Madeleine McCann: Watching The Parents
MORE no news on the Madeleine McCann case.
It is now a week since the three-year-old girl was snatched from a Portugal holiday resort.
The story has been distressing to watch on our TV screens. What it must like for the parents of Madeleine only a few can know.
BLAME
But their misery is far from complete. With no news of Madeleine, and the Portuguese police having no need to indulge the British tabloids with speculation and theory, Madeleine’s parents are the central characters.
And today’s front-page news, as reported by the caring Mirror, is: “THEY KNOW LEAVING KIDS WAS WRONG.”
Does the Mirror mean to say that Madeleine’s parents, Kate and Gerry, now think they did the wrong thing in nipping out for a bite to eat and leaving the children in the apartment on what they thought was a secure resort?
Does the Mirror mean that the McCanns know that popping back regularly to look at their children and checking on their well being was less than perfect?
Does the Mirror mean that the McCanns realise they should not have left their children alone, just like it is wrong to leave a child in a hotel under the auspices of a baby monitoring service, to leave a child in the car while mum goes to pay for petrol, to talk to a neighbour over a garden fence while the children are indoors?
Of course this is not the Mirror’s view. Oh, no. This is Madeleine’s grandmother, Susan Healy, saying: “They know this was a mistake. But it wasn’t child neglect, it wasn’t not caring for your children.”
That she feels the need to say this is wrong. That the Mirror can lead with Madeleine’s grief-worn parents is pathetic and misguided. That the paper can talk of “people are asking why they didn’t make use of the crèche” at the resort or take the children out to dinner with them is wrong.
But the Mirror has news to write. And the police aren’t playing the game.
THEORIES
So the Mirror produces: “THE 6 THEORIES.”
Only six! Why this cautious approach? But it is all the Mirror has. And readers hear of the “PAEDOPHILE GANG”, the “LONE PAEDOPHILE”, the “JEALOUS MOTHER”, Madeleine wandering off and “DROWNED”, the “OPPORTUNIST PAEDOPHILE”, the “CHILDLESS COUPLE”.
But the Sun has more. It has 130 more. As the front-page headline screams: “MADDIE COPS HUNT 130 BRIT PAEDOS.”
The paper says “at least” 130 British paedophiles “might” have taken Madeleine McCann.
In “ALGARVE IS ‘HAVEN’ FOR PERVS”, readers learn that Portugal is a “magnet for sun-seeking perverts from Britain and the rest of Europe”.
Who knew that perverts get off on watching children at the beach?
Us And Them
But help is on its way. The Sun lists the British coppers who will go out there and see to it that justice is done. We, says the paper, are the only country with a sex offenders’ register.
All convicted perverts must inform the police of their desire to go abroad. At least 130 have. And the police are looking for them.
But – and whisper this – might it be that convicted sexual deviants don’t all tell the police what they plan to do? They are not monitored while overseas. And might it be that not all sexual predators are caught and make it to the list?
Among the policemans’ names is Detective Superintendent Graham Hill, attached to theChild Exploitation and Protection Centre. Hill is on the case. He has flown to Portugal.
Hill worked on the case of Milly Dowler. She was snatched from near Walton railway station, Surrey, in 2002. Her body was found six months later. Her killer or killers have never been caught.
Perhaps Hill’s experiences can help. Perhaps he’ll have more luck. Perhaps not.
Meanwhile, a family is distraught, and bearing up incredibly well under the strain and the merciless gaze of the newspapers…
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October 3rd, 2007 at 9:47 pm
What has been achieved on here over the last 4 months or so people? In the case for finding the small child - what ? What ? (ps. I never said that you were not from the Mirror… if you are then, hello???? Unbiased journalism , or - taking wild allegations from a surious website and using the “Chat” and “Blogs” for stories…???? I care about the lost wee girl. Thats all. Nothing I have read on here has contributed to finding her but has , on the contrary , muddied the waters..
