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DAILY MIRROR: “McCanns win child alert fight MADELEINE”
Kate and Gerry McCann yesterday won their fight for an EU-wide missing child alert system, in tribute to their daughter Madeleine. A declaration supporting the couple’s plea attracted backing from at least 398 MEPs - more than half the 785 European Parliament members.
Or as the Mail said earlier in the week: DAILY MAIL: “Brussels throws out McCann’s appeal for European missing child alert system”
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Film
I went to see Ben Affleck’s Gone Baby Gone for Radio 3’s Saturday Review. “Emotionally disturbing” it claimed to be, with its echoes of the Madeleine McCann case, and so it was, and a welcome change from the dull, written-to-formula films that pour from major studios. If profit rather than enthusiasm is the bottom line, all you get is variations on what made a profit last year.
On it goes…
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July 11th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
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chenier Says:
July 11th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
‘ no judge has previously attempted to drive a horse and cart through the Freedom of Information legislation by means of a secret order.’
but, we don’t know if she did so wittingly, perhaps it simply did not occur to her (or it wasn’t presented to her) that it would be used so.
July 11th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
Tilting at windmills jo, happy to help, as always.
July 11th, 2008 at 10:57 pm
‘ night totje
July 11th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
‘Night all.
Hopefully next week will bring some news from Portugal.
July 11th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
The situation that madeleine finds herself in is the situation that they put her in whether they care to admit it or not-denial methinks.
July 11th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
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Carmen Says:
July 11th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Sam
That link is the same as my Westlaw one which is an official copy.
Neither is a ‘transcript of the hearing’ which is a different matter - this is a copy of the judgement. I don’t even know whether there is a transcript of the hearing, there isn’t usually with the family court, but then there isn’t usually an open court hearing!
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I believe it was unprecedented; but then it seems probable that no judge has previously attempted to drive a horse and cart through the Freedom of Information legislation by means of a secret order. Wardship is all very well, but it cannot override specific legislation recently enacted to deal precisely with this situation. Parliament can get very shirty about that sort of thing…
The Attorney General wasn’t thrilled, either…
July 11th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
Oh dear, Eef Hoos again on the Story [he's been interviewed also last year by the tabloid].
Phew, time to
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VXw_sK8S58
Jo, carefull with your heart, remember a while ago when you had to go to hospital because of it? At least, that’s what you wrote on here….
Bye all.
July 11th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
jo-
Good point. I recall reading that researchers have discovered that murderers refer to murder victims as inanimate objects and this is how the murderer can live with his actions.
I have never in my life heard a parent refer to a child as an object. It’s truly disgusting and for a Catholic, despicable beyond description.
The thing is, GM would know that murderers are known to speak of their victims in such an unfeeling way so I see this and other goading remarks, such as his callous “the situation that Madeleine finds herself in” that he personally decided to leave her in as a ploy for attention. Maybe he is addicted to media attention and craves it at any price.
July 11th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
It would be a nice idea to think that it was J Hogg’s ground breaking precedent to bring a little openness into the less than transparent dealing of the Family Court, but I rather think it was the effect of the Attorney General having to step down from his usual perch far above the mucky streets, at an indecent hour before they were aired, in order to settle a matter of public interest……public interest matters must be seen to be dealt with in public.
Had this application succeeded we might have seen a return to the days of Fagin, where every would be villain was accompanied by a suitably young ward of court….in the event of arrest, the youngster scarpers……..followed by an application ‘in the interests of the ward’ for every scrap of information held by the police.
They’d have been selling stripped ’swag’ shirts in Mothercare!
July 11th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
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jo Says:
July 11th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
….I am rather pleased with LP actually because in giving the 81 documents already known by their lawyers,they managed to fool them and they withdrew the demand on the dot…..
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They didn’t ‘fool them’.
They fought them.
They fought, and they won.
There’s a very big difference….
July 11th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
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Carmen Says:
July 11th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
‘but then there isn’t usually an open court hearing!’
carmen, on rereading it states in the order that ;
’such are the complexities of the issues involved that other interested parties were invited and joined to the application, and directions given for the hearing today.’
perhaps one of those directions was that the hearing be held in open court.
July 11th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
487
Carmen Says:
July 11th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Sam
That link is the same as my Westlaw one which is an official copy.
Neither is a ‘transcript of the hearing’ which is a different matter - this is a copy of the judgement. I don’t even know whether there is a transcript of the hearing, there isn’t usually with the family court, but then there isn’t usually an open court hearing!
thanks so much for digging it out carmen. i think what i’ve read sofar were unofficial transcripts of people who were there, and they all differed in various places.
July 11th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
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jo Says:
July 11th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
‘how they”ve let you down ! ‘
strange, isn’t that one of the things gerry said when they discovered madeline was missing, ‘we’ve let her down, we’ve let her down.’ ?
July 11th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Sam
That link is the same as my Westlaw one which is an official copy.
Neither is a ‘transcript of the hearing’ which is a different matter - this is a copy of the judgement. I don’t even know whether there is a transcript of the hearing, there isn’t usually with the family court, but then there isn’t usually an open court hearing!
July 11th, 2008 at 10:17 pm
Jo
It matters not what they say, you would find fault.
