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Old 17-09-2007, 02:50   #1365
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Re: Toddler 'abducted' during holiday

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Originally Posted by TheNorm View Post
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!...
By their own admission, they left 3 children under 4 year old alone, in an unlocked, ground floor apartment in a public road. An apartment which they couldn't see from the bar. Quite right (IMO) that social services should investigate.
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...Both examples had a fair hearing, with the vast majority of the facts published during and after the trial. The way the McCann's are being treated can hardly be called a fair hearing...
I agree that the constant "leaks" in the press is turning this issue into a farce, and is deplorable. The problem is, the damage has already been done, and I can't see how throwing money at it (Branson wants to raise a million pounds) will make the trial any fairer.
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