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…
Posted: 10th, May 2007 | In: Madeleine McCann Comments (2,260) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
Comments
June 3rd, 2007 at 2:16 pm
Did Keyhole Kate forget to change personalities when she made her 11:03 response to her 10:28 post. ??
I see no revelance in having mentioned 9/11, Bush or anything else
to this forum’s topic.
June 3rd, 2007 at 11:44 am
Jo-rag. . I WAS Ted. .that was me. . .keyholekate. . .frightened you ALL to death didnt I?
“And friends, the story is true, I know because I was that soldier.”
June 3rd, 2007 at 11:23 am
You people are all the perfect argument for scrapping trial by Jury. That’s assuming your all adults of course. And I’m making a big assumption on that by the (lack of) quality in wit or style of most of the posts here since Ted ran you off the thread in the names you were previously using. I wonder why? Was it because you had reason to be worried?
June 3rd, 2007 at 11:23 am
It looks like some people have been prattin about on this forum while you were gone.
Some of us are waiting for the promised hell to pay.
June 3rd, 2007 at 11:03 am
Well, I’m British. And I have absolutely no idea what 9/11 and Bush have to do with anything Diane said. Fact is, they have nothing at all to do with it! But it’s a shame poodle Blair was up Bush’s butt and went to war right along with him. Or have you forgotten we voluntarily sent our soldiers over there too? It must be because their British lives ARE cheap. Oh, never mind, there’s no point trying to reason with someone who’s off their meds.
June 3rd, 2007 at 10:28 am
DIARRHEA
Human life might be cheap over in America but its NOT here in Britain.Is that how you handled 9/11?With a gobful of pills?Its a shame George Bush went over the top and went to war isnt it?
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June 3rd, 2007 at 6:53 am
Thank you Witches of Eastwick! I’m glad I didn’t have to wait another 2 or 3 hours for my giggle.
June 3rd, 2007 at 6:48 am
They’ll always be fondly remembered as
jo blow, assholekate and Ms. Dicks to me….
June 3rd, 2007 at 6:42 am
Just thought I’d tell you the real identities of the 3 bullies:
“jo” is Jo O’Meara
“keyholekate” is Danielle Lloyd
“Frances Wicks” is Jade Goody
Now that you know, it should have been obvious, right?
June 3rd, 2007 at 5:39 am
Sybil, you just used “they’re” again. It looks like one of your personalities has a problem spelling that word!!!
Either that, or you did it on purpose! Oh my god! We’re having a coronary! You’re so sick and twisted! You’re evil incarnate! You must be a paedo! You took Maddie!
June 3rd, 2007 at 5:21 am
Oooops! Typo. Obviously it’s “their” incessant moaning, not “they’re”.
Although I don’t think the witches are smart enough to have caught that, Lord knows they look for the smallest things to attack people about.
Oh wait, didn’t I just say they’re hysterical attacks are fun?
Never mind….
June 3rd, 2007 at 5:10 am
It’s no fun taking the mickey out of the witches, if they aren’t here to respond. Hopefully, they’ll have multiple coronaries when they rush to their computers first thing in the morning - to start they’re incessant moaning - and see someone’s been “pratting on the site” I’ll have to check back then to catch a giggle.
June 3rd, 2007 at 4:58 am
And to “A Reponsible Parent”: Back off!! I’m the only one who deserves donations from the people on this site. I can’t afford to look for Maddie using only my own trust fund.
Daddy may be a doctor, but we only have one in our family! Look at Team McCann, they have two and are financially destitute.
June 3rd, 2007 at 4:44 am
Well, I’m back from Spudsville and no Maddie to be found! I even looked under the Mayor’s bed. He’s known to love children and he smells funny. So of course he was a prime suspect.
I’m now begging money for a bus trip to Lima, Peru. I heard there’s a pedophile there.
June 3rd, 2007 at 4:27 am
As the original Sybil, with at least 16 personalities myself, someone with 3 or 4 is an amateur!
It’s sad this little girl disappeared. But no sadder than thousands of other tragedies happening every day. In fact, there are alot of tragedies that are much more heartbreaking for intelligent, thinking people.
Is it wrong of me to find these laughable misery aunts amusing?
