Wandering Off Topic

[John]

Despite his lucrative career promoting his association with it, we are constantly informed that Amaral holds no responsibility for any of the major decisions made in Madeleine's case.
Don't you think the big boys who did it and ran away put all their eggs into the one basket just as the superintendent in charge of the enquiry into the ripper murders did and overlooked vital evidence just as he did?

Amaral would have been subject to supervisory checks throughout the enquiry.  Although he was a senior detective and coordinator, he could only follow a path sanctioned by his overseers and ultimately the AG.  The problem for Amaral was that he was seen as the public face of the PJ so people wrongly assumed that he was in charge.  He undoubtedly liked the exposure but in the end it was his undoing.

[Erngath]

I have asked mods not to over moderate the forum but to use some discretion.  A little humour is allowed.

Thank you.
Hopefully the use of discretion will apply equally to both sides of the discussion.
It also means that any sceptic may now be labelled " touchingly naive ".

[John]

Thank you.
Hopefully the use of discretion will apply equally to both sides of the discussion.
It also means that any sceptic may now be labelled " touchingly naive ".

I'm sure you could think of something more amusing before Alice arrives with another epigram.

[Erngath]

Amaral would have been subject to supervisory checks throughout the enquiry.  Although he was a senior detective and coordinator, he could only follow a path sanctioned by his overseers and ultimately the AG.  The problem for Amaral was that he was seen as the public face of the PJ so people wrongly assumed that he was in charge.

And yet he was the police officer who felt confident and knowledgeable enough to write "The truth of the lie."!

[John]

And yet he was the police officer who felt confident and knowledgeable enough to write "The truth of the lie."!

I have no doubt he was confident and knowledgeable, in fact, as coordinator he probably knew more about what was going on than anyone.

[Erngath]

I have no doubt he was confident and knowledgeable, in fact, as coordinator he probably knew more about what was going on than anyone.

As you would expect that is not an opinion I share .
I'm sure he shares your opinion of himself.
He always appeared rather smug and self opinionated . IMO

[jassi]

As you would expect that is not an opinion I share .
I'm sure he shares your opinion of himself.
He always appeared rather smug and self opinionated . IMO

A common fault of mankind.

[Brietta]

I have no doubt he was confident and knowledgeable, in fact, as coordinator he probably knew more about what was going on than anyone.

I think he was hugely out of his depth and the added pressure of being made an arguido in Leanor Cipriano's case added to the stress.

[barrier]

As you would expect that is not an opinion I share .
I'm sure he shares your opinion of himself.
He always appeared rather smug and self opinionated . IMO

Yet the ongoing investigation has so far failed to prove him wrong,hey oh such is life.

[Mr Gray]

Yet the ongoing investigation has so far failed to prove him wrong,hey oh such is life.

IMO, the fact the PJ have said there is no evidence against the McCann's proves him wrong.

[Erngath]

Yet the ongoing investigation has so far failed to prove him wrong,hey oh such is life.

Neither has the ongoing investigation proved him to be in the slightest correct, hey ho such is life!

[barrier]

IMO, the fact the PJ have said there is no evidence  against the McCann's proves him wrong

Still doesn't equate to any thing to prove him wrong,until such time as either one comes out with someting along the lines of what SYP did in the Needham case declaring in their professional opinion what happened then all options are open imo or unless they nail some one (England will win the World cup again before that happens).

[barrier]

Neither has the ongoing investigation proved him to be in the slightest correct, hey ho such is life!

You've seen the evidence?

[Erngath]

You've seen the evidence?

No, neither have you.

[Mr Gray]

Still doesn't equate to any thing to prove him wrong,until such time as either one comes out with someting along the lines of what SYP did in the Needham case declaring in their professional opinion what happened then all options are open imo or unless they nail some one (England will win the World cup again before that happens).

have not realised by now that amarals thesis was based on his poor understanding of the evidence... Have you read his book... Watched his documentary