October 3rd, 2007 at 9:26 pm
I don’t know how true this is, maybe someone could tell me. I’m told that the suicide bombers who are promised 72 virgins have been misinformed. The Arabic word for virgin is very similar to the one for raisins - these being valuable many centuries ago (probably as spices once were). You’d be pretty disappointed wouldn’t you? Your Earthly body spread across a large area and reduced to umpteen sticky bits and all you get is a couple of handfuls of dried grapes.
October 3rd, 2007 at 9:16 pm
It’d make the friends pretty cold-blooded too.
October 3rd, 2007 at 9:14 pm
Andrew, a good evening and thank you. Pretty crap day, unfortunately, but I’m sure you don’t want to hear my woes. Hope yours was a lot better.
I can certainly see how a closing of ranks could occur, and how the rest of the Tapas 9 could be persuaded by the McCanns to make helpful statements, even to make a second statement that partly contradicts the first. That’s different from the friends willingly assisting in a cover up and easier to accept. It would be even harder for the McCanns to put any sort of pressure on people outside that circle. If there has been a cover up I reckon it’s confined to family and very close, very trusted friends. I have two very close friends, who I’ve known for some 24 years and I doubt, despite that friendship, that they would knowingly help me in covering up a murder, to the extent of making false statements and putting their own freedom, careers, characters etc at risk. Plus, despite that friendship and all we’ve been through, I would never ask them to. That’s another thing I’d find hard to understand, the McCanns asking them. If they have killed Madeleine, it’s them having the presence of mind not only to think about hiding the body and fabricating a story, but one of them saying “I know, lets ask so-and-so to back us up”. If true, that would make them unbelievably cold-blooded.
I’m sure that Murat having links to O’Brien & Tanner’s home town and Mari Olli having links to the McCanns’ home town is purely coincidental.
October 3rd, 2007 at 8:48 pm
OK. OK. I know, and agree, so I retract some of the annoyance in the last post! I still don’t agree about the McCanns (daft though they are) but do agree about the religion. I think the very peculiar thing we have to try to assimilate is that these religious people actually DO believe what they say they do - Muslims and Christians, alike. It sounds difficult to accept, but I think it’s the only explanation, idiotic as it is. There is Heaven awaiting for the martyrs. Eh? You trade living reality for a mad fundamentalism of whatever religion, a representative of which urges you to kill yourself for the the sake of same religion, yet seems oddly reluctant to do so himself. I don’t think so….
October 3rd, 2007 at 8:46 pm
What ever happened to the evidence due last week did they get it and not leak anything for once?
To be honest i really dont care either way if the McCanns are guilty or innocent all i care about is the right person is locked up for a long time and that Madeliene is found be it alive or dead.
This case cant go on and on for years for the sake of the other members of the family, people that knew her and the rest of the world really everyone has heard about Madeliene and alot are emotionally waiting hoping that she is found and this awful case is over.
But getting upset with someone else at the end of another computer with thoughts of thier own on what has happened in this case isnt going to help anyone, let alone yourself.
I have got angry while reading some of the posts, and i have now sat back and thought about it and all that really matters is that the case is solved.
Everyone has the right to type or post what they want in the forum if you dont like it then stop reading till the next post.
October 3rd, 2007 at 8:43 pm
2102 I’m not saying they ARE guilty of murder or anything else. If you read carefully and take time to understand where I’m coming from you will see that I do not give credit to the McCanns claim of innocence, and I certainly do not discount the very logical possibilty they are guilty of something more sinister.
My mind isn’t closed at all. I don’t see the McCann’s co-operating as they claim.
When they visibly show this, I will be more inclined to believe them.
I’m afraid it’s you that’s “blown it” if anyone.
Excuse me for being cynical. This world is so beautiful and pure.
October 3rd, 2007 at 8:35 pm
History lesson. Going to paradise was used by hassan i sabbah in 4AD, he was like the bin laden of his day. Basically he revealed in his writings that the highest state of being Muslim is being… an unbeliever! Basically admitting it’s nothing but a system of control. Classic, and true. The “perfumed garden” (paradise) all pertains to smoking hashish before setting out on a mission, and the “belief” that if you died as a martyr, you would live in the perfumed garden. There were fine ladies and plenty of Hash to smoke. Not bad some might say.
