[punky]

Originally Posted by TheNorm

Didn't several thousand people sign a petition demanding that social services investigate the McCann's (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/l...re/6740315.stm)? Doesn't sound like a presumption of innocence to me!

But people are supposed to report suspicions of child abuse... Its upto Social Services to determine their guilt/innocence?

You/the article even said invesitgated no prosecuted.

Not that I disagree with what you're saying about people generally, but in that case I think its a bit harsh.