Examples of Gerry McCanns Selective Memories

[Alice Purjorick]

I’ve done it...

Me too; in the days of Quarter Sessions [pre 1972 & 1974 acts]. IIRC back in those days jurors had to be property owners. It was an eye opener not to mention very informative.
"After the trial you mustn’t talk about what happened in the deliberation room, even with family members. You can talk about what happened in the courtroom"

[Miss Taken Identity]

So far you have done nothing to convince me your post(s) extend beyond you believe it is daft simply because you wish to say it is so.
There is hardly a cogent argument proferred by your goodself to substantiate why the investigators would not wish to test statements to the point, if you will, "does it all hang together from 17:30 til 22:00" ?

Yes why test the statements from 17:30-22:00 these are very articulate, intelligent doctors for goodness sake.

Well maybe not as articulate as is first presented- So being a police service they probably thought it best to just check anyway. you know leaving no stones chucked at them for trying...

Ofcourse, all one has to say is. 'I can't remember'. So why were they trying to make a time line fit. why object to having this verified?

[Robittybob1]

Yes why test the statements from 17:30-22:00 these are very articulate, intelligent doctors for goodness sake.

Well maybe not as articulate as is first presented- So being a police service they probably thought it best to just check anyway. you know leaving no stones chucked at them for trying...

Ofcourse, all one has to say is. 'I can't remember'. So why were they trying to make a time line fit. why object to having this verified?

Exactly - and the answer to why is?

[Alice Purjorick]

Exactly - and the answer to why is?

Because they are well educated articulate(?)  doctors and that is what articulate(?) well educated doctors do [apparently].
Us mere peons cannot aspire to understand the machinations of the well educated and articulate(?)  mind.[apparently ...again]

[Robittybob1]

Because they are well educated articulate(?)  doctors and that is what articulate(?) well educated doctors do [apparently].
Us mere peons cannot aspire to understand the machinations of the well educated and articulate(?)  mind.[apparently ...again]

Well obviously I failed to articulate the question I was asking: "why were they trying to make a time line fit".

[Miss Taken Identity]

Because they are well educated articulate(?)  doctors and that is what articulate(?) well educated doctors do [apparently].
Us mere peons cannot aspire to understand the machinations of the well educated and articulate(?)  mind.[apparently ...again]

   I never mentioned well educated.. stop it Alice  hahahaha!

You know... I err.. um I might  .. it may have.. well actually the thing is ,you know errr I could have got that quote  err because you know,  it may have been wrong.

Very intelligent and  highly articulate.. yes, I am sure, but I maybe, you know, sort of...err... yes... um well  . you know.


And being so afflicted with such a burden, they must make the time line fit. Otherwise, It won't fit, and then what do we do? oh yes we become suspicious...

[G-Unit]

I’d have to base my decision on solid, hard evidence, not my suspicions or vague notions based on a defendant’s inability to remember certain ‘pertinent’ details (like what time they left the tennis court - lol).

No reasoned rationale would enter your discussions then?

[Vertigo Swirl]

No reasoned rationale would enter your discussions then?

Oh, I’m sitting on a jury in a court of law now am I?

[Robittybob1]

Oh, I’m sitting on a jury in a court of law now am I?

The Court of Social Media.

[G-Unit]

Oh, I’m sitting on a jury in a court of law now am I?

According to you, yes. Relying on hard evidence and not speculating, apparently.

[slartibartfast]

Oh, I’m sitting on a jury in a court of law now am I?

It is up to each juror to decide how much weight to give to each witness evidence.

[Vertigo Swirl]

According to you, yes. Relying on hard evidence and not speculating, apparently.

As a member of a jury in a court of law yes of course, on an internet chat room where no one’s liberty is at stake I’m a little more relaxed and permit myself to speculate.

[G-Unit]

As a member of a jury in a court of law yes of course, on an internet chat room where no one’s liberty is at stake I’m a little more relaxed and permit myself to speculate.

Theories or conjectures which have no supporting evidence are unlikely to convince whatever the setting.

[Vertigo Swirl]

Theories or conjectures which have no supporting evidence are unlikely to convince whatever the setting.

“IMO many people have been convicted due to juries considering their inability to remember pertinent facts suspicious”

Do you think that this is true?  Because that is the statement which elicted my response that I would not base my decision to convict on vague notions such as a defendant’s inability to remember (for example) precisely what time their husband left a tennis court. 

Incidentally I am under no illusions that anything I write will convince you of anything - despite your self-proclaimed open mindedness, I believe you made your mind up about the McCanns years ago.

[G-Unit]

“IMO many people have been convicted due to juries considering their inability to remember pertinent facts suspicious”

Do you think that this is true?  Because that is the statement which elicted my response that I would not base my decision to convict on vague notions such as a defendant’s inability to remember (for example) precisely what time their husband left a tennis court. 

Incidentally I am under no illusions that anything I write will convince you of anything - despite your self-proclaimed open mindedness, I believe you made your mind up about the McCanns years ago.

I have no idea how juries reach their conclusions but I would hope that they do it by looking at the evidence rather than relying on their personal opinions of a witness or accused person.

That's why I try not to give my opinions about why a witness gives evidence which doesn't fit with the known facts.That doesn't mean I have no opinions, just that they are, like anyone else's opinions, subjective and not provable.