A Simple Question.

[Erngath]

Whichever it was subsequent feelings of guilt don't come into the equation.

No, she's dead.
So no guilty feelings for her!

[faithlilly]

There was a recent case here where an English tourist decided to go out for a walk in Glencoe. Sadly for her,  she made a wrong decision but for some it was abject stupidity!

The result of her wrong decision/abject stupidity resulted in the mountain rescue having to be called in, at heavens knows what expense and tragically she was found dead.

Wrong decision versus abject stupidity ?
I prefer to think that at the moment she decided to go for a walk she felt it was safe to do so.

If she had had responsibility for a minor who was with her do you think her decision would have been different ?

[Vertigo Swirl]

Well let's see...     there's going out night after night leaving three toddlers alone in an unlocked apartment for starters and even when one of the children alerted to the fact that they were awake and howling for daddy.

I know what they did, that wasn't the question I asked though.

[Robittybob1]

I know what they did, that wasn't the question I asked though.

Ask the question again please.

[Vertigo Swirl]

Ask the question again please.

Please see post #296

[Robittybob1]

Please see post #296

The law exists to punish those who make criminally bad or stupid decisions.  In this case legally speaking the McCanns actions were neither.  That being said what in your opinion is the difference between a wrong choice and and abject stupidity?
Someone's opinion.

[jassi]

The law exists to punish those who make criminally bad or stupid decisions.  In this case legally speaking the McCanns actions were neither.  That being said what in your opinion is the difference between a wrong choice and and abject stupidity?
Someone's opinion.

Abject stupidity is when you make  the same mistake over and over again - IMO

[Eleanor]

Is it necessary to go through the same set of circumstances as someone to know how you would react yourself? I don't think so.

I do.  How can you possible have any conception otherwise?

I can only guess of how I would feel if one of my children had been abducted.  But that is only initially.  Long term is completely beyond me, so I don't go there.

[Mr Gray]

Abject stupidity is when you make  the same mistake over and over again - IMO

its all opinion so of value only to the person whose opinion it is...I have total sympathy for the whole mccann fammily and for any family who have sufferred loss.

[Robittybob1]

its all opinion so of value only to the person whose opinion it is...I have total sympathy for the whole mccann fammily and for any family who have sufferred loss.

What about Goncalo Amaral's family after he lost his job?

[G-Unit]

I do.  How can you possible have any conception otherwise?

I can only guess of how I would feel if one of my children had been abducted.  But that is only initially.  Long term is completely beyond me, so I don't go there.

I wasn't discussing havng a child abducted.

[Miss Taken Identity]

Have you ever walked in her shoes?

Have I lost child through someone's selfish act. Yes I have.

I didn't do the jogging and blogging and merry fund raising,setting up businesses etc. I was in deep mourning for over a year.  It never leaves me what happened, it took a very long time to come to terms with my loss. However, I know for sure that if I thought anyone had snatched my child from her bed and suspected paedophiles YES I would not act like those parents did.

[misty]

What about Goncalo Amaral's family after he lost his job?

He wasn't obliged to write his book about the McCanns & he resigned from the PJ as opposed to losing his job.

[Miss Taken Identity]

He wasn't obliged to write his book about the McCanns & he resigned from the PJ as opposed to losing his job.

I  Think constructive resignation would be  the UK label.  His position became untenable, his reputation  as an coordinator was under question.

His book- which I have never read- was written to address his situation he found himself in.

We must not forget the many people affected by the McCanns behaviour- not counting their daughters life. That whole community suffered- reputation of being  a paedophile capital of the world, the PJ being useless-job loses and the slur of not caring when so many people gave up a lot of time to search for MBM.

[jassi]

He wasn't obliged to write his book about the McCanns & he resigned from the PJ as opposed to losing his job.

Nobody has been obliged to write a book about this, but they did