Such shrill, hysterical, vultures are a welcome comic diversion.
June 3rd, 2007 at 3:07 am
Well said, John.
Finally a break from the prattle from the Witches of Eastwick !
Hard to believe one person expends the amount of energy
to not only continually post in 3 different female personnas but in others
as well. If ” it ” wasn’t so selfserving and selfindulgent one might
possibly under different circumstances find ” it ” amusing.
Carry on folks, you’re all doing a great service here tonight !
June 3rd, 2007 at 2:47 am
I’m a lawyer with 2-year old triplets. I was hungry for lobster and prime rib, so I gave the kiddies a few bob and sent them to a take-away. It was only a couple streets over. I haven’t seen them since. Please send me money, so I can look for them! I’m sure they’re in Monaco!
June 3rd, 2007 at 2:21 am
Well, it’s a tough job, but I’ll do it. I’m not sure what “pratting about on this site” means, but whatever it is, consider it done.
June 3rd, 2007 at 2:16 am
Good luck! Your inner faggott is just as valid a source as a psychic and the pope.
June 3rd, 2007 at 2:10 am
Actually, I lied about having hurt feelings. I embrace my inner Faggatt! I’d love to stay and make fun of the 3 stoogettes, but I’ve had my comedy break and must return to my search for Maddie. I’ve begged enough money to afford bus fare to Spudsville. My inner Faggatt is telling me she might be there. Wish me luck!
June 3rd, 2007 at 1:54 am
Ha! Busted! What gave it away? Bofunktown or sheeple? My feelings were really, really hurt by all that Faggot stuff, so I figured a name like John Smith would deflect the name calling. I think everyone should use it!
June 3rd, 2007 at 1:45 am
Hey raggatt: Apparently you prefer my name to yours? It’s okay, I agree. We could start a “fighting fund” if that would make it worth your while.
June 3rd, 2007 at 1:38 am
Well, I’m back, having scoured Bofunktown for Maddie. I’ve looked everywhere but under the pope’s robe (I know, I skipped the most obvious place but, unlike Team McCann, I can’t afford the trip).
Maybe I’ll hang out for awhile and talk trash about those pathetic Team McCann sheeple. Since there will be “hell to pay” maybe it’ll give them another meltdown on top of the 10,000 they apparently have every day.
But then again, maybe not. They make it so easy, it’s like shooting fish in a barrel.
June 3rd, 2007 at 1:24 am
harrietsmum: Apparently you don’t realize that God and God’s Mom are 2 different entities. I know some deluded people think God, Jesus, Mother Mary and the Holy Spirit are all one…but it isn’t true.
June 3rd, 2007 at 1:21 am
Mighty Mouse and God’s Mom: Love your wit! Good ones! So much better than the childish name-calling and empty threats the 3 “who shall not be named” have been trying so desperately to pull off.
And God’s Mom must be American. If you were British you would have been God’s Mum, right? But you did say he was “gobby”….hmmm….As an armchair detective I’ll be up all night now, trying to figure this out. Darn you for causing me to lose sleep over this instead of Maddie!
June 3rd, 2007 at 1:16 am
Well said Leonard - in your postings you have voiced what many people have so quickly perceived. As to them becoming famous on the internet, however, they’re legends only in their own minds and can claim fame merely for exhibiting deviant, irrational, delusional behavior.
June 3rd, 2007 at 1:07 am
Well, it’s only 5 pm where I live. Guess I’ll have to go “rubberneck” somewhere more important. I hear there are at least 7 websites talking about issues that actually matter like genocide, AIDS orphans, war and environmental collapse. See ya! (Not)
June 3rd, 2007 at 12:57 am
I’m really sorry folks. Its half-term and I had to leave him on his own today as I had work to do - he’s gone goggle-eyed in front of the computer posting on all these forums.
Anyway, I’ve pulled the plug on the broadband, stopped his pocket money and grounded him for a week.
I can only apologise again, you know what 12 year olds are like - gobby little nerds.
June 3rd, 2007 at 12:53 am
Thank you! No, I never mentioned the parents - or any conspiracy theory - or press overkill. 3 strikes and assholekate is OUT!
I don’t think she’s Satan though…only a tiny, frustrated little demon wannabe. Too bad, so sad.