Which is where the term assassin comes from. hashishin.
“the assassins of silence” He had spies working everywhere, and people who would follow his every command, including “jump from that cliff”
There’s a documented fact relating to this. It was a display of power to his enemy as to how mindlessly loyal and devoted his followers were.
Yes. Nothing’s changed.
Personal gratification is the reward on earth for mindless acts and beliefs
October 3rd, 2007 at 8:34 pm
“…closing ranks happens in any social circle?”
Yes. Probably , especially in yours.
You have a closed mind, Andrew. And how that does react to the detriment of your much-vaunted intellectual superiority over the rest of us? We’re all so stupid not to have agreed with you that they are guilty, but prefer to await the evidence .. if it is ever forthcoming. You’ve had your chance to be intelligent, but seem to have blown it. Pity.
October 3rd, 2007 at 8:33 pm
Where are we going here with dictatorship?
looking very confussed as im just a mere house wife with no job, but i do have 6 children so maybe i shouldnt be A Person i should be old mother hubbard.
I am not sure on Andrew he comes over as a bit over the top some posts then all of a sudden something really funny comes up and it sort of lightens the whole forum for a while. A little humor is good. Although i didnt like the Hitler post i now see the humor in it.
October 3rd, 2007 at 8:22 pm
Powder Monkey, the voice of reason! Had a pleasant day?
We’ve bene waiting for you.
(you’re late I want a report on my desk 9AM)
The birdy song@ 120 Decibels, on repeat mode? YES you’ve got the job
However, to pull your theory apart just a little bit, what if someone’s been cajouled or otherwise emotionally bribed into giving a statment which is “unknowingly false” in the initial beleif that their friends genuinely are innocent? The tapas gang may well have been duped themselves on the belief that McCanns child had gone “at that moment”
you know, “at that moment” the naughty paedophile came in
closing ranks happens in any social circle?
October 3rd, 2007 at 8:11 pm
It’s not quite dictatorship yet here in the UK, Andrew. It’s smoke and mirrors, and the Government stupidly does stuff, demolishing civil liberties, just because it can (new technology), and we’d rather just watch TV instead of thinking and objecting. But that does give us a chance to fight back, which we’d be wise to take …. now.
And Hitler was a self-confessed devout Christian, until he decided around 1938 that he was mightier than the Almighty. I’ll give all the religious zealots out there Stalin and Pol Pot as atheists, though. The only trouble is, if you go back - even just to the Crusades - the religious fanatics win the ostensible reason for almost every war / purge / ethnic cleansing episode going on even up to now. Crusades, Catholic / Protestant wars, Inquisitions, various European efforts to Christianize the populations of colonies, Nazi obsessions, Israel and Palestine, Ireland, the Balkans, Iraq, 9/11, Darfur, Burma, Sri Lanka, marginalised Muslim populations in the ex-USSR, Afghanistan …. and now, reason help us … idiotic fundamentalist Christian and Muslim people in the the world’s most advanced nations in the 21st Century, when we do know enough to know better by now. It’s beyond stupid. And horrendously cruel and inhumane. But - hey - you get to go to Paradise.
I give up.
October 3rd, 2007 at 8:01 pm
Re 2082 : No, A Person, I wasn’t saying that at all. I was just remarking on the coincidence of Exeter & Leicester cropping up. It would be quite preposterous to seriously suggest such a conspiracy. As you yourself said, and has been mentioned previously on this forum, how on Earth would the McCanns get so many people to agree to take part in such a cover up, and how could the McCanns trust them to keep quiet? The temptation to sell their story to a newspaper, especially for non-relatives, woud be irresistable.
