Reasons Why Children Should Not Be Left Alone.

[faithlilly]

What if Madeleine, on hearing one of the twins wake up, tried to light the cooker to warm a bottle, as mummy does and as a result her nightclothes caught fire ? The first time the McCanns would even have been aware of it would have been when the flames had spread to the front of the apartment and they could be seen from the tapas, in all likelihood too late to save the children.  30 minutes is ample time for this to happen and 50 metres 'as the crow flies' is far enough away to be unable to respond quickly enough.

Did the McCanns never consider that an abductor was the least of the dangers faced by children when left alone ?

[debunker]

What if Madeleine, on hearing one of the twins wake up, tried to light the cooker to warm a bottle, as mummy does and as a result her nightclothes caught fire ? The first time the McCanns would even have been aware of it would have been when the flames had spread to the front of the apartment and they could be seen from the tapas, in all likelihood too late to save the children.  30 minutes is ample time for this to happen and 50 metres 'as the crow flies' is far enough away to be unable to respond quickly enough.

Did the McCanns never consider that an abductor was the least of the dangers faced by children when left alone ?

Many Pros and fencesitters decry their child care.

They took a risk that did not pay off.

There was no criminal neglect.

There was no evidence that they had anything criminal to do with Madeleine's disappearance.

[faithlilly]

@ debunker

If the McCanns had been checking every thirty minutes and a fire had started do you really think they would not have been charged, and very likely convicted, of child neglect ? The only thing that saved them was the outcome of their actions.

[debunker]

@ debunker

If the McCanns had been checking every thirty minutes and a fire had started do you really think they would not have been charged, and very likely convicted, of child neglect ? The only thing that saved them was the outcome of their actions.

No they would not have been charged. Portuguese Law requires intent to harm rather than mere negligence.

[faithlilly]

@ debunker

If the McCanns had been checking every thirty minutes and a fire had started do you really think they would not have been charged, and very likely convicted, of child neglect ? The only thing that saved them was the outcome of their actions.

No they would not have been charged. Portuguese Law requires intent to harm rather than mere negligence.

And in the UK , as several times you have posted that the McCanns have been cleared by two separate legal systems

[Gildas]

What if Madeleine, on hearing one of the twins wake up, tried to light the cooker to warm a bottle, as mummy does and as a result her nightclothes caught fire ? The first time the McCanns would even have been aware of it would have been when the flames had spread to the front of the apartment and they could be seen from the tapas, in all likelihood too late to save the children.  30 minutes is ample time for this to happen and 50 metres 'as the crow flies' is far enough away to be unable to respond quickly enough.

Did the McCanns never consider that an abductor was the least of the dangers faced by children when left alone ?

Faithlilly, there are a 1001 things that could go wrong, if a child is left alone.

The most obvious is that the child could wake up finding itself alone in the dark, and become terrified.

I have a horror of fire breaking out, and the child becoming trapped in the building.

My wife has fear of little fingers pushed into electrical sockets.

The McCanns made a mistake, and they paid for it. What I don't like is people defending the McCanns, by claiming that it is perfectly acceptable to leave your children unattended.

[debunker]

@ debunker

If the McCanns had been checking every thirty minutes and a fire had started do you really think they would not have been charged, and very likely convicted, of child neglect ? The only thing that saved them was the outcome of their actions.

No they would not have been charged. Portuguese Law requires intent to harm rather than mere negligence.

And in the UK , as several times you have posted that the McCanns have been cleared by two separate legal systems

No UK law does not require intent, only disregard of consequences.

[faithlilly]

@ debunker

Then the McCanns were very lucky happened in Portugal then

[debunker]

@ debunker

Then the McCanns were very lucky happened in Portugal then

Not really. As per Debunker's Challenge- no one has ever been convicted in the UK for what t h e McCanns did.

1/ Children left in a domestic environment.
2/ Checked as regularly.
3/ No previous charges or concerns for child care or criminal problems.

[faithlilly]

@ debunker

But they did show a blatant disregard for the dangers that could befall a child in a domestic environment for even 30 minutes. At the very least they would have been put on the 'at risk' register. Of course we don't know if this did indeed happen.

[debunker]

@ debunker

But they did show a blatant disregard for the dangers that could befall a child in a domestic environment for even 30 minutes. At the very least they would have been put on the 'at risk' register. Of course we don't know if this did indeed happen.

If the twins were put onthe at risk register,they wouldnot have been allowed to go to Canada.

I have worked in child protection and it takes serious child neglect or continued child neglect to beplaced on the register.

[faithlilly]

@ debunker

It would depend how long they were placed  on the register for, if indeed they were.

I have also known children who were put on the register due to a much lesser degree of child endangerment than that demonstrated by the McCanns.

[debunker]

@ debunker

It would depend how long they were placed  on the register for, if indeed they were.

I have also known children who were put on the register due to a much lesser degree of child endangerment than that demonstrated by the McCanns.

We do not know. They went to Canada quite soon after returning to the UK. Even if tgey were placed on the register, that is not crim inal neglect.

[faithlilly]

@ debunker

It is nor criminal neglect but it would certainly show that the authorities had concerns for the twins safety.

[debunker]

@ debunker

It is nor criminal neglect but it would certainly show that the authorities had concerns for the twins safety.

I would share that concern.

But they are not guilty of neglect or any other form of child abuse.

Glad we have now agreed that FACT.