Crime watch - the McCanns

[katie_lou]

Anyone watching x

 

[Jayjay027]

No. Didnt know it was on, whats happening? That whole case intrigues me! X

Tapatalking

 

[katie_lou]

No. Didnt know it was on, whats happening? That whole case intrigues me! X

Tapatalking

I feel sorry for them but Kate had just said that her and her husband done nothing wrong , this women does not understand that it was wrong of her to leave her 3 children unattended while she went for a meal in the hotel bar.

There was also an article on the daily mail website saying when questioned by police she only answered 1 out of the 48 questions . I am sorry but if your child was missing you would answer every question possible

X x

 

[CARNAT22]

I am not watching, the whole case pisses me off beyond words as it was so avoidable.

If this was some mixed race kid from a council estate would we still be hearing about it? Nope!

The McCanns have the luxury of money and friends in high places and they have been able to keep the Maddie campaign churning.

I wish no ill towards the beautiful little child but it annoys the life out of me the whole situation was bought on by the selfishness of the very people we are meant to feel sorry for?

xxxxxxx

 

[Jayjay027]

This topic divides people. My mum and dad left me in the room to go have a meal while we were in Crete. I was 8 so obv older than Maddie and her siblings but they still left me. Does that make them bad parents too?

Richard and Judy went to the apts and said the bar was so close to the room and that it was the equivalent of sitting in ur back garden and someone walking through ur front door and up the stairs and taking ur child.
I think people are too harsh about the McCanns and give them a hard time unfairly. They made a mistake and have been punished in the worst way possible. I really feel so sorry for them x

Tapatalking

 

[redbear]

Im in two, im upset that if she had been a 'poor' mum she would be labled a scrubber and her other kids would have probably been taken off her too. Or if she had been a single mum. I know it used to be common practice to pay for a babysitting service where you left your kids paid a tenner and hotel staff checked on them every 10 minutes but I wouldn't personally trust the hotel staff.
I know I shouldn't judge but she just seems off to me, I don't think id ever forgive myself never mind say I wasn't in the wrong even if it is to extreams... wasn't it 50ft away? Got to be a massive garden if so lmao xx

 

[CARNAT22]

This topic divides people. My mum and dad left me in the room to go have a meal while we were in Crete. I was 8 so obv older than Maddie and her siblings but they still left me. Does that make them bad parents too?

Richard and Judy went to the apts and said the bar was so close to the room and that it was the equivalent of sitting in ur back garden and someone walking through ur front door and up the stairs and taking ur child.
I think people are too harsh about the McCanns and give them a hard time unfairly. They made a mistake and have been punished in the worst way possible. I really feel so sorry for them x

Tapatalking

My house / garden ain't that big

I get your point but it doesn't wash with me really. The fact it is wasn't their home or their garden ??

Do they deserve to have lost a child? Or course not but you cannot deny that had the chosen to do things differently then it would have never happened.

xxx

 

[cosmicgirl]

Regardless of if we think it was right or wrong to leave those children, I wouldn't enjoy myself or be able to relax if my babies were out of my sight!
I don't think anyone deserves to lose a child, I couldn't even go there with how horrific that must feel but I do not think that they should have left those children unattended.

 

[lottielou]

I normally try not to judge. But seeing that poor little girla face and looking over at my beautiful little girl. I have more emotion towards the whole thing! I agree with carnat. It was avoidable and it makes me feel so sad. I wouldnt leave my lo with anyone i didnt know never mind with two young siblings. I reallly couldnt believe that kate mcann said that on crimewatch. It gets me because i think she was only 3!!.

God i feel sad now x awful case

 

[Jayjay027]

I still think people are way too harsh on them. Of course it was avoidable. So was the James Bulger incident, his mum looked away for a few seconds and he was gone.
I really hate people giving the McCanns a hard time because I cannot even begin to imagine how much they hate themselves already and wish every day that they did things differently. And its stories like this that make me never take my eyes off of Sophia.

Plus, so what if they have the money and the know how to keep the case in the media? If ur child was missing, wouldnt u try to keep the campaign in the spotlight too?! I know I would!!

Tapatalking

 

[Sophie_P]

Truly heartbreaking, but I'm with Carnat xx

 

[CARNAT22]

I still think people are way too harsh on them. Of course it was avoidable. So was the James Bulger incident, his mum looked away for a few seconds and he was gone.
I really hate people giving the McCanns a hard time because I cannot even begin to imagine how much they hate themselves already and wish every day that they did things differently. And its stories like this that make me never take my eyes off of Sophia.

Plus, so what if they have the money and the know how to keep the case in the media? If ur child was missing, wouldnt u try to keep the campaign in the spotlight too?! I know I would!!

Tapatalking

BIB, of course I would do anything in my power to keep the campaign high profile but my point was plenty of other children have gone missing and none of them had such a high profile as Maddie has?

The parents are very lucky [probably not the right word but you get my drift] that they are affluent and know some pretty influential people

I know it sounds as though I am being harsh but ultimately the safety of a child depends on those taking care of said child and to me the McCanns are not blameless.

James Bulger is slightly different as she turned her back, she didn't leave her child somewhere?

This always causes such debate, and other forums I go on lock MM threads pretty much as soon as they begin.

