SapphireSteel
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I hope a child of mine never goes missing - there are people on here who would convict and euthanize me in a heart beat without any evidence one way or another.
I guess I have sympathy for the McCann's - mostly because their daughter is missing, partly because they were ignorant enough to leave Maddie alone so they could selfishly eat out instead of having room service, and because they have had to concentrate their efforts on proving their innocence rather than looking for Maddie. My point here is that there are no rules for how people behave. There are perceptions on how we should behave, but no hard and fast rules on how we all do behave.
I wonder what I would have done in their situation. First off, the situation wouldn't have occurred because I would never leave my children alone in a foreign hotel room - or ANY hotel room, or even my own home. But they did - and apparently this didn't seem out of the ordinary behavior to them. But, if I found my child missing, I THINK I would probably run around erratically looking in the most ridiculous places, not knowing what to do or who to call. I don't think most of us remain calm in these situations. So I don't feel I can be critical in the McCann case. (Casey Anthony was a totally different situation - 31 days is a tad bit on the excessive side and I thought she was guilty because of that from day 1. ....or is that day 32?...)
My point is - they may be guilty of a misguided sense of safety, or poor judgment, but there is no evidence that they harmed their child. So people on here who have railed at those proclaiming the McCann's innocence need to realize they are doing the same thing, but they are doing it from the perspective that the McCann's are guilty. And none of us know what happened, and may, unfortunately, never know. But I want to believe Maddie is okay and living happily with a couple who were so desperate to have children that they would stop at nothing to obtain a child, rather than that she is dead, or was kidnapped to satisfy some SO's sexual fantasies.
JMO
The McCanns had ample sympathy, in the early days. About $50 million worth of sympathy, (figure is a matter of debate).
The McCanns were both doctors. Leaving babies alone in a strange unlocked room is not "ignorant" it is blatant neglect.
Saying "there is no evidence they are guilty" is completely false and shows how successfully the McCann has managed to cloud and sway public opinon (innocent parents don't give a rats about public opinion).
We have eye-witnesses, the cadaver dogs, the lies, the profit making business for Madeleine's "funds", which was pretty much set up within days of her vanishing.
Hinky behaviour, lots and lots of lies, anyone reading Kate's book vs the PJ report will see the lies and butt covering.
If these two had've disappeared into grief like most parents, of course it would be horrific to vilify them.
Trouble is, they've persisted in the public eye, with their PR, repeated requests for mo' money, their false allegations against the Chief Investigating Officer...on and on.
It stinks. :sick: