In a nutshell -</p> I believe the McCanns had nothing to do with the disappearance of their daughter. Everything that's happened since supports that.</p> The Portuguese police have cocked the enquiry up at every possible opportunity and are internationally embarrassed.</p> I believe the reports that Kate McCann has been offered the two year deal are true. I don't think there's any way the family would be confirming that if it wasn't.</p> I also believe we'd be seeing a lot less of this lame nit-picking anddisgraceful conspiracy theorising (much of it from predictable sources) if the McCanns hadn't been middle class. That couple are going through hell and are now being made scapegoats for the Portuguese Authorities' incompetence. Look without prejudice and it couldn't be clearer.</p>
yes, and ian huntley said he was helping to look for the Holly and Jessica, that girl in the west midlands said that someone had stabbed her boyfriend and run off...........................munchausens by proxy!
If the McCanns.. had not left their 3 infants alone in an unlocked? appartment in a foreign country then we'd be seeing a lot less of this nit-picking and conspiracy theorising. Its got **** all to do with "class" its to do with responsible parenting..end of story, assuming of course other than gross parental negligence they are otherwise blameless in her disappearance.</p>
RE: If the McCanns.. I don't understand mate. I don't think anyone is claiming they didn't make a grave mistake in leaving the kids unguarded but how does that then support conspiracy theories that they, inadvertently or otherwise, had a hand in her death?</p> And the very fact that the subject of their class keeps coming up suggests to me that its got agreat dealto do with the way people are viewing this. It shouldn't be a factor at all but it clearly is.</p> </p>
From today's Observer, Im sure had the police really gone outside their remit and asked that question their Portuguese lawyer would be the first to make a song and dance about it.
RE: If the McCanns.. The fact they may have been involved is not a conspiracy theory given that most cases like this involve children who died at the hands of their parents or friends/relatives. That doesn't make them guilty but it mean there is a possibility they were involved. The point about their class, was one of how the media have treated them in relation to what has happened - the media by their own standards have been very unquestioning of them. It was simply an observation of the media, not an observation of the McCann's guilt or innocence.
Misunderstanding? Struggling with that one. All I know is one of the oldest police tricks in the book when out of ideas and evidence is to try a bit of kite flying and try for a confession. Definitely still struggling to understand how they could "accidentally" kill their daughter hide her without detection within an hour then despite some serious searching body not found they went back - undetected despite every move being watched by the press at least 5 weeks later to move body elsewhere. ps all the Münchhausen by proxy mob - that takes away the current police theory as for that to be true they must have planned the whole thing. For both parents to be in on a plan like that - is beyond belief
You have two options when you choose what to believe. The clearly corrupt and incompetent Portuguese police are lying about offering the deal or the McCanns, for some reason known only to themselves, decided to antagonise them by making it all up.</p> Come to think of it I bet they did the "middle class" b4stards.</p>
Sorry cant agree with the middle class thing.Personally I think that if they had been from typical working working class backgrounds that they would have been slaughtered in the media for not looking after their kids properly ie leaving them unattended in an unlocked room and the nitpicking would have been far worse.Mind you theyve hardly been shy of the media I see that hes got an exclusive in the NewsOf The World today and shes got the same in the mirror.
RE: Misunderstanding? She was in an interview for 11 hours, all questions had to be translated, she'd have been tired and stressed. It's quite possible that she misunderstood what was said and repeated this to the family friend who then told the press, or the family friend simply misunderstood what she actually told him. I'm fairly sure the lawyer would have been using this as a stick to beat the police had they really tried to go outside their remit. Or maybe the lawyer is in on it as well, that would be a good conspiracy theory. *rolls eyes*
RE: You have two options when you choose what to believe. Their class has nothing to do with they are guilty or not, it was an observation about how the media often treat families of children who come to a nasty end either through negligence or murder. </p> </p>
Absolutely agree. Working class parents would have been pilloried right from the start and would probably now be back home trying to regain custody of their younger kids.</p>
Correct, class has nothing to do with whether they're guilty or not. Nor does the media, glad I didn't bring either up.
I disagree - its not a class thing Its more that Kate McCann is an attractive slim blonde and photogenic woman so is great to put on the front pages, if she had been working class she would have been treated the same. If she had been a fat munter with mouse coloured hair I think the treatment would have been much worse.
I believe the fact that they're "middle class"........ .....has a great deal to do with the attitude adopted by many on this board (as usual) and whether the media editorially supports them or not has no bearing on the likely truth.
i agree with that i think its also got a lot to do with money and the effect the whole situation is having on tourism. the portugeuse authorities want them out the country and have thus raised these allegations. it's disgusting imho.