I have no issue with the doubters, that is a fact of life. You, my dear have issues. That’s theatre
July 11th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
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Carmen Says:
July 11th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
Sam,
My link is to Westlaw which you can’t access without a subscription, but this one should work for you.
http://www.iflg.uk.com/documents/Judgement0708.pdf
thank you carmen, yes it is written there. could it be that the document slightly dfffers from actual transcripts of the court hearing ?
July 11th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Gerry McCann
‘Although this has been a relaxing break, it has been incredibly difficult for Kate and me to have been on holiday without Madeleine- it is all too apparent what is missing.’
- Gerry turns Madeleine into an inanimate object (Gerry’s blog, 10 July 2008)
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Madeleine has become a “what” and an “it”.Since you “disappeared” you became an object of PROFIT for your very own parents.Nice parents yeah,very nice,my friend!
Fantastic parents, Madeleine,they sold you to the media, to people, to anything and anybody who could make cash out of your fate.
They even sues people to make more cash out on you.They”ve let you down,little Madeleine …how they”ve let you down !
July 11th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
Sam,
My link is to Westlaw which you can’t access without a subscription, but this one should work for you.
http://www.iflg.uk.com/documents/Judgement0708.pdf
July 11th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
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Carmen Says:
July 11th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
carmen, i’ve read several versions but not the one posted by the court, do you have a link ?
July 11th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
MODS AND ADMIN
Jo!
Would you please e-mail me. anorakcarmen@gmail.com
July 11th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
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jo Says:
re kates fragile state of mind..
With your frequent threats to other posters, you should be more worried about your own. With the choice of (non exclusively) bipolar / obsessional / nut with a big gut tendendies: the jury’s out
July 11th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
jo-
Personally, ever since I read that Kate wants to push a button that would remove her and the surviving children from this life, I have prayed for one thing. Maddie’s siblings. I feel it is what Maddie wants, to protect them from the evils that she was abandoned to and suffered.
I really believe the judge has the same concern for Maddie’s siblings and that she doesn’t want to push a suicidal mother in any way. I respect her for her gentle handling of the case.
We are seeing that getting oneself lawyered up can and does keep the law completely at bay but it also takes one closer to the brink. That is where I see the McCanns.
The judge’s unusual appeal to conscience will make her look very good should the McCanns decide to flee the UK or kill themselves.
July 11th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
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jo Says:
July 11th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Cheryl
You tried stirring up trouble there and then the big article printed about how they feel for the McCanns and themselves asked that the paedo who took the life of their little girl be questioned about any possible involvement with Madeleine’s disappearance.
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wrong! I did NOT tried : I actually stirred up BIG trouble because I was very fast in understanding what was happening…read the posts the next day from the very people who went ohs and ahs,diffamation and bollocks contempt of court.Contempt of court is when you are defying a court order not because you are strongly against a judge
Cheryl,look:
-there was NO abduction
-there are for ONCE NO paedos involved
There is GROSS neglect,although the PJ has now moved a step further from this fact and are looking in an other direction
There is a FRAUD and in fact several fraudS
There is a call to incite people to become unlawful and break the secrecy of justice.
About sueing Hoggs,let us breathe,please,each matter will be dealt with in its own and due time.
DO NOT bring the Cortes Family into this : DO NOT dirty Mari Luz memory will you? Thank you
all in your opinon of course jo.
July 11th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
Sam 474
In the official version of the judgement J Hogg said [...]
“I have no criticism of the parents in making this application. They have behaved responsibly and reasonably throughout.”
July 11th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
edit
but in her from what ive read she did not comply with that request.
should read:
but from what ive read she did not comply with that request.
July 11th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Cheryl
You tried stirring up trouble there and then the big article printed about how they feel for the McCanns and themselves asked that the paedo who took the life of their little girl be questioned about any possible involvement with Madeleine’s disappearance.
******
wrong! I did NOT tried : I actually stirred up BIG trouble because I was very fast in understanding what was happening…read the posts the next day from the very people who went ohs and ahs,diffamation and bollocks contempt of court.Contempt of court is when you are defying a court order not because you are strongly against a judge
Cheryl,look:
-there was NO abduction
-there are for ONCE NO paedos involved
There is GROSS neglect,although the PJ has now moved a step further from this fact and are looking in an other direction
There is a FRAUD and in fact several fraudS
There is a call to incite people to become unlawful and break the secrecy of justice.
About sueing Hoggs,let us breathe,please,each matter will be dealt with in its own and due time.
DO NOT bring the Cortes Family into this : DO NOT dirty Mari Luz memory will you? Thank you
July 11th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
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Portia Says:
July 11th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
‘I thought the judge’s comment was funny until I saw how upset everyone was/is. Tells me how strongly people feel about this case.’
i’ve read several versions of the reading and i’ve come to the conclusion she did not say that, it was asked or suggested by the mccanns solicitor that she say the parents had acted responsibly or reasonably (i do not remember the exact wording) but in her from what ive read she did not comply with that request.
July 11th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
So sorry. Got caught in social obligations. Will post a resumé of the “criminal’s” interview later on [if I make it, that is...]. Says some interesting things. Yes, he’s a criminal. But as I understood it, recognised and appreciated by [some] Dutch criminal journalists. Well .. for what it’s worth. BBL.
July 11th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
Jo
I would leak on the floor
Wind and pish
July 11th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
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jo
Equity; lack of