Yes you're right they dined at the Tapas bar leaving there children alone.
Yeah they've played a blinder on that front!
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Yes you're right they dined at the Tapas bar leaving there children alone.
Yeah they've played a blinder on that front!
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It wasn't neglect, neglect is a very big word when it comes to children and it has to be habitual and to the detriment of the child.
If they were to prosecute the McCanns they would have to prosecute every parent of every child that got abducted and wasn't in their sight.
Oh and they were at the Tapas Bar which was in sight of the apartments (yes I know that they couldn't see into that apartment because of a fence & bushes).
No, they would not need to prosecute every parent of every child. They would need to investigate. There is a big difference.
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I'll give you that but you understand where I'm coming from.
Like I said in an earlier post, the parents of the little girl who went missing/murdered in Wales would also be up for investigation.
Point still stands. Swapping 'prosecute' for 'investigate' doesn't make Dimple's statement any less true
Yes it does...there is a fundamental difference between Prosecution of all cases of Parents in abduction cases and Investigation of Parents in abduction cases.
I would be surprised if there was not an investigation into the Parents including consideration of whether there was some form of negligence.
I would hope that it is standard practice.
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I wasn't a parent myself when Madeline was taken, but I am now.
There is NO WAY on earth any parent would leave their two year old alone while they go out for dinner. NO WAY!!!!!!!! PERIOD! you just don't do it.
Taking this into account, I'm struggling to work out what went on that evening.
They have made huge amounts of money, FACT!
Did they accidentally give her too many drugs, then played the whole abduction card to get off the hook (keeping in mind they are still parents to two other children). Even if they did the unthinkable, they would not want to go to prison and have the other two go into care, or be looked after by another family member.
I will tell you one thing. We will never find out what happened!
There is NO WAY on earth any parent would leave their two year old alone while they go out for dinner. NO WAY!!!!!!!! PERIOD! you just don't do it.
Taking this into account, I'm struggling to work out what went on that evening.
They have made huge amounts of money, FACT!
Did they accidentally give her too many drugs, then played the whole abduction card to get off the hook (keeping in mind they are still parents to two other children). Even if they did the unthinkable, they would not want to go to prison and have the other two go into care, or be looked after by another family member.
I will tell you one thing. We will never find out what happened!
This, letting your child play out with other children during the day is one thing but Leaving your children unattended while you go out for some tapas is very very different and negligent.
Yes, I do but there is a fundamental difference.
There was a potential criminal act committed. It would have been considered and investigated as all such acts along with reports and concerns raised with the relevant investigative agencies eg social workers, medical, NSPCC, education, police etc.
Each case will be assessed and if deemed suitable for investigation then proceedings will commence. It just seems with these cases (and from what I know to be true) a certain demographic of the population has the potential to get a great deal of leeway whilst other sections do not.
Yes, it does because as explained they are two very different things. I am saying they should be prosecuted. Dimple is saying that would open the flood gates for others to be prosecuted. It would not the cases would be investigated and if negligence was found according the criteria I detailed earlier then a prosecution would follow.
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Standard practice in child protection tends to be to investigate and if risk is found then continue as before ...
Sadly that has actually happened on more than one occasion.
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I heard there's a new scotland yard probe
That's more of my tax money wasted looking for a dead girl
That's more of my tax money wasted looking for a dead girl
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I'm glad you agree
It's difficult to provide definitive proof though in many cases and a good lawyer will easily, with support, pokes holes in any prosecution. However, in this case it is quite clear. They deliberately and consciously left her and the other kids in circumstances virtually any other parent would not so they could socialise and direct harm then occurred. It's quite clear. However, I am guess the family and the other children have suffered enough. I am sure it was considered and dropped for that very reason.
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It isn't exactly new. The review has been going on two years. It is now a full scale 5 million pound investigation that is likely to grow.
It has been headed by Hamish Campbell who became notorious for the embarrassing mess up in the Jill Dando investigation and the framing of Barry George.
Says it all really.
Does it seem like a yearly thing now with the parents, running short of cash maybe?
My view has always been that something is not right with these two, i wish the truth would come out and put this whole thing to bed and punish whoever is guilty, it has been going on to long now.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24057163
My view has always been that something is not right with these two, i wish the truth would come out and put this whole thing to bed and punish whoever is guilty, it has been going on to long now.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24057163
I've never really been sure either way whether they did it or not.
I think with this particular court case though, its fair enough. The former detective is trying to make money by exploiting their story. His comments are libellous, especially given he was the detective involved in the case and didn't charge them with anything.
I think with this particular court case though, its fair enough. The former detective is trying to make money by exploiting their story. His comments are libellous, especially given he was the detective involved in the case and didn't charge them with anything.