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The world must know what their daughter looks like, why do we have to
see everythin the McCanns are doing on a regular basis all over the
press what has it to do with looking for her? Many other parents have
the same anguish when their child goes missing but they have to carry on
working for a living,anyone given a thought how they must be feeling.
- Ross, United States, 28/9/2009 20:07
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As enormous as this one was - mistakes are made- this does not make
these parents worthy of such negative attitudes of so many supposed
'perfect' people.
Until you have had the same happen to you, you are in no position to
judge about something so horrendous.
I would have never left my children like they did on that night, I don't
even leave my 5 yr old with my 17 yr old (I am the parent here). But
this family does not deserve such useless bitching about a massive
mistake that they made and will NEVER get over. I think their only fault
was their naivity, like many people with busy lives, that what has
happened wouldn't happen. Many people do what they did all over the
world - and nobody publicly hangs them! As with all crimes like this,
this poor little girl was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
- TT, London, 28/9/2009 19:50
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As I expected the haters of Mr and Mrs McCann have found their way here,
after their former message board was closed for abusive comments.
Not long after I moved on to a council estate in Barking with my 6 mth
old daughter, the police were looking through bins. Why? Because little
Maria Payne had gone missing from Dagenham. Her body was found in Epping
Forest. Was there a hate campaign against her mother? No.
Abductors tried to take a 10 year old pupil of mine. They failed, but 2
weeks later they abducted a 10 year old boy from nearby Newham, The boy
was taken to Bristol and murdered. Was there a hate campaign against the
carers/parents of the children? No. was there a hate campaign against
Sarah Payne's mother? No.
Having stayed in an appartment in Portugal, I know how easy it woul be
to steal a child, even if adults were present. There was such a case in
S Wales
- andrea m preston, glastonbury uk, 28/9/2009 19:15
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My heart breaks every time i see this couple or read about their
daughter. Someone(or more), somewhere knows what happened pls come
forward. Congrats to the couple for keeping their relationship strong in
this crisis.
I wish you all the luck!
- cedes, Seychelles, 28/9/2009 17:46
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It makes me sick when people say "they got what they deserve" . Isn't it
more than obvious that they are suffering every moment from guilt at
leaving the kids? I work in the tour industry and have seen the silly
things that parents do on holiday it's the feelgood factor. Parents who
would never dream of leaving teenagers in the care of a hotel barman,
who's "really nice and family orientated" in the UK have done it for
years in Spain. The majority, thankfully, haven't lost their child but
many of their children have lost something. Sorry, but that's a fact.
- katy, spain, 28/9/2009 16:19
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Kate will give up the search in Portugal. Maddie is everywhere except in
Portugal
what happened to the posh spice lookalike or the boat connection some
one should have gone specsavers what a spin on this case.
- margaret, Lanc, 28/9/2009 14:51
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Please note that there have been NUMEROUS cases of children abducted
from their beds in the US, by complete strangers. Numerous recent
bedtime abductions have occurred even with adults PRESENT in the home at
the time. I can't recall a single case where the parents were crucified
in public opinion for leaving a window or door unlocked! Some of these
children have been recovered alive, even much later. The US is about 20
years ahead of the UK in dealing with stranger abductions - sadly
because we presumably have more experience with it. The McCanns are
doing exactly what the abduction experts in the US recommend - keeping
the child's face continually in the news, continually expecting that she
is still alive in the absence of the recovery of the childs' remains.
Yes leaving the children alone was a horrible case of misjudgement. But
the focus needs to be on finding Madeleine. Please believe that these
bedtime stranger abuctions DO HAPPEN.
- amy, texas, usa, 28/9/2009 14:49
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If you suffer with deep depression you wouldn't be able to get out of
bed never mind run a couple of miles!
- GeorgieB, Yorkshire, 28/9/2009 14:46
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I think of Madelaine often, I have grandaughters and couldn't bear to
think of anything happening to them. Keep going Kate, god bless you!
- Annie, Sheffield, 28/9/2009 14:26
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Yes, we all know that the McCann's acted foolishly by leaving their
children alone. I am sure they have been well punished for that by now.
However, there is still the issue of where their little girl went to.
What happened to her? We must not forget the child in all this.
Whether you empathise with the McCann's or not, please do not forget
that we don't have an answer to the main question 'where is Madeleine?'
If she is still out there then we should not just concentrate on
criticising her parents but should remember her and keep looking. Too
much negative energy is being wasted on her parents and not enough on
the child.
