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HASTINGS & ST LEONARDS OBSERVER: “Compassion Fatigue”
Almost a year ago, when Madeleine McCann went missing, I was genuinely saddened by her disappearance. But now I’m not.
So says columnist Julia Taylor, who suffering from “compassion fatigue”. She can’t feel sorry for the McCanns because she’s bored. So bored is she, that she’s writing about her apathy.
I think it came to a head for me when I was working in Essex, and several bored housewives decided they would mark the 100th day since Madeleine went missing with the release of 100 balloons on a school playing field.
I think my first question was, well, why?
And the chief bored housewife organiser did not have an answer.
Okay she did. Her answer was: “To raise awareness.”
This was at a point where, even three months after her disappearance, she was still in the press. Awareness? In Braintree? Why?
Why?
I think the time has come now when the whole issue should be (excuse the turn of phrase) put to bed.
A joke about Madeleine McCann? Humour comes from apathy… Discuss…
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April 23rd, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Who is winning the football
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:54 pm
My ass is back
April 22nd, 2008 at 6:19 pm
Breaking news!
PJ are denying reports that 6 feet long amphibious sardines have been slithering around PDL apartments for years.
Now this ties in with my alien theory!
Has anybody considered the possibility of one of these sardines slithering into the Clan’s apartment?
They leave a kind of common bleach trace on wherever their scales touch.
There has never been story in the press about these sardines eating children before but it is possible that the Portuguese government has blanketed any press coverage in the past.
Therefore if it was not aliens that ate M it could have been a passing sardine.
Therefore let us not point the finger at the Clan just yet - there is probably a perfectly reasonable reason that M is missing.
April 22nd, 2008 at 5:59 pm
M&A,
Post 899 should have been attributed to SKY. So sorry. If I may I would like to repost the corrected versions of my posts on the new blog.. I feel it is important .
Thank you
April 22nd, 2008 at 11:30 am
1185 Salomon ES Says:
” You shouldn’t confuse “lack of evidence” with “lack of evidence submitted by the Portuguese prosecution to support the request to the UK authorities”. ”
That’s right, but it’s the latter that matters for bank account details.
” Finally, data such as mobile phone communications and certain bank account details seem to be very standard exchanges between enforcement and policing authorities in different EUc ountries (for example in other crimes such as money laundering, drug traffickin, IP infringements etc.). For your information YOU DO NOT require a rogatory letter to get this data.”
In Germany for example, phone communication data are subject to privacy protection. Authorities would only get those data in cases of “severe” crime. There is a list of “severe” crimes, and involuntary homicide, or the equivalents of neglect or conceiling a body, are not in the list. So for the alleged crimes, phone data would not be seizable. For bank account data, I’m not certain about the exact rules.
April 22nd, 2008 at 11:22 am
Is there a suggestion here that REPORTER’s ‘news’ was in some way valid?
Now we are in the realms of the fantasist!
April 22nd, 2008 at 11:19 am
Ferdinand 1177
I don’t know if indeed the MLA’s were watered down because of “lack of evidence”. But whatever is your source, I doubt it is a credible one (that’s why we come to anorak… because it’s the only credible source ;-))
You shouldn’t confuse “lack of evidence” with “lack of evidence submitted by the Portuguese prosecution to support the request to the UK authorities”.
Finally, data such as mobile phone communications and certain bank account details seem to be very standard exchanges between enforcement and policing authorities in different EUc ountries (for example in other crimes such as money laundering, drug traffickin, IP infringements etc.). For your information YOU DO NOT require a rogatory letter to get this data.
so… overall… I think reporter is really not spot on…
April 22nd, 2008 at 11:08 am
so agw, from observer
you all powerful, all omnipotent hero, defender of the unpublished rules and regulations of anorak, have now blocked my ip address from even accessing anorak in read mode. presumably because you are unable to support your pathetic argument against me caused by one teeny weeny posting of info from another sight.
no wonder others have felt the need to go elsewhere.
bye.
Administrator: Just caught up with this one which a Moderator had held over. It all rather proves the waste of time and space point I was making earlier. I do not debate in here. If this clown can not see the logic of what has already been said why should I waste my talents in assisting him/her further down the path of dilly-dreams. They come they go, they come back again. Even when you don’t want them-agw
April 22nd, 2008 at 11:01 am
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1011
Ferdinand Says:
April 22nd, 2008 at 12:46 am
Post 749 holds the key!
