Mikaeel Kular > Three-year-old boy missing from a house in Edinburgh.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Just getting a chance to look at this story now.

Seems the police are hard at work; lets's see how they do.  Paedophile register already coming into play.

Recently the Scottish police forces all merged into one, so theoretically they can pull a lot more manpower when required.

[Carana]

In a geographically way, as you perfectly know 
Have you done 1. after being alerted this morning by the breaking news ?
CARANA I don't live anywhere near this child. It is therefore somewhat unlikely that I might have spotted him, or have any other information that could be useful.
What do you call "not near" ? Abroad ?
CARANA Within a physical proximity to where he disappeared or a social sphere in which I might have been aware of any family issues which may - or may not - have been of any significance.

I think that you are missing the point that I might have been a family member, aware of family issues, but living on the North Pole.

[Carana]

You have a point there. But that's certainly not going to be a factor after just a few hours is it?

At the moment, there's a public appeal. Whatever the outcome may be, I don't see the need to discourage the public at this point by negative comments which may stop people actively searching for him. I don't find that fair to the child.

[Lyall]

There's obviously huge police activity, and Sky News have shown much of it. Not one shot I've seen of members of the public searching however, and several of groups of people just standing around. Sometimes some police forces think the public searching can potentially do more harm than good I think.

[jassi]

There's obviously huge police activity, and Sky News have shown much of it. Not one shot I've seen of members of the public searching however, and several of groups of people just standing around. Sometimes some police forces think the public searching can potentially do more harm than good I think.

They can certainly trash potential crimes scenes. as we have seen.

[Redblossom]

At the moment, there's a public appeal. Whatever the outcome may be, I don't see the need to discourage the public at this point by negative comments which may stop people actively searching for him. I don't find that fair to the child.

Who is doing this then

Who are you accusing and what are you accusing  them of exactly?

You best  reign your gob in for now carana

[AnneGuedes]

At the moment, there's a public appeal. Whatever the outcome may be, I don't see the need to discourage the public at this point by negative comments which may stop people actively searching for him. I don't find that fair to the child.

Can you cite somebody or some entity making negative comments at this point ?
Can you cite somebody or some entity being at this point stopped of searching for the child ?
Can you cite somebody or some entity finding that (stopping etc.) fair to the child, unlike you.

[Carana]

Oh, OK, I misread...yes the dedicated hatred sites ..but none in this case, let alone anything near it which is why I found caranas comments ridiculous! Suggesting people might be influenced by the internet and not go help...

Why do you find my comments ridiculous? Based on what?

Some sites try to promote awareness of a missing child who might be found. Others promote the idea that there is no point within hours of the public appeal.

I prefer to promote the fact that a child is missing, whatever the outcome.

[Wonderfulspam]

At the moment, there's a public appeal. Whatever the outcome may be, I don't see the need to discourage the public at this point by negative comments which may stop people actively searching for him. I don't find that fair to the child.

Who is discouraging the public to actively search? 

They can't be doing much searching if they are reading internet forums.

Does my generally negative personality (it being about 500 miles from Scotland at the moment) really hamper the search for this child?

If I take a few uppers, work out & start feeling a bit better about life, is their a greater likelihood of the little boy being found?

Don't get me wrong I hope he is found, but then nothing I write here is going to make a jot of difference to anything anyway is it.

[Carana]

Who is doing this then

Who are you accusing and what are you accusing  them of exactly?

You best  reign your gob in for now carana

Why do you think that I should "reign in my gob" when there is an active public appeal for information concerning a missing young child?

[jassi]

Why do you find my comments ridiculous? Based on what?

Some sites try to promote awareness of a missing child who might be found. Others promote the idea that there is no point within hours of the public appeal.

I prefer to promote the fact that a child is missing, whatever the outcome.

You have yet to provide any evidence or examples of this.

[AnneGuedes]

I prefer to promote the fact that a child is missing, whatever the outcome.

Out of curiosity where are you promoting that fact ? In the North Pole ?

[Redblossom]

Why do you find my comments ridiculous? Based on what?

Some sites try to promote awareness of a missing child who might be found. Others promote the idea that there is no point within hours of the public appeal.

I prefer to promote the fact that a child is missing, whatever the outcome.

Ridiculous  based your continuous posts on the matter.....
Well you will cite it wont you..the site that says kids shouldnt be looked for even if missng just a couple hours...as I said, ridiculous!

[Carana]

You have yet to provide any evidence or examples of this.

What do you think about comments (which I find, at best, discouraging) about the value of appeals?

[jassi]

What do you think about comments (which I find, at best, discouraging) about the value of appeals?

I haven't seen any. Show me where they are.