Andrew, dear oh dear, just when I thought you were a nice chap. How you could even think of inflicting the likes of Kadjagoogoo or the Birdy Song on someone? Are there no depths to which you won’t sink? By the way, the last time I saw anything like a stinking Victorian cell was a B & B in Sunderland! Cells these days are really rather nice. The room service isn’t much to shout about, though
October 3rd, 2007 at 7:35 pm
The McCanns are attempting to form opinion in forums, blogs and T.V/Press releases claiming innocence and victim status. They love that.
Then people question it all… People like us who are motivated by Justice and truth, people capable of turning the pro-McCann mind control tide
only to be met with remarks such as:
2089:anamacara Says:
“Do any of you have any work or jobs to do????”
Is that the voice of free thinking, genuinely concerned intellectual?
Let’s have a medieval vote. Put the pro mccanns on one side, the anti McCann’s on the other… and the McCanns in the middle.
Let the mob decide? It wouldn’t be pretty.
The McCann’s would soon be running to the Law then like the cowards they are.
(if they haven’t killed the remaining kids and themselves already)
Corner an animal and things get messy. That’s nature. Desperation is an option.
Then it’s “why wasn’t anything done sooner” on the front page. Yawn.
Meanwhile in Council houses, rented flats and even privately owned homes!! shock horror!!! all over the U.K, Children “at risk” have been removed left, right, and centre. Nobody cares if they are Catholics or what job they do which incidentally is probably equally as valuble to society as any other.
Gordon Brown the unelected Prime Minister is still sitting there with his wife Sarah, the partner of a company which specialises in WRITING THINGS IN FORUMS, in newspaper “have your say” columns, and writing letters of support and press releases in order to protect peoples reputations and sway opinion.
Is this the “World respected” UK or is it Nazi Germany? is it Cold war Russia? China? is it any other dicatorship you care to mention?
Ask yourselves
October 3rd, 2007 at 7:21 pm
“..There’s not much between the bible or the Mirror..”
Finally, a point on which we are totally agreed, Andrew, though actually The Star is probably more akin to religiosity (superstition, miracles, downright lying etc.) albeit in a strangely 21st Century way.
It seems almost incredible. There’s an extraordinary level of ‘respect’ given to the faithful, which is fairly odd in this country, as the faithful are definitely a declining breed. However, we still all (atheists, humanists etc.) dutifully pay lip-service to the notion that a book written in the late Bronze Age by desert nomads, who relied on superstition because they knew no science, is worthy of respect now. (Save as a redundant but interesting historical document). Don’t rock the boat. Don’t tell anyone there is no heaven, it might make them cry.
I do find the religiosity of the educated McCanns one of the most disturbing aspects of the case. However, I still don’t think being in thrall to daft ideas makes you a murderer, or a conspirator in the demise of your child. Certainly helps you push media buttons though - which is a disgrace in itself.
Oddly, the Catholic (presumably) PJ don’t seem as much in thrall to the religious virtue of the parents as we do. Peculiar. I also worry a bit about the Cuddle Cat / hand-holding penchant the parents display. Not because I think that makes them guilty, but because it seems to demonstrate a strange level of control; both of each other and the media. Still, if they are innocent - which I still think they probably are if merely because of the fantastically improbably logistics - they are going through an extraordinary circumstance which the rest of us can barely imagine.
October 3rd, 2007 at 7:03 pm
Andrew they have admitted that they were wrong leaving the children in news reports and on the tv, but they also said that if they had of thought it wasnt safe they would never had left them that night.
Its still wrong and no matter what way it is said wont change that but just because they left the children dosnt mean they should be charged for murdering Madeliene.
If they did it then yes they do deserve to be punished in the harshest way posible, but if they didnt and they got charged anyway, and say another year or two down the lines another small child gets taken how will everyone feel.
The truth needs to be found and if its the parents then great but evidence has to point to this and not just exagerated evidence.
When i see real hard evidence that the McCanns done this then i will say i was wrong.
I will be very shocked if it does turn out to be the parents but again i am not a detective or have any of the evidence so i only have what i feel and my feelings say they didnt do it.
