A lot of people seem to be taking the leap from "
how stupid were they to leave their children unattended" (which I don't think they should have done) to "
murdering child-killers", seemingly based on the "evidence" supplied by the newspapers, who often contradict each other (and themselves).
There is an interesting article
linky, which contains a video from "The Onion" which is their viewpoint on how the media escalate and over-dramatise when insufficient evidence is available. It also contains some comments from Max Hastings, ex-editor of the Telegraph -
"I hang my head in shame at what my trade has made of the McCann story. Unless an outsider is caught and convicted of Madeleine's death, the reputations of the McCann family are irreparably damaged. Before charges or any trial, an irremovable stain of suspicion has been cast by police, and broadcast by the media."
What ever happened to
"innocent until proven guilty"?