mr Gray]

i  personally  think john the mcanns havent     helped  themselves at all  with the media they milk it for all its worth and whine when   the press    write what they dont like imo its been the same  way for  10 years  our  australian media are not  as  soft  as the  uk is they tell it like  it is thankfully

Yes we saw the wonderful news 7 documentary
Very supportive of the McCanns

[Erngath]

Yes we saw the wonderful news 7 documentary
Very supportive of the McCanns

Indeed it was.

[stephen25000]

IMHO,  wasn't the channel 7 program extremely amateurish and basically brown-nosed the Mccanns, rather like as John said, that Murdoch has done to the Mccanns ?

[Erngath]

IMHO,  wasn't the channel 7 program extremely amateurish and basically brown-nosed the Mccanns, rather like as John said, that Murdoch has done to the Mccanns ?

Depends on your point of view I suppose.
Like Davel I found it very supportive of the Mccanns. 

[ferryman]

If I recall correctly all the libel cases were settled out of court.

Because the papers realised they didn't have a leg to stand on.

That said, was The Times libel settled out of court?

[carlymichelle]

IMHO,  wasn't the channel 7 program extremely amateurish and basically brown-nosed the Mccanns, rather like as John said, that Murdoch has done to the Mccanns ?

i didnt bother to  watch it

[stephen25000]

Depends on your point of view I suppose.
Like Davel I found it very supportive of the Mccanns. 

So you agree with me, that it brown-nosed the Mccanns.

[Erngath]

So you agree with me, that it brown-nosed the Mccanns.

I would never use that expression.I find it rather distasteful.
It was rightly (imo) supportive of the parents of a missing child.

[Brietta]

You think they haven't been given an easy ride, I say they have.

Perhaps you can remind me of when last time the press in this country questioned the abduction scenario ?

By the way, they do not have any right not to be questioned about the events of May the 3 rd.

perhaps you should take note of Colin Sutton's view on that.

You probably know as much as Colin Sutton does about the current police investigation into Madeleine's case and you know how much you know, which I'll guarantee is nothing at all.

The press is reporting the news as it happens and as it is perceived.  If the press is reporting on abduction, that may well be because that is what they are taking from police action.

Undoubtedly Madeleine's parents are convinced that she was abducted.  And before you ask ... yes, they were there and that is their assessment. 

Whoever said Kate and Gerry McCann "do not have the right not to be questioned about the events of the 3rd May"?

Not them and not anyone I have ever heard of.  You have no idea whether they have or not ... although common sense would dictate that they would be the starting point in any new investigation.
One thing is certain though ... they do have the absolute right not to be questioned by you or any other amateur internet detective.

Just as common sense would dictate that, just as they have done since the weight of the search for Madeleine was removed from their shoulders and transferred to the appropriate investigative authorities, they maintain a dignified silence.

[stephen25000]

I would never use that expression.I find it rather distasteful.
It was rightly (imo) supportive of the parents of a missing child.

Why would any program or person support parents who are responsible for leaving their children unprotected and in insecure accommodation ?

IMO, that position cannot be justified.

Neither can you blame someone who has not even be proven to exist.

[stephen25000]

You probably know as much as Colin Sutton does about the current police investigation into Madeleine's case and you know how much you know, which I'll guarantee is nothing at all.

The press is reporting the news as it happens and as it is perceived.  If the press is reporting on abduction, that may well be because that is what they are taking from police action.

Undoubtedly Madeleine's parents are convinced that she was abducted.  And before you ask ... yes, they were there and that is their assessment. 

Whoever said Kate and Gerry McCann "do not have the right not to be questioned about the events of the 3rd May"?

Not them and not anyone I have ever heard of.  You have no idea whether they have or not ... although common sense would dictate that they would be the starting point in any new investigation.
One thing is certain though ... they do have the absolute right not to be questioned by you or any other amateur internet detective.

Just as common sense would dictate that, just as they have done since the weight of the search for Madeleine was removed from their shoulders and transferred to the appropriate investigative authorities, they maintain a dignified silence.

Well Brietta, if they don't say abduction, they cop the blame.

That is straightforward logic.

[Erngath]

Why would any program or person support parents who are responsible for leaving their children unprotected and in insecure accommodation ?

IMO, that position cannot be justified.

Neither can you blame someone who has not even be proven to exist.

Like many folk they know the parents were wrong to do so but have overcome their prejudice regarding that choice of babysitting arrangements and in spite of being critical of that choice they can show support for the parents of (imo) an abducted child.

[stephen25000]

Like many folk they know the parents were wrong to do so but have overcome their prejudice regarding that choice of babysitting arrangements and in spite of being critical of that choice they can show support for the parents of (imo) an abducted child.

There was no excuse for not having a babysitter.

They left their kids with people they didn't know during the daytime, and one of those could have been babysitting the kids.

So try again.

[carlymichelle]

imo  with the whole abductor  thing  the mcann supporters  use it   as   an  excuse    for the mcanns actions and try and get people to feel sorry for the mcanns but abduction  or whatever did happen to maddie the mcanns imo  started it all by their lack of  responsibility which mcann supporters still  excuse to this day

[Erngath]

There was no excuse for not having a babysitter.

They left their kids with people they didn't know during the daytime, and one of those could have been babysitting the kids.

So try again.

No Stephen i will not try again.
There is a distinct difference in leaving your child in a public place with a  number of unknown people and then leaving your children with an unknown person in a private dwelling. I left mine in a playgroup with several play leaders for  a couple of hours and in spite of becoming familiar with the play leaders I  would never have asked any of them to babysit in my own home. The point I was making was that some people can overcome their dislike/prejudice with the babysitting arrangements, move on and be supportive of the parents of (imo) an abducted child.