October 3rd, 2007 at 6:25 pm
Jill Bluestone was from Boro’ I assumed he was too, but it looks like he was form Kent. But the story stands. Others said they considered PC Bluestone to be a “smashing bloke”
Yeah smashing your head in with a hammer.
October 3rd, 2007 at 6:14 pm
How do you know we’re not the Police. Or indeed the Mirror anamacara?
The Mirror was just an article that came to hand quickly, nothing more.
But hey, it’s fine for the McCann’s to use the Mirror as a propaganda tool when it suits them. Let’s not forget they quote the Bible too! (when it suits) then contradict it’s teachings (when it suits) There’s not much between the bible or the Mirror. At least the Mirror was written recently and is semi-believable.
The McCann’s have a claim to have been interested in more babies. Well hey, if you go around abandoning and then mysteriously losing the ones you already have I suppose you need replacements.
It begs the questions: Do they deserve any more? Do the children deserve Parents like that? That’s quite a burden on the state too
Plus we all know the power of their propaganda. Were they actually really interested or was it just more distraction? It’s not relevent to the case in any way apart from saying “we love kids we do” and also let’s not forget
“Of course we could cope with the ones we had..it’s EASY, we want loads more”
They’ve got a funny way of showing it, going out getting drunk…. leaving them alone. That’s not loving kids, coping, or being a good parent.
THEN denying all liability, trivialising the whole thing.
“It’s like eating dinner in your garden” No it isn’t. Their garden isn’t half an acre, and neither are most people’s. AND nobody I know drinks 14 bottles of wine between 9 people (that’s just over one and a half bottles per person shared equally incase nobody here can count) Whilst having dinner in their half acre garden that they don’t own. And nobody else with a rational mind does it either.
“We didn’t need a babysitter because God is watching over us”
I’m surprised we haven’t heard that from the McCanny wee people
Holier than thou we are? No, you aren’t
we’re SO innocent like the goodness and the light? No, you aren’t
“I’ve had the best day ever” Madeleine, I seriously doubt it.
“No comment” I wonder why
“Ludicrous” An inarticulare response to another rational theory but at least it’s not “no comment” again.
“Hurtful and unhelpful” Well excuse me, I don’t remember accusing
(80% proven likelyhood) a parent of of them being somehow involved in the childs disappearance as ever being kind or helpful to them, and it’s not meant to be. We all know that. Except for Gerry, who seems to know everything else except when things are close to home and acts all innocent.
“leaving no stone unturned” Yes. With 80% likelyhood he is involved. It’s his stone which is being turned… Yet this is Exempt in his mind.
Ask yourself this. If he won’t admit they were even wrong leaving them, do you ever think he would admit to disposing of Madeleine or worse?
In my good judgement, I would say NO. But we know he’s wrong. Living in denial isn’t good for anyone… are YOU in denial also?
“Let the Police do their job” That’s the most sensible thing that’s been said here
“No comment” <<< Frustrated Police interview
Contradicted existing Statements << McCann’s and their “friends”
Fantasy talk: “The kidnapper was in the room”
“Is there anybody out there??”: Good question Psychic… where is that body.
Psychic? haha!! In other words “we want to say some REALLY crazy shit now but need someone else to say it for us because we look REDICULOUS already”
If I didn’t have more resolve as a Human I would be crying now. It’s a twisted place where sorrow and comedy combines. McCanns, go away, you’re not wanted anywhere in the real World. Suicide is the option cowards like that take
Some have been known to kill their children before doing it too.
One was a Policeman from middlesbourough
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,544190,00.html
Remember that case anyone? I woundn’t put anything past anyone.
October 3rd, 2007 at 6:10 pm
anamacara, I think the link posted here by Andrew is from the Mirror, anyway I read it in another newspaper and saw on TV interview to the Mccanns family. If it comes from the family, and I heard it and saw it, I don’t know why the Mirror is wrong here. This detail of the 4th child is not important for the case, is it ? It was only mentioned as an example how they can use IVF for another child, and so they can use the psychics to find their lost child. Both things are condemned by the catholics but they should follow their hearts. If the psychics can do anything, but at least they try.
