Gerry McCann: some forum posters "have too much time on their hands" - Page 3

13-03-2009, 09:50

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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo

Are we saying that all parents who lose their kids due to their negligence shouldn't be punished. What if they are extremely good actors, couldn't give a damn about their lost/dead kids and just hamming it up for the cams. I'm not saying that this is the case with the Mccanns but where do you draw the line? There is a clear cut case of negligence here, no black and white area. they left 3 under 4's alone for a night out. They could have been doing it throughout the holiday for all we know. It's not like they turned around for one minute and Maddie was snatched is it?

if they are not punished they certainly should nto be rewarded. The McCanns had a lot of money going through their fingers now I am not going it say they spent any of it on themselves but there was a lot of media exposure. I hope there are not going to be magazine articles or the like starting afresh for which they get paid for as I think that is wrong. If this is simply just an enquiry and not a cash cow thats fine but if there is any form of compo after or payouts for stories then I deffo do not approve

LondonRoad · 13-03-2009, 09:59

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Originally Posted by TheDaddy

Can we even take any action? People comparing what the parents did with what some one did on a council estate seem to be forgetting that the little girl disappeared in a foreign country, surely any further action would have to be instigated by Portugal's authorities and when you consider how they handled the case, well it'd be good for it all to come out.

The Portuguese authorities certainly didn't cover themselves in glory. They make the Keystone cops appear highly efficient and organised.

Raistlin · 13-03-2009, 10:01

Ahem.....Post 13

lauzjp · 13-03-2009, 10:06

I totally agree with previous posts in this thread - they should be prosectuted for neglect. Is it cos they is posh they're getting away with it? I haven't a clue. Maybe a case is building, somewhere.

As for people having too much time on their hands - you can't have it both ways. Does he want people to talk about them and keep the case alive, or not? If you want fame/attention then there are of course negative sides to that. Or maybe as a heart surgeon he's just used to people lavishing praise on him & nothing else...

Saaf_laandon_mo · 13-03-2009, 10:11

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Originally Posted by harmitage

The Portuguese authorities certainly didn't cover themselves in glory. They make the Keystone cops appear highly efficient and organised.

As far as I recall it's not the portuguese cops who left her alone in a room whilst they went wining and dining.

Yes they weren't great, but here was another scapegoat for the McCanns to blame and discredit. Throughout the coverage all they seemed to be doing was pointing the finger at everyone else for the situation they were in.

If Gerry is annoyed at the comments he received back then then the best thing he could have done now was shut up about it because he's going to get a lot more of the same thing.

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I have a few questions that I'd love to ask Gerry. One being how did an audience with the pope, no doubt paid for by the Maddie Fund, help in finding his daughter? I bet most people who paid into that fund were not happy at how it was being spent. It's not even like they were skint.

Raistlin · 13-03-2009, 10:18

Seriously guys, it normally takes a lot to get my back up but this morning I've had enough.

The thread, as Chris reminded you in Post 13, is about Gerry McCann's comments concerning people on Internet forums. It is not a re-hash of the original discussion thread.

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Originally Posted by Chris

Furthermore, I opened this topic with a suggestion that members may like to discuss Gerry McCann's comments about the use of internet forums. This topic is NOT here so people can simply re-state the entire contents of the original McCann thread.

LondonRoad · 13-03-2009, 10:42

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Originally Posted by zinglebarb

plane tickets hotel tickets other expenses. I am going to leave this thread alone I have tried to stay on topic but I feel responding in this thread anymore could lead me into trouble

I got that, I thought the wink would have conveyed I was engaging in a slight leg pull. Sometimes communicating in forums doesn't conveythe message you're trying to get across.

I don't quite understand how McCann had a go at forum posters when the enquiry is supposed to be about Media, and in particular newspaper, standards. I think forums only convey what we chattering classes would be saying in the cafes, bars and street corners in our offline lives.

While I disagree with a lot of posts in many threads I have read little that approaches the morally substandard and often libellous pages in the tabloid newspapers. Often posters on forums are responding to newspaper articles as if they were fact. Apart from the day and date on the front page I would question most things that appear in tabloids.

13-03-2009, 11:56

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**Chris** · 13-03-2009, 23:24

Once again, for the hard of reading:

This thread was opened with the intention of promoting a discussion of the extent of free speech on the internet. Freedom to comment constrained by due regard for laws which many people think only apply to newspapers.

The original Maddie thread remains open and available on this forum for any poster who still feels the need to villify her parents.

There will be NO MORE of that here. The next off topic or arguing post will get infracted.

mischievious · 14-03-2009, 00:49

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**Mick** · 14-03-2009, 01:45

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slug · 14-03-2009, 08:02

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Originally Posted by Chris

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.

Discuss ...

If I had just lost a child in the circumstances that the McCanns did I would probably not see visiting Internet forums as high on my list of priorities. But then again i would probably not see flying round the world visiting the Pope and giving TV interviews as high on my list of priorities either.So who knows.

14-03-2009, 09:27

Fine whatever yes we do have free speech and we are free to have an opinion on any matter that enters the public domain and as such if Gerry Mc'can is not happy tough.

TheDaddy · 14-03-2009, 20:50

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Originally Posted by RizzyKing

Fine whatever yes we do have free speech and we are free to have an opinion on any matter that enters the public domain and as such if Gerry Mc'can is not happy tough.

Free speech doesn't entitle people to say what ever they please about people, some of the things people said on here didn't have a grain of truth to them and this site is quite tame! I notice you weren't quite so keen on free speech in the Jade Goody thread either.

**Mick** · 14-03-2009, 21:13

Glad it wasn't just me then noticing the double standards.