Summers & Swan - A new book - Looking For Madeleine

[Alfred R Jones]

You have to be kidding on that question.

So in your opinion people only become doctors because of the money?

[stephen25000]

So in your opinion people only become doctors because of the money?

People enter that profession for different reasons Alfred.

An observation from experience and my work, when asking students why they choose a certain career.

[ShiningInLuz]

I was reading the equivalent thread at JillHavern.

It kicks off with chapters 25 and 26 of S&S, and I was going to thank the chappie over there for putting it in.

Towards the end of the thread, it appears this is a cut-and-paste job from FaithLilly here.

I am not going to read 94 pages of this thread to find out.

But based on this assumption, my thanks to FaithLilly for the relevant chapters, which I found very informative.

[Alfred R Jones]

I was reading the equivalent thread at JillHavern.

It kicks off with chapters 25 and 26 of S&S, and I was going to thank the chappie over there for putting it in.

Towards the end of the thread, it appears this is a cut-and-paste job from FaithLilly here.

I am not going to read 94 pages of this thread to find out.

But based on this assumption, my thanks to FaithLilly for the relevant chapters, which I found very informative.

I'm sure Summers and Swan will be equally as delighted to know that their copyright has been breached by Faithlilly all over the internet...

[faithlilly]

I don't believe it is but if you insist:

My question: Are policemen motivated by money?  If not why not give their time for free, policing the streets and preventing crime?  Or nurses?  Is their motivation simply money?  Or journalists, photographers, artists, gardeners, librarians, etc etc etc.




Your reply: So which one of the above chose to or have made money from a missing child ( We'll take Amaral as read shall we )

My answer: if Summers and Swan have made money from a missing child, then from my list so too have the police, journalists, photographers, artists and librarians.  How so?  The police, by being paid to investigate a missing child, journalists by being paid to write about a missing child, photographers, who have been paid for photographs of the family and friends of a missing child, artists, who are paid to create impressions of suspects in the case of a missing child and librarians who are paid to curate collections of books, some of which will be about missing children. The odd one out is gardeners. 

Hope that answers your question in full. 

The difference being the occupations cited where acting at the behest of others. Summers CHOSE to write a book when there was no necessity to.

[Alfred R Jones]

The difference being the occupations cited where acting at the behest of others. Summers CHOSE to write a book when there was no necessity to.

What is your point?

[faithlilly]

What is your point?

Oh I think you know what my point is Alfie.

[Alfred R Jones]

Oh I think you know what my point is Alfie.

Nope.

[Alfred R Jones]

Ain't it funny how you have individuals on here who feel it necessary to express total disgust and contempt at S & S for supposedly cashing in on a child's disappearance, whilst simultaneously doing all they can to reunite a man with the hoard of cash he made from cashing in on a child's disappearance! 

[Miss Taken Identity]

Ain't it funny how you have individuals on here who feel it necessary to express total disgust and contempt at S & S for supposedly cashing in on a child's disappearance, whilst simultaneously doing all they can to reunite a man with the hoard of cash he made from cashing in on a child's disappearance!

The disgust and contempt are reserved for those who hate Amaral for writing a book- He was involved with the investigation and wanted to  say something about what went on... Kate wrote a book to tell her version.. what are S&S involvement...NONE-ZILTCH ZERO it adds nothing to what is already discussed in these boards and other net places... So Alfie,  They are parasites in my opinion. Making money out of a missing child.

[Eleanor]

The disgust and contempt are reserved for those who hate Amaral for writing a book- He was involved with the investigation and wanted to  say something about what went on... Kate wrote a book to tell her version.. what are S&S involvement...NONE-ZILTCH ZERO it adds nothing to what is already discussed in these boards and other net places... So Alfie,  They are parasites in my opinion. Making money out of a missing child.

94 Pages adds nothing to what is already discussed?  Really?  What on earth have you all been talking about then?

[Alfred R Jones]

The disgust and contempt are reserved for those who hate Amaral for writing a book- He was involved with the investigation and wanted to  say something about what went on... Kate wrote a book to tell her version.. what are S&S involvement...NONE-ZILTCH ZERO it adds nothing to what is already discussed in these boards and other net places... So Alfie,  They are parasites in my opinion. Making money out of a missing child.

Are you saying that only people with a personal involvement in any real life event should be allowed to write about it?  Some might argue that those closest to the event are the least likely to give an accurate, unbiased, objective account and that a third party who had nothing to do with the event is likely to give a more accurate narrative of events.  I don't suppose you agree for one moment.  Good night 

[faithlilly]

Ain't it funny how you have individuals on here who feel it necessary to express total disgust and contempt at S & S for supposedly cashing in on a child's disappearance, whilst simultaneously doing all they can to reunite a man with the hoard of cash he made from cashing in on a child's disappearance!

As JP said so eloquently while explaining why he gave money to Amaral's fund its not about the rights and wrongs of whether Amaral should have written the book it's about whether it is justice to financially hog-tie him when the McCanns have the use of a million pound fund.

Summers had absolutely nothing to add to the case that couldn't be gleaned from the internet. No nuggets of new information or interesting revelations so why write the book ? I'll tell you why. He is an ageing journalist, past his prime, who appears to rent out part of his home through necessity to holiday makers and who thought Madeleine was a sure fire way to make money for his pension pot. Unfortunately he had neither the courage nor the objectivity to do the subject justice and the book crashed and burned.

[Miss Taken Identity]

Are you saying that only people with a personal involvement in any real life event should be allowed to write about it?  Some might argue that those closest to the event are the least likely to give an accurate, unbiased, objective account and that a third party who had nothing to do with the event is likely to give a more accurate narrative of events.  I don't suppose you agree for one moment.  Good night 

I am not saying anything of the sort. I am just pointing out the reason for them writing the book..MONEY! and nothing else.

[Alfred R Jones]

As JP said so eloquently while explaining why he gave money to Amaral's fund its not about the rights and wrongs of whether Amaral should have written the book it's about whether it is justice to financially hog-tie him when the McCanns have the use of a million pound fund.

Summers had absolutely nothing to add to the case that couldn't be gleaned from the internet. No nuggets of new information or interesting revelations so why write the book ? I'll tell you why. He is an ageing journalist, past his prime, who appears to rent out part of his home through necessity to holiday makers and who thought Madeleine was a sure fire way to make money for his pension pot. Unfortunately he had neither the courage nor the objectivity to do the subject justice and the book crashed and burned.

Do you think Amaral was right to profit from a child's disappearance?

Also, please could you supply a cite to confirm the rest of your post vis a vis Summers' straitened financial circumstances?

Many thanks.