We were not discussing if this question about the 4th child was speculation, it seems it is not, but if it is they still used IVF twice because they wanted a family so much. So, as they want their daughter back so much, why not look into all possibilities ?
October 3rd, 2007 at 5:57 pm
You are right a Person, there is no problem with that at all, especially because it is a very private option regarding each couple. Each catholic has his own way of interpreting their religion, the Mccanns were rigth to follow their hearts when wanting children even if their religion condemns IVF. I have catholic friends that see that in another way, they have no children, time is passing and they accept it as the will of (their) God so they will not have IVF. They adopted and are very happy and they have a family anyway. Regarding the psychics, those friends of mine say they don’t believe those “things” , but besides being catholic they would look into all possibilities including psychic help to find a loving one, being a son or other. So maybe the Mccanns can think again, and if they really want Maddie back or at least leave no stone unturned, perhaps they can put religion to a second place, since they’ve done it before, and for a very noble cause, have a child or find a child. One never knows if these psychics can really do anything, but they will be just another “turned stone”. We know there are certain things we cannot explain, but they exist.
October 3rd, 2007 at 5:18 pm
It is true Kate and Gerry were thinking of trying for another baby, this was said by family on the tv in the first few weeks of Madeliene being missing due to reports that the McCanns were bad parents, think it was the uncle john or something.
But that was before Madeliene went missing not after and they also said they always wanted a big Family.
All this about how they broke the catholic laws by having treatment just shows how much they wanted thier children, they are deeply religous people maybe but the need to be parents took over that need.
Religion is important to them but they also wanted children.
I cant see why this is a problem to anyone anyway.
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Some of the posters on here claim that IVF is ok with RC’s so long as you don’t destroy the embryos. Could it be that there are still some frozen? To be honest , especially with IVF, family and baby making should still be between one man , one woman and their God(s).
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:20 pm
Oh, forgive me ! Kates father was quoted in the Mirror?? When I hear Gerry or Kate say it in an interview then I ll believe it. Why do people believe what is written in the Mirror??
Time to get back to the real world for most people on here and let the police get on with their work. Do any of you have any work or jobs to do????
October 3rd, 2007 at 10:57 am
anamacara…. you don’t need to classify my “allegation” about the 4th baby for the Mccanns as stupid, as you can see (thanks Andrew for the link…) that was referred by Kate’s father, I did not make it up. So, before you make your allegations maybe you should get informed. I NEVER post any information that cannot be backed up by an article, and BEFORE I do that, I check to analyze if the information could be speculation. Because some articles maybe be invented by journalists. I realise now, that generally all articles relating to the Mccanns and family are most true, because they inform the name of the persons involved and the Mccanns have a spokesman. When it comes to alleged police information I dont’ trust at first, since they have not made any official statements through their officers and the newspapers only mention “police source”. This “police source” in journalism can be seen as a leak but 99% of the times is just a story the journalist made up, so it is speculation.
But the 4th child in the thoughts of the Mccanns before Maddie disappeared is not speculation. Well, or it can be, but by the Mccanns. It can be a way to show that the Mccanns love their children so much that they were thinking once again of enlarging their family, no matter they would have their hearts broken because they would have to fail once again as catholics - IVF. But then, I guess that going to the mass, confess and pray some 5 prayers to Holly Mary would solve the problem. Clean again to sin again.
October 3rd, 2007 at 10:23 am
forget the 80s music get some of that stuff they call music these days thats enough to drive someone crazy after 5 minutes let alone 24 hrs.
October 3rd, 2007 at 3:53 am
i agree John ‘O. I wonder if the psychic knows why BOTH cysterns are overflowing on my lavatories at home? (dead posh me… I’ve more than one defective toilet) Or why milk today costs 5 pence more for 500ml than yesterday….
Or why anyone believes the McCann’s and their ever changing anwers, theories, and excuses or why people give them any support? speakig of which… A noose is an adaquate form of support i’ve heard?