- Jean, Merseyside England, 28/9/2009 14:16
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People here would understand the red arrows if they took the time to
read the official police files which are available online.
- Tony, Essex, 28/9/2009 14:06
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Why do all the people who have such sympathy for the McCanns appear to
have such disdain for the remainder of us. I would NEVER, REPEAT NEVER
leave my only child or any other child alone either before the Madeline
incident or now, I am far from perfect but I know right from wrong and I
know what comes first in my life, my defenceless child, not me or what I
want whether it be tennis, tapas or nights out. This move by the McCanns
was their chosen and preferred method of childcare and all I can say is
PAY FOR A BABYSITTER if you want to go out. To be honest my child being
snatched would be the last thing on my mind, but I would worry if my
child woke up alone, or scared or thirsty or may have had a nightmare if
I wasn't there to comfort him then I would expect a babysitter to do
this, so for all you people who think I am so perfect because I have
little sympathy for the McCanns then please get a grip, my life has
changed beyond belief since I have had my child as MY CHILD COMES FIRST.
- Sarah, Gerrards Cross, 28/9/2009 14:02
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I don't think you can blame people for feeling unsympathetic towards
Kate & Gerry MacCann - afterall they did something incomprehensable by
most people's standards. I mean, would you leave £50,000 on your hotel
bed & go out?? I doubt anyone would yet they left their kids, who are
completely invaluable.
However, I think the pain they are going through is evident and people
being unkind does not help and will not bring Madeline back. They are
the ones that have to live with this for ever - what a punishment. I
cannot bear to think how they must feel.
- Becks, Yorks, 28/9/2009 13:51
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I expect all the other mothers of missing children are feeling the same
too.
- Pip, United Kingdom, 28/9/2009 13:50
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- Liz, UK, RB and S all sum up my view of the matter perfectly. I do not
hate the McCanns at all and hope Madeleine is found. However, people
that defend their actions in leaving their children unsupervised
frighten me. They did not do this one, they did this virtually EVERY
night they were on holiday. I live down the road to my local pub and
what they did would be more akin to me leaving children in my house with
the doors unlocked and niping off for a few drinks. The McCanns & their
friends would gain my respect if they stepped up, admitted their error
and actively campaigned to ensure that people DON'T think this is an
appropriate thing to do.
Incidentally, Honey B, London, the 2 are not comparable. Sarah Payne (8)
was playing in the daytime with her brothers and sister who were aged
between 5 and 13 (and a mature 13 year old can be a babysitter). Maddie
(3), was the oldest one in that room-what could she have done if, for
example, a fire broke out or her siblings choked?
- Leigh, Birmingham, UK, 28/9/2009 13:33
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There are lots of people here in glass houses, throwing enormous
stones!!! If you have the audacity to post negative comments, sit back,
think about your own life and the many mistakes you have undoubtedly
made. We are all saved from our own folly many times over during the
course of our lives.
Yes, they should not have left their kids alone. No, I would not leave
my kids alone under any circumstances. I count myself lucky that I get
to be reminded of the horrendous things that can happen in the blink of
an eye.
You...the sanctimonious on here...you have failed to realize that we all
make mistakes but some people don't get away with them.
Losing a child is the most devastating thing that can ever happen to a
parent; aim your righteous anger at the evil person/people who took
Madeleine. In some small way you are justifying their act by blaming the
parents.
I don't need to keep blaming the parents in order to learn the lesson.
- Sheo, London, UK, 28/9/2009 13:32
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Kate, in her own words, never searched for her daughter...
... so how can she continue?
Where is the sympathy for 'Victoria Beckham' whose image was splashed
across media worldwide, who was such a 'vital' lead that they never
bothered to investigate it or question her?
- Aileen, Edinburgh, 28/9/2009 13:26
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Honey B, London, UK, 28/9/2009 12:25
Sara Payne was 8 years old and playing with her 3 siblings - one being
13 years of age during the day.
Not quite the same situation as 3 children of 2 years (Amelie and Sean)
and an almost 4 year old Madeleine being left alone at night.
You are however right when you say that it is tragic.
- AC, Bristol, 28/9/2009 13:26
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I cannot understand how anyone can still be so nasty to the McCanns. My
heart aches for them. On reflection they should not have left the
children alone whilst they ate out but that does not make them
responsible. Please direct your anger to the evil that snatched Maddie
and not two parents that have and will continue to suffer on such a
massive scale. This was not neglect it was a mistake. Just for a minute
imagine how they are feeling.
