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Anyway, back to the pertinent points, as I see them.
In my opinion the McCanns have lied from beginning to end.
When Kate ran out of the apartment and raised the alarm, it was a show. That is not what you would do in that situation before you had more facts. She is a doctor so she understands that you do not immediately reach conclusions. Unless, of course, you have prior knowledge. In which case you might want someone/people to come to a particular conclusion, for whatever reason.
In my opinion, she was staging a show. And she has continued to do so. As has Gerry. Just watch some of the interviews - their body language and their use of language is dripping with symbolism, evasion and a host of other clues. It is staring you in the face. The Emperor has no clothes on.
At the beginning I actually had a lot of sympathy for them. I believed that their story and I felt they got a lot of flak about their babysitting arrangements.
However, as time has gone on, and as I have gained more knowledge about the case, I believe that Amaral came pretty close to the truth. Maybe not completely what happened, but he was a lot closer to the truth than the whole abduction theory with sightings all over the world. In any case, if someone had stolen Madeleine, as claimed by the parents, and she was still alive then presumably they would have changed her appearance - or they would keep her hidden. So all the 'sightings' are pretty ridiculous. Maybe right at the beginning - but even then the McCanns were not that interested - look through the police files, there is CCTV footage of a child that could have been Madeleine at a petrol station a few days after her disappearance and the police wanted Kate to come to the police station to see it. What was her reaction - she was irritated.
Now, why would she react like that? There is only one reason.
Amaral was framed - I certainly believe that. You can understand why that could and can happen when you are dealing with criminals who would prefer not to spend the rest of their lives in jail. Plus the whole mechanism behind them. Not that I am suggesting that the police are always squeaky clean, far from it. But in this case, I think Amaral is not the bad guy. But one can see why the McCann's would not be inviting him to their cocktail parties.
And, whatever else is true or not, the McCanns did expose their children to danger by leaving them alone at night without a babysitter. I presume this is how Madeleine was harmed although you cannot rule out someone losing their temper and striking out or a drug overdose/adverse reaction. Or even something more sinister. They are possibilities. The children were alone in an unlocked apartment. But then again, sometimes the danger is not from outside but from those who are close. A fact which cannot be disputed, unfortunately.
In fact, if you watch the account of what Amaral believes happened, which is widely available on the internet, you will see that he comes across as quite a measured person. He is a detective who has used his skills to reach a conclusion.
By contrast, the McCanns are all puff and bluster. Plus they have firmly ensconsed themselves in the victim role and are playing on public sympathy. Their arrogance is extraordinary.Well, I have used the term before and I will use it again - chutzpa - it is highly appropriate in this case.
The McCanns hired a massive team to arrange their PR. And the used public money in order to influence the media. These are facts that cannot be disputed.
The 'sightings' of Madeleine are, unfortunately,
I will certainly not be shedding any tears for the convicted child murderers Leonor and Joao Ciprriano. Even if that hadn't been convicted of the child's murder, they were neglectful and abusive towards an innocent child. Nor for their lawyer Correla who sounds completely nuts with his so-called 'psychic' powers.
