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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees
Im very calm about the entire thing, you said something along the lines of that you dont think they are capable of commiting such an act. Im asking on what basis do you form that opinion.
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I said no such thing, and nothing I've said was intended to imply such a thing. I happen to believe that all human beings are entirely capable of pretty awful things, given the right circumstances.
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With regards to the individual case then we probably have the same amount of knowledge. However with regards to the conduct of a forensic investigation and what lines are/should be taken by a SIO and also CSC/CSM in handling an enquiry then I suspect we differ a bit.
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We may, but at the moment we're not talking about the conduct of the investigation. We're talking about the likelihood that the parents had something to do with the disappearance of the child.
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And where just out of interest I have made a parody of what you have said ?
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When you said:
"And you came to the opinion that was 'No, they couldn't possibly do such a thing' "
Seeing as I never expressed any such opinion, I'm at a loss to understand what I said that drew you to that conclusion - unless it is (at best) a gross misunderstanding of this:
"The fact that parents kill their children does indeed mean it is technically
possible that the McCanns may have murdered their daughter. I do not however believe it is
likely."
Which is, as far as I remember, the clearest statement I've made on my beliefs about what is possible or likely in this case.
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That would be the watercooler speculation of trained SOCO's who now train all english/welsh PSNI CSI/Crime scene managers and co ordinators is it ?
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Yes, unless they have access to the specifics of this case. Dress it up however you like, all any of us have got to go on, in the absence of hard facts, is probabilities, likelihoods and possibilities. On the other hand, if you do know someone who knows someone who has first-hand information that would enlighten this discussion, by all means post away.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but scene-of-crime specialists such as the ones you are acquainted with are not full police detectives with the breadth of experience to make authoritative speculation about the motives of people involved in criminal cases are they? Or am I taking an unduly narrow view of the work of SOCOs and the like?