Madeleine McCann

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by peanutkp

You can't argue with that.

When the German reporter spoke up last week, I for one said well someone has to say it/mention it, yet the media called it a disgrace. It's clearly biased towards the subject.

Come on that reporter accused them of being involved in her disappearance, contrary to what the police believe, without anything to substantiate her wild accusations and with complete disregard to the upset they would cause. Her comments were unnecessary at best, malicious at worst imo

[peanut]

yeah you're right it was harsh, but there are questions that need to be said rather than pussy-footing around them.

How many time has their been press conferences where the parents/members of the family plead for info only to be found out later they are the ones that are the guilty party.

They said they didn't have anything to do with the abduction and they had something like a party of 10 people at that meal to prove their innocence. I can agree with them that they didn't take maddie themselves, but no one yet can rule out that they don't play any part of her abduction.

Maybe they were harsh for a reason, to see their reaction etc, (which there was a lack of (yet again) even I must admit but again, proves nothing).

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by peanutkp

How many time has their been press conferences where the parents/members of the family plead for info only to be found out later they are the ones that are the guilty party.

Maybe they were harsh for a reason, to see their reaction etc, (which there was a lack of (yet again) even I must admit but again, proves nothing).

Yep you know there a common occurrence when you see comedy sketches about those dodgy press conferences

Seems to me she asked those questions for the benefit of her own career rather than to help the police, I am sure they are more than capable of asking challenging questions without the help of a ghoulish hack

[peanut]

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

Yep you know there a common occurrence when you see comedy sketches about those dodgy press conferences

Seems to me she asked those questions for the benefit of her own career rather than to help the police, I am sure they are more than capable of asking challenging questions without the help of a ghoulish hack

Possibly, thats of course is of your own opinion, I can't say you're wrong as much as you can say I'm wrong either. At the moment it is foolish to rule out anything.

I can agree with the 'hack' making a name for herself, but who know's she might also be right, and if she is then how she will be praised later instead of being a ghoul that you think she is now.

Maybe you think it can't be them because they are fine upstanding citizens with high social standings etc, so does that mean they are automatically ruled out of any 'suspicion'.

[danielf]

Originally Posted by Ramrod

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Seeing this hasn't quite made the headlines in major news sources can we assume it's a complete fabrication?

Nice one Daily Star

[Saaf_laandon_mo]

Originally Posted by XFS03

Yep.

Would they have left a suitcase with 10 grand inside, lying on a bed in an unlocked apartment? I don't think so.

I never thought about it in those terms, but I think you are spot on. I doubt if they would have left 10K cash and say their passports whilst going out to dinner. I think such 'valuable' items would have been put in the complex safe, or they would have carried it on their person. Shame they didn't feel their kids were important enough to warrant supervision.

Im sorry for their loss, but parents like that make me sick.

This website has photo's taken around the area:-

http://gazetadigitalarquivo.blogspot.com/search?q=

It clearly shows how detached the apartments are from the Ocean Club, and the wall between them. Also the front windows of the apartment are recessed in a porch.

If you scroll down you can see an aerial photo. This marks the tapas restaurant and the back bedroom where the children were sleeping.

Someone on another forum used Google Earth to measure the direct distance. It came out to 70.5 metres (around 230 feet). He also estimated the walking distance to be between 120 to 130 metres (about 395 to 428 feet).

[Saaf_laandon_mo]

Originally Posted by XFS03

Someone on another forum used Google Earth to measure the direct distance. It came out to 70.5 metres (around 230 feet). He also estimated the walking distance to be between 120 to 130 metres (about 395 to 428 feet).

And they were quoted as saying "its no different to eating dinner in your garden while your kids slept upstairs...." (OR SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR)

Well unless you live in a mansion in acres of ground I'd say its nothing like eating dinner in your garden!

Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo

And they were quoted as saying "its no different to eating dinner in your garden while your kids slept upstairs...." (OR SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR)

Well unless you live in a mansion in acres of ground I'd say its nothing like eating dinner in your garden!