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Elmer’s Tune/German submarines am I warm?
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:59 am
1182
Salomon ES
Ya have to be more carefull
That tipe of posts ,are NOT for this site
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:57 am
1170 Noseycow
“The British Government has far bigger things on their mind than the McCanns.”
Agree - at least I would have thought so…
But then… when Gordon Brown comes to Lisbon and announces that he’ll discuss the case with the Portuguese premier in the eve of signing a EU treaty… when the McCanns are invited to the European Parliament - allegedly by recommendation of David Milliband… when the British ambassador in Lisbon is on the case within 2 hours of MAdeleine being reported missing… when the rogatory letters take 5 months to be approved by the HO….
One wonders…
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:56 am
1177
Ferdinand
That’s what I interpret as the element of truth in REPORTER’s contributions
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HAHAHA
Reporter is a reliable poster ,no doubt
ROFL
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:56 am
CSN,that’s right I told YOU last night it was bollox.
Now why is the Rene Hasee mystery such a taboo subject ?
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:54 am
new thread - and time i wasn’t here.
Brandon - no more doughnuts eh? I got a bikini to get into…
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:53 am
Nosey - pmsl no he is certainly NOT !!!! I dint think I was in the dog house, now I’m not so sure lol
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:53 am
1132 Salomon ES Says:
” I would find it very strange that the PJ would not have had access to this information already (this is the sort of thing that you’d surely get within weeks after suspecting the doctors - unless of course someone in the british isles is not being very cooperative). ”
I thought we had it from a reliable source that the requests for MLA were turned down due to lack of evidence, as far as any compulsory measures were requested. The whole “rogatory letters” myth had finally morphed into some entirely voluntary witness interviews (for which “rogatory letters” would have never been necessary).
That’s what I interpret as the element of truth in REPORTER’s contributions.
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:53 am
1033 Just Me
About Murat still being an arguido.
The comments I read from the PJ was that until the investigation is concluded there’ll be no changes to the status of the current arguido’s. (that was in response to Clarence Mitchell’s request for them to be lifted the arguido status).
That would apply to the McCanns and to Murat.
The investigation deadline has been extended until August (at least) .
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:52 am
Just_me - are you in the dog house?? Is Alan Mr. Just_me???
we should be told…
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:51 am
by the way - Jersey police have young persons teeth in the care home…
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:51 am
Brandon - was never any good at sharing…
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:51 am
sc46
Come back after lunch
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:51 am
bye Simon
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:50 am
Salomon - Actually I think the British Government has far greater things on their mind that the mcc’s. Sorry
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:50 am
Nosey!
Hands off he’s my finger lickin chicken!!!
No I want you to join in !!!
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:49 am
outta here. Take care everyone. Enjoy the donuts!!
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:48 am
Brandon - have you trussed Lone up like a chicken??
was it because he offered to give me a hand yesterday??? so you cuffed him
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:48 am
SteveT
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:47 am
1141 Noseycow
God knows what the fund will be used for…
but reversing the state of a privately-driven market economy in the financial sector to a pre-Tatcher model of publicly owned (eg Northern Rock), publicly-financed banking sector is not unlike North Korea and actually very reminiscent of Chairman Mao’s approach to economic policy.
My far-fecthed point being, if someone’s ready to follow Mao’s economic policies, why would the same institutions hesitate before interfering in foreign criminal investigations to escape political embarrasment (or worst - to protect some interests at home at the expense of justice).
Would you not think that enough has been printed in the press (at home and abroad) that suggested that there was - and still is - political interference in this investigation? Today again, new accusations that political interference is still playing an important role in protecting Gerry and Kate from facing charges.
Would you not think that this would merit some explanation, denial, clarification? But instead there’s been silence. I thought it was the PJ that was subject to secrecy of justice, not the British politicos.
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:47 am
Gandolf
Not new that type of reply from ya
I sugest ya reread my post
1131
can’t say no Says:
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:34 am
A sad story about a little Braz. gal
But we can learn a lot ,about these type of cases
Like police work ,the avenues from the lawyers and how dificult is to take a case to trial
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:46 am
1157
brandon flours
Yes please!
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:45 am
SteveT - you always had impecable taste IMO