Wandering Off Topic

[Vertigo Swirl]

I'm surprised my children survived at all, after what they got up to.  Most of which I didn't know about until much later.

By rights I should have been murdered or died in an accident too when I was a kid, my parents were even more “abusive” and “neglectful” than I was, and all in a foreign country filled with all manner of extra danger..

[G-Unit]

The McCanns will have been professionally counselled in order to deal with the trauma of their ordeal. They will have been told not to blame themselves.. But we know that they do

1st January 2008;

‘At the time we did it, it was not irresponsible!” Gerry snaps.
https://www.gerrymccannsblogs.co.uk/Nigel/id63.htm

I wonder what he meant? That in his opinion they behaved responsibly in May 2007, but he now realises they were wrong?

Aptil 2008;

The father of three said he and his wife Kate had thought at the time it was "perfectly reasonable" to leave Madeleine, then three, and their two-year-old twins alone in an unlocked holiday apartment in the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz...

He added: "Hindsight has proven we made a mistake and we would never leave the children again."
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-561818/Madeleine-We-mistake-leave-children-says-Gerry-McCann.html

So if Madeleine hadn't disappeared they would have continued to think their childcare choices were perfectly reasonable imo.

[Eleanor]

By rights I should have been murdered or died in an accident too when I was a kid, my parents were even more “abusive” and “neglectful” than I was, and all in a foreign country filled with all manner of extra danger..

My Julian at the age of three and bit would climb the seven foot garden fence and run off down to The Kampong when I or The Amah weren't watching him.  But then my Amah lived in this conglomeration of mud and wooden huts, so I could be pretty sure that her mother was watching out for him.

I once allowed my Amah to take the baby with her for the three days of Chinese New Year, probably because I couldn't face looking after the squalling brat myself.

His feet never touched the ground.  She and her four sisters saw to that.

Taking him away from her is the most painful thing I have ever done.

[The General]

There is a Sin of Omission.

There is also a Sin of Commission.

I have never understood why in this case the sin committed inadvertently has been adopted as the benchmark for all blame.

While the sin carried out with deliberate malice for the innocent is forgotten and does not merit any opprobrium or blame at all.

What part of leaving your 3 nursery age kids to fend for themselves in an unlocked apartment, to continually go out boozing night after night inadvertent?
It's abuse and it's a model example of why child neglect laws are required, because it appears some are utterly oblivious.

[Eleanor]

1st January 2008;

‘At the time we did it, it was not irresponsible!” Gerry snaps.
https://www.gerrymccannsblogs.co.uk/Nigel/id63.htm

I wonder what he meant? That in his opinion they behaved responsibly in May 2007, but he now realises they were wrong?

Aptil 2008;

The father of three said he and his wife Kate had thought at the time it was "perfectly reasonable" to leave Madeleine, then three, and their two-year-old twins alone in an unlocked holiday apartment in the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz...

He added: "Hindsight has proven we made a mistake and we would never leave the children again."
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-561818/Madeleine-We-mistake-leave-children-says-Gerry-McCann.html

So if Madeleine hadn't disappeared they would have continued to think their childcare choices were perfectly reasonable imo.

Such a pity that No One knew that a predator was breaking into appartments and assaulting children, even when their parents were at home.

[The General]

The McCanns will have been professionally counselled in order to deal with the trauma of their ordeal. They will have been told not to blame themselves.. But we know that they do

That would have been a waste of resources then; they should have been counseled that they were to blame.
'We've let her down' my arse, they are responsible and that should haunt them every minute.

[jassi]

Such a pity that No One knew that a predator was breaking into appartments and assaulting children, even when their parents were at home.

Has any link been shown between these events and the disappearance of Madeleine ?

[The General]

Such a pity that No One knew that a predator was breaking into appartments and assaulting children, even when their parents were at home.

Nothing was going to get in the way of those boozy, 8 hour dinners, not even the desperate pleas of their own daughter when one of the poor little mites was sobbing for their mummy and daddy.
Abuse and neglect is one thing, having it pointed out to you by your own 3 year old and repeating it is unconscionable and takes a cold heart.

[The General]

Has any link been shown between these events and the disappearance of Madeleine ?

It wouldn't have made a difference. They were going out; OUT OUT and those kids were just going to have to deal with it.

[Eleanor]

What part of leaving your 3 nursery age kids to fend for themselves in an unlocked apartment, to continually go out boozing night after night inadvertent?
It's abuse and it's a model example of why child neglect laws are required, because it appears some are utterly oblivious.

Is there any Law against this?  The answer is No, of course.  Only the circumstances are taken into consideration.

And even The Portuguese Whoever said that there was No Intent to Abandon or Neglect.  Suck it up.

[Eleanor]

That would have been a waste of resources then; they should have been counseled that they were to blame.
'We've let her down' my arse, they are responsible and that should haunt them every minute.

And I am sure that it does haunt them.

[The General]

Is there any Law against this?  The answer is No, of course.  Only the circumstances are taken into consideration.

And even The Portuguese Whoever said that there was No Intent to Abandon or Neglect.  Suck it up.

Which is what they probably said to Maddie on their way out the door.

[Eleanor]

Has any link been shown between these events and the disappearance of Madeleine ?

Does there need to be?  Small girls being sexually assaulted was small beer to The PJ.  Why bother to investigate or even warn anyone?

But somedebody was doing this.

[Eleanor]

Nothing was going to get in the way of those boozy, 8 hour dinners, not even the desperate pleas of their own daughter when one of the poor little mites was sobbing for their mummy and daddy.
Abuse and neglect is one thing, having it pointed out to you by your own 3 year old and repeating it is unconscionable and takes a cold heart.

More lies.

[jassi]

Does there need to be?  Small girls being sexually assaulted was small beer to The PJ.  Why bother to investigate or even warn anyone?

But somedebody was doing this.

Well PDL was Paedophile Heaven. Were they small girls or is that your interpretation of events ?