Gerry McCann has appeared before the Culture, Media and Sport select committee to discuss the Press coverage in the wake of the disappearance of his daughter Madeleine. As well as attacking the way the Press turned her into a 'commodity' from which there were 'profits to be made', he also laid into the contributors of many internet forums, and online newspaper comment columns.
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Mr McCann was also critical of many of the contributors to newspaper - and other website - chatrooms.
He said many had "too much time on their hands", adding: "I feel very sorry for those people who a need to do that [write abusive and unsubstantiated comments] and there's something clearly missing in those lives."
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7935156.stm
There were some pretty choice comments from some posters on here, as I remember. I wonder whether the McCanns, or anyone connected with the family, saw them.
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