So how much worse is dining out beyond eyesight of the apartment where your three toddler-aged children are asleep and the door unlocked? The McCanns didn't have to go out to dinner- they could've eaten in as a family or gone somewhere with the kids. Or they could've hired a nanny from the creche service to watch them. In fact, according to credible sources, the parents spent very little time with Madeleine, Sean and Amelie, so why did they even take them to Portugal in the first place?
What the parents did was neglect. You just don't leave small kids by themselves and go out for any reason. If the McCanns are allowed to get away with it, then anyone should be able to say the next time they do something similar, "Well, you didn't charge them! Why are they better than me?" You'd think two intelligent doctors would know better.
What the parents did was neglect. You just don't leave small kids by themselves and go out for any reason. If the McCanns are allowed to get away with it, then anyone should be able to say the next time they do something similar, "Well, you didn't charge them! Why are they better than me?" You'd think two intelligent doctors would know better.