Madeleine McCann's parents

fez said:
Yes they were stupid but I would wager that 99% of parents could have lost their children 100 times by the time their children are 10. Leaving them in a locked hotel room is probably not even in the top 10 stupid things people do to their children.
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I'd say I agree with you here, but to me what they did was worse than other stupid things parents might do because of the deliberateness of it. They were leaving their young children unattended for half an hour at a time, and a lot can happen in half an hour (be it get scared, choke on something, fall over, or get abducted). I suppose you could say that not paying attention while your child runs off in a supermarket is just as much neglect as leaving them in a hotel room, but at least the parent doesn't actually intend that the child does this risky thing, and it can be assumed they take reasonable steps to prevent it. The McCanns took no steps to prevent their young children being left on their own for half an hour or more.

Hmm, the more I think, the less sure I am that losing concentration in a shopping centre is any better than leaving your kids locked in a room on their own for half an hour. They have a similarish outcome (the child is not under supervision of a responsible adult, although at least in the shopping centre, accidental trips and stuff could be helped), and both stem from a parents lack of resolve to keep their child under supervision at all times, and I for one don't think I could guarantee that I will never be so engrossed reading a label that I don't see my hypothetical child walk off. It initially seemed much worse to me to deliberately act in such a way that results in lack of supervision, but now I think about it, I'm not sure.

Still, I don't like what the McCanns did afterwards, and as a result I don't really have much sympathy for them any more (at the time I thought what they did was stupid as well, but at least then I felt a teeny bit sorry for them).
 
Ixon said:
Is it just me that feels that the parents are cashing in on Madeleine McCann kidnapping.
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No. I really do feel for the parents but im sick of hearing about them in every paper I open. They are not cashing in as such but need money to keep the hunt alive. If it was my kid I don't think I would get the media coverage they had.
 
The way I see it, they are just doing everything they can to keep the search in the mind's of the public. I'm sure they are well aware of the case's overexposure in the media but if it brings her back then it would be worth it. I hope all parents would do everything within their power to find a missing child.

I'm slightly ashamed that people could be so negative about them. That people think so negatively they can't speak on a public forum is astounding.

Also, I think the armchair detectives would revel in the event if they are proven right. What annoys me is that innocent people can be deemed guilty by the public just for being a convenient target. It opens the door to more cases like this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13161170
 
Bumhucker said:
The way I see it, they are just doing everything they can to keep the search in the mind's of the public. I'm sure they are well aware of the case's overexposure in the media but if it brings her back then it would be worth it. I hope all parents would do everything within their power to find a missing child.

I'm slightly ashamed that people could be so negative about them. That people think so negatively they can't speak on a public forum is astounding.

Also, I think the armchair detectives would revel in the event if they are proven right. What annoys me is that innocent people can be deemed guilty by the public just for being a convenient target. It opens the door to more cases like this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13161170
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The two cases are completely unrelated.
 
Bumhucker said:
The way I see it, they are just doing everything they can to keep the search in the mind's of the public. I'm sure they are well aware of the case's overexposure in the media but if it brings her back then it would be worth it. I hope all parents would do everything within their power to find a missing child.

I'm slightly ashamed that people could be so negative about them. That people think so negatively they can't speak on a public forum is astounding.

Also, I think the armchair detectives would revel in the event if they are proven right. What annoys me is that innocent people can be deemed guilty by the public just for being a convenient target. It opens the door to more cases like this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13161170
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I absolutely agree.
From day one, the public loathed and mistrusted them when they found out Maddie was left alone before she went missing.
If they can keep her name in the news and fund their search, then good for them and maybe, just maybe someone will come up with the answer of what actually happened.
 
Biohazard said:
The two cases are completely unrelated.
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not completely

lttlejoe said:
I absolutely agree.
From day one, the public loathed and mistrusted them when they found out Maddie was left alone before she went missing.
If they can keep her name in the news and fund their search, then good for them and maybe, just maybe someone will come up with the answer of what actually happened.
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True, however lowering their standards to such an extent that they practically become an episode of eastender (or some other crappy soap) won't exactly help their cause will it? It will make people think that they've gon mad. IMO, they should be focusing on their other kids and just trying to make sure they get the best life possible
 
They're a very odd couple but I disagree this is all about the money. As Dr House said, they will be earning substantial salaries. I don't know what happened and I'd like to think that they had no involvement but it's very fishy.

Also, Kate McCann would get it. Twice if she was lucky.
 
Dr House said:
They are both GP's I if they are both partners they will bring in 90 to 125k per year each. I don't think they need to write a book for a few extra quid.

I just see a sad couple who are very much at fault for losing their child, they are clinging on to the smallest bit of hope of getting her back and have probably become a little obsessed with it and completely devastated by the guilt.
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Agree
 
What people don't know, they make up to fill in the blanks and never was this more true than in this case.

In truth I am getting a bit tired of them in the press but who wouldn't want closure ? They are paying a huge price for leaving her in the apartment and it isn't in my nature to wish they pay any more.

As for cashing in for personal gain ? No they are not.
 
What annoys me is how much attention and sympathy they get compared to all other cases of child/loss/abuse etc that goes on in daily life.
 
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