I just cannot, in my bones, feel true empathy with the parents even though I feel awfully sorry for them iykwim?

xxxx

 

[katie_lou]

I still think people are way too harsh on them. Of course it was avoidable. So was the James Bulger incident, his mum looked away for a few seconds and he was gone.
I really hate people giving the McCanns a hard time because I cannot even begin to imagine how much they hate themselves already and wish every day that they did things differently. And its stories like this that make me never take my eyes off of Sophia.

Plus, so what if they have the money and the know how to keep the case in the media? If ur child was missing, wouldnt u try to keep the campaign in the spotlight too?! I know I would!!

Tapatalking

BIB, of course I would do anything in my power to keep the campaign high profile but my point was plenty of other children have gone missing and none of them had such a high profile as Maddie has?

The parents are very lucky [probably not the right word but you get my drift] that they are affluent and know some pretty influential people

I know it sounds as though I am being harsh but ultimately the safety of a child depends on those taking care of said child and to me the McCanns are not blameless.

James Bulger is slightly different as she turned her back, she didn't leave her child somewhere?

This always causes such debate, and other forums I go on lock MM threads pretty much as soon as they begin.

I just cannot, in my bones, feel true empathy with the parents even though I feel awfully sorry for them iykwim?

xxxx

This is how I feel , James bugler is completely different . He was in the shop with his mum and she literally let go of his hand while she was looking for her purse in her bag within them few seconds he was gone .

The McCanns left the children in a hotel apartment alone . It was 50 meters away from where they were sitting and the apartment was not visable as bushes blocked the view . I am not saying they deserve this but they are not blameless either .

X

 

[Roo3]

I still think people are way too harsh on them. Of course it was avoidable. So was the James Bulger incident, his mum looked away for a few seconds and he was gone.
I really hate people giving the McCanns a hard time because I cannot even begin to imagine how much they hate themselves already and wish every day that they did things differently. And its stories like this that make me never take my eyes off of Sophia.

Plus, so what if they have the money and the know how to keep the case in the media? If ur child was missing, wouldnt u try to keep the campaign in the spotlight too?! I know I would!!

Tapatalking

BIB, of course I would do anything in my power to keep the campaign high profile but my point was plenty of other children have gone missing and none of them had such a high profile as Maddie has?

The parents are very lucky [probably not the right word but you get my drift] that they are affluent and know some pretty influential people

I know it sounds as though I am being harsh but ultimately the safety of a child depends on those taking care of said child and to me the McCanns are not blameless.

James Bulger is slightly different as she turned her back, she didn't leave her child somewhere?

This always causes such debate, and other forums I go on lock MM threads pretty much as soon as they begin.

I just cannot, in my bones, feel true empathy with the parents even though I feel awfully sorry for them iykwim?

xxxx

This is how I feel , James bugler is completely different . He was in the shop with his mum and she literally let go of his hand while she was looking for her purse in her bag within them few seconds he was gone .

The McCanns left the children in a hotel apartment alone . It was 50 meters away from where they were sitting and the apartment was not visable as bushes blocked the view . I am not saying they deserve this but they are not blameless either .

X

Cannot agree with this more, yes what happened to them was horrific and not something I would wish on anyone, but if they hadn't left their children alone in that room this would never have happened. They need to take some responsibility for what happened to be honest.

 

[babyem]

Watching the programme last night I think they know they made a huge mistake. I think they have been punished enough and learnt their lesson, theyve lost their child for god sake, they have to live with that every day. I agree with what Gerry McCann said and that they need to look forward, looking back at ifs whats and buts wont help the situation x

 

[babyem]

I still think people are way too harsh on them. Of course it was avoidable. So was the James Bulger incident, his mum looked away for a few seconds and he was gone.
I really hate people giving the McCanns a hard time because I cannot even begin to imagine how much they hate themselves already and wish every day that they did things differently. And its stories like this that make me never take my eyes off of Sophia.

Plus, so what if they have the money and the know how to keep the case in the media? If ur child was missing, wouldnt u try to keep the campaign in the spotlight too?! I know I would!!

Tapatalking

I agree xx

 

[katie_lou]

I just hope they find out out what has actually happened to her to give them some
Closure . I know it sounds horrible but if she is dead I think they would rather know so they can say goodbye , I hope that makes sense .

X x x

 

[diane]

I agree jayjay.

Ofc what happened was avoidable and I would never dream of leaving my daughter alone in a room. But it happened and they have to deal with it for the rest of their life. I'm glad it's still in the public eye and hopefully they will find out what happened to Maddie and get some closure.

 

[babybee]

This story is so horrible - as are all child abduction or murder stories. Regardless if it was avoidable it is a huge tragedy. I couldn't think of anything worse than knowing my child was taken by a stranger and not knowing what happened to her since then. All the possibilities would be racing through my mind for the rest of my life. Nothing would help and I would never get over it. I would do everything in my power to try and find her including getting upto my eyeballs in debt to make the search as public as it could possibly be. Rich or not they have paid the worst price in the world for a mistake. My heart seriously goes out to them and I hope to god that their persistence pays off.

 

[redbear]

I know its silly and obviously he was with his wife so it wasn't him but omg, if he looks that close to the e fit then there will be thousands! x