Agreed.

There are many things that the McCann's have said that are a bit strange. I would feel more compasion for them if they were honest, and said that with hindsight they were wrong to leave them alone, and that they were sorry for what they had done. But instead they harp on about what good parents they are, and that "at worst, we were naive".


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[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by peanutkp

I can agree with the 'hack' making a name for herself, but who know's she might also be right, and if she is then how she will be praised later instead of being a ghoul that you think she is now.

Maybe you think it can't be them because they are fine upstanding citizens with high social standings etc, so does that mean they are automatically ruled out of any 'suspicion'.

She'll always be a ghoul imo regardless of whether she is proved right, she used that little girls plight to suit her own agenda, that sucks

Personally I'd rather leave the acusing finger of suspicion pointing to the police when it's something as serious as this

Im sorry but imo she had the balls to ask something that im sure a lot of journos have thought. I dont trust the parents. There have been plenty of cases where children are abused by parents etc. Im not saying this is the case but maddies parents have been jetting off all around the world keeping this in the news im sure spending thousands of pounds of the cash raised (like whats the pope gonna do ffs). Ive never seen anything like it the media frenzy is just ridiculous. Also I dont see the twins with them while they are jetting off all over the place I for one wouldn't want to away from them under these circumstances. I hope and pray maddy is safe and well but ive seriously lost any Patience ive had (which isnt much) with the parents

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

Im sorry but imo she had the balls to ask something that im sure a lot of journos have thought. I dont trust the parents. There have been plenty of cases where children are abused by parents etc. Im not saying this is the case but maddies parents have been jetting off all around the world keeping this in the news im sure spending thousands of pounds of the cash raised (like whats the pope gonna do ffs). Ive never seen anything like it the media frenzy is just ridiculous. Also I dont see the twins with them while they are jetting off all over the place I for one wouldn't want to away from them under these circumstances. I hope and pray maddy is safe and well but ive seriously lost any Patience ive had (which isnt much) with the parents

Does it take balls to ask a question like that? There have been plenty of cases where the parents have done it, the police don't think this is one of them, better to leave the investigation to them surely and it isn't only the parents that will have been upset by this 'woman', what about the rest of her family?

One thing that does occur to me is if something was lost in translation, imo that is the only reason it can be justifyed

what was actually asked? I was told it was something like " are you involved in this " I do not knwo the facts but I have felt very suspect of them maybe not thinkign they are involved but the whole thing stinks to me.

How many times have people made appeals and used the media to try and cover their tracks? im not saying this is the case but it happens.
In my home town a bank manager killed his wife and said it was someone trying to rob the bank and went into quite an elaborate story etc went on tv loads and all the rest but it was him all along. I know this is unrelated.

Thing is if I was babylon I would say my main suspects were not suspects to allow them to feel safe while they can incriminate themselves so I wouldnt listen to what the law say to closely

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

what was actually asked? I was told it was something like " are you involved in this " I do not knwo the facts but I have felt very suspect of them maybe not thinkign they are involved but the whole thing stinks to me.

How many times have people made appeals and used the media to try and cover their tracks? im not saying this is the case but it happens.
In my home town a bank manager killed his wife and said it was someone trying to rob the bank and went into quite an elaborate story etc went on tv loads and all the rest but it was him all along. I know this is unrelated.

Thing is if I was babylon I would say my main suspects were not suspects to allow them to feel safe while they can incriminate themselves so I wouldnt listen to what the law say to closely

I agree with you about the press conferences and the police giving them enough rope

“How do you feel about the fact that more and more people seem to be pointing the finger at you, saying the way you behave is not the way people would normally behave when their child is abducted?” The reporter went on: “They seem to imply you might have had something to do with it.”

Seems to me though, that there was no need to ask them this question, what was expected by asking it? Confessions? Or giving her own career a leg up?

I think that question is balanced and fine