I think it’s funny how some people tend to change their minds when bail is denied. The Police should arrest them all and see how cool they are in a stinking Victorian cell… Surely the Police are just making the final adjustments to their enquiries, weighing up the DNA evidence ETC, then it’s showtime?
I would play an old chewed up cassette tape with crap 80’s music to them 24 hours a day. They would soon confess. Especially after you get the cleaver out and start removing fingers (JOKING!!) or was I? Of course I was joking. You cant subject people to 24 hour music form the 80’s. There would be an outcry!
TORTURE, TORTURE, TORTURE!!! ok kids I was joking. calm down!! knives are bad too. Any of you lot in here plumbers?
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:53 am
Doctors, In fact the whole medical profession, are used to hiding the truth. It is second nature to cover for a colleague who has accidentally contributed to injury or death of a patient. How often have you heard “I’m sorry Mrs Smith, we did all we could but…..” and we just accept this dont we because doctors never lie.
This was just another routine cover up, or so they thought.
The media coverage became bigger than expected for the McCanns friends but they were in too deep already to make any change to their statements.
Also…..Bringing in the psychics at this stage is just a diversion tactic by the McCanns. If they thought that this route could be productive in finding their child then this would have been approached many many weeks ago.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:13 am
For gain maybe then i would say that friends may have covered something up but what is there to gain from this, people will not put others over thier own safety these people will lose everything, reputation family and freedom. Noone will go out of thier way to cover up a murder for no gain,they wouldnt have been to blame if the children had of been drugged so they wouldnt have had anything to worry about the parents are the only people that would have been in trouble if this was the case.
Family i can understand covering up for no gain but friends with children and responsibilities of there own i cannot see this happening and friends of friends some may not even know the McCanns but are friends of friends,would you risk everything and the wealth of your children for someone else?
If they had some substantial gain then yes i could see people covering up for the McCanns but this i dont see in this case.
October 2nd, 2007 at 10:37 pm
Sorry “A Person” but you are dealing with people here that KNOW intricate cover-ups and conspiracy happens in the real world… the same World where 80% of childrens deaths are caused by parents/close relatives. Whos to say the man from Leicester wasn’t just genuinely mistaken and genuinely doesnt know Gerry McCann? That’s what interpol want to know.
Friends have a motivation to cover up more willingly than a stranger. Families moreso than friends… and the perpatrators more than all of them put together.
Most criminals, motorists, business professionals or whoever worth their salt… They know that once you have taken a certain course you are committed. Whether it be changing lanes, giving evidence fake or genuine, or entering into a contract. So what may have appeared a good idea at the time may not appear quite such a good idea now… So, maybe they are “committed” to their story. It wouldn’t make them look good if they confessed now would it?
“Stick with it and we will be fine” How many times do you think that’s been said in the world? From presidents to peasants.
To discount a possibility is to discount a possible finding.
Just because something appears unlikely doesnt mean it couldn’t happen.
October 2nd, 2007 at 9:50 pm
Ok so say what your saying is so and they have a large conspiacy with relatives friends and friends of friends (people that dont actually know them) this would mean with the number of people included that they needed time to work out the plan.
So are you now saying they took Madeliene to portugal to kill her as they didnt have time to make this large plan and get it to work without time to get the it right. Also again i dont think that people are that willing to break the law for others as easily as it is being said here.
October 2nd, 2007 at 9:35 pm
Anamacara : the purpose of my post 2074 was to make people on the forum aware of an important development in the search for Madeleine. I then added my view on that development and there is a tacit invitation for others to express their views. Purely posting a news item is, in my opinion, enough justification for posting - communication is the key.
Andrew, many thanks young man for expanding on the link provided by Xhris and the background to Mari Olli. First there was the news that Robert Murat had visited Exeter where his sister lives as do Jane Tanner and Russell O’Brien. Now we have someone from the McCanns’ home town indicating that Madeleine was alive and well a week after she disappeared. One could be forgiven for thinking there was a large conspiracy with the McCanns using a number of relatives, friends & acquaintances to assist with a cover up.