Madeleine McCann - forward this to everyone
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The amount of bickering in this thread... 
I agree with the OP, it raises awareness which is in no way a bad thing. It's only a vid, doesn't take a massive effort.
You don't like it, get out. Pretty simple.
EDIT: It may be a chain letter/email but it's hardly like the ordinary is it?
I agree with the OP, it raises awareness which is in no way a bad thing. It's only a vid, doesn't take a massive effort.You don't like it, get out. Pretty simple.
EDIT: It may be a chain letter/email but it's hardly like the ordinary is it?
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I see Beckham has got in on the act now.
I as much as anyone here want Maddie to be found and returned safe to her parents, but as a parent what they did was inexcusable. There are so many things that could have happened; Maddie was the oldest don't forget. They should have either been at the appartment, doing their own thing while the kids slept perhaps with a baby listener or taken all 3 kids to dinner with them (I believe they went for a meal with another couple so plenty there to sooth crying babies (if indeed they are crying types, Rhys isnt).
It would be a criminal offence to leave children of that age in your own home whilst down at the pub. I wouldnt leave Rhys (21 weeks) sitting in the car whilst I pay for petrol (whats that 3 minutes and the car is always in view). The small village I work in had someone drive off in someones car from the petrol station with a 6 month old surprise package (for the car theif) on the back seat. It does happen.
I have been most annoyed that in any of the media coverage I have seen the leaving of the kids has been brushed over as though it was the norm. They should be asked to explain why. As someone said you are always told to lock valuables away in a safe/take them with you when on holiday to prevent some opportunistic theif swiping them. Would be very ironic if they had everything locked away or with them, but let the kids to check on them every 30 minutes. A lot can happen in 30 minutes.
Finally I want to say again please god let Maddie come home safe. Either way the parents (who probably dont think they have done anything wrong) will have to live with the guilt for the rest of their lives.
I as much as anyone here want Maddie to be found and returned safe to her parents, but as a parent what they did was inexcusable. There are so many things that could have happened; Maddie was the oldest don't forget. They should have either been at the appartment, doing their own thing while the kids slept perhaps with a baby listener or taken all 3 kids to dinner with them (I believe they went for a meal with another couple so plenty there to sooth crying babies (if indeed they are crying types, Rhys isnt).
It would be a criminal offence to leave children of that age in your own home whilst down at the pub. I wouldnt leave Rhys (21 weeks) sitting in the car whilst I pay for petrol (whats that 3 minutes and the car is always in view). The small village I work in had someone drive off in someones car from the petrol station with a 6 month old surprise package (for the car theif) on the back seat. It does happen.
I have been most annoyed that in any of the media coverage I have seen the leaving of the kids has been brushed over as though it was the norm. They should be asked to explain why. As someone said you are always told to lock valuables away in a safe/take them with you when on holiday to prevent some opportunistic theif swiping them. Would be very ironic if they had everything locked away or with them, but let the kids to check on them every 30 minutes. A lot can happen in 30 minutes.
Finally I want to say again please god let Maddie come home safe. Either way the parents (who probably dont think they have done anything wrong) will have to live with the guilt for the rest of their lives.
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kibblerok said:
Can you ask him what numbers I should play for the lottery?
sick ******
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I pray that she is found safely and the people responsible rot in hell and die a painful, miserable death.
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How the hell can you just say that?
Mark Warner resorts are generally very safe, and I'm sure as a parent you wouldn't have done anything they didn't.
Mark Warner resorts are generally very safe, and I'm sure as a parent you wouldn't have done anything they didn't.
Tommy B said:
Not that safe obviously
I would never leave any of my 3 children alone especially in a foreign country... the eldest is 13 next birthday.
As someone else said, i have always taken them out in the evenings with us when we go out for a meal or we all stay home, its that simple really.
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I first went to a Mark Warner when I was 13 and the nights were awesome at the time (being 13 I didn't exactly have much experience) but my parents were very relaxed as the environment seemed to secure and safe. They'd give me a key to our room and I'd come back whenever. Although that is a different case to a 3 year old though.
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I must admit that when I first heard this story, the parents were going to be some chav scum wearing football colours with a fag in one hand and can of lager in the other.
i feel so sorry for the parents,and as a parent myself shudder to think what they are going through..
But i would never ever leave my young child alone in a foreign country in bed whilst i went out for a meal.
I have been on many holidays abroad and one of the first things the holiday reps advise you to do is to rent a safe for your money to be kept in,there is a reason for this.To leave a child that is a million times more precious than money lying on a bed,alone is not responsible behaviour,i can say this as a parent myself.
There is no guarantee that you will be able to protect your child a hundred percent of the time,but you can damm well do your best to minimise the chances of harm.
But i would never ever leave my young child alone in a foreign country in bed whilst i went out for a meal.
I have been on many holidays abroad and one of the first things the holiday reps advise you to do is to rent a safe for your money to be kept in,there is a reason for this.To leave a child that is a million times more precious than money lying on a bed,alone is not responsible behaviour,i can say this as a parent myself.
There is no guarantee that you will be able to protect your child a hundred percent of the time,but you can damm well do your best to minimise the chances of harm.
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Azagoth said:
This isn't Man On Fire
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Her poor mother has lost so much weight in a week. And its her 4th birthday tomorrow. 