- FK, London, 28/9/2009 13:21
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Forget the red arrowers and remember what God wants us to do. Be
compassionate and forgiving.
- jen, toronto, canada, 28/9/2009 13:20
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Dave from Harlow is entirely correct,some of you must be a bit mentally
sick to post remarks like you have done.
The McCanns look a decent,respectable family,who,only God knows what
hell they're going through. Neither are some sort of single parent type
who jettison their kids back in England and fly off to Tenerife for a
beano and leave them to fend for themselves for a week.
Some of you,we'll I'll be polite,you're unbelievable!!!
- Ian, Prudhoe, 28/9/2009 13:13
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"will never give up the search"?? Blimey, I must have blinked and missed
it then, I did not know she had even STARTED to search!
- Cat, uk, 28/9/2009 13:01
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SOMEONE just let this little girl go home she needs to be with her
mother and father.
- rebecca, southampton, UK, 28/9/2009 12:58
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belinda henderson, paget, bermuda,
strange choice of "hero" you have, at the end of the day whatever did
happen to Maddie it would not have if her parents had kept an eye on her
and not left her alone and neglected in a foreign country.
If this had been a single mum on a council estate, the public would have
been baying for her blood and certainly been less suportive.
- the last one out turns off the lights, Orwellian UK, 28/9/2009 12:43
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I feel really sorry for their predicament, and I really wish that,
against all the odds, Madeleine is found alive and well. I don't condemn
them for trying to keep Madeleine in the public eye, if that's what they
think will bring her back. I don't even condemn them for misjudging the
situation in leaving their children night after night, for hours, not
because of some pressing emergency or lack of help, but to carouse with
their friends. Not even with the possibility that the regularity might
have made Madeleine a sitting duck target.
I can understand at the time the Tapas 7 or however many, all closed
ranks to allay their own guilt. We all make mistakes, even long drawn
out mistakes.
However I do condemn the claims that everybody else does the same, the
vilification of Portugal & Portugese police, and insistence that what
they did was okay. It is NOT okay.
We should all be saying instead, "DON'T LEAVE LITTLE CHILDREN ALONE FOR
HOURS, NIGHT AFTER NIGHT".
- isabella, london, 28/9/2009 12:42
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Bless you Kate, i pray there will be light at the end of this very dark
tunnel.
- Sally, Ibiza Spain, 28/9/2009 12:41
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It's unthinkable to leave your young child alone and go out dinner.
- Paul, Midlands, 28/9/2009 10
It is also unthinkable that someone would abduct her. What you're saying
is in effect if you make a mistake which then gives the opportunity for
a crime to be comitted you are at fault and no one should even look for
the criminal. leave your phone on a cafe table and it's not there when
you go back for it? Your fault - we're not even going to try and look
for the criminal or your phone.
This is how irrational all these comments are. If you're all so anti
this family then why aren't YOU trying to find out what has happened
instead of making veiled accusations and nasty personal remarks.
Sometimes I am really ashamed I live on the same planet as some of the
horrible people posting on her.
- JW, Spalding, England, 28/9/2009 12:41
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Pity she went for a meal then she wouldn't have to do the running
- Mike, Chester, 28/9/2009 12:32
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Why do people keep on being so unkind to Kate and her husband? It's as
if they want to continually punish them for leaving the children. Yes, I
know it was wrong and careless to do this, but the family have suffered
enormously through this error and it's time to move on. People should
unite in helping them and forget the reason why she went missing in the
first place. The focus must be on finding Madeleine.
- Margaret, cARDIFF, 28/9/2009 12:27
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It's interesting to see how critical many people are of Kate and Gerry
McCanns decisions and actions.
I don't remember the same criticisms being made of Sarah Paynes parents.
Wasn't she left to play in a cornfield with no adult supervision?
I personally don't think that either families need to have fingers
pointed at them now. They know the mistakes they have made, and will
have to live with that for the rest of their lives, as will Madeleine
and Sarah.
Tragic.
- Honey B, London, UK, 28/9/2009 12:25
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To Jane of Preston I have no sympathy at all for Kate and Gerry Maccann,
my sympathy is for the only victim in this their little Girl who came to
serious harm because she was left alone. while her parents wined and
dined.
- Maureen, Liverpool, 28/9/2009 12:14
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The hateful, unsympathetic and nasty comments regarding the MacCann
family, are a very sad reflection on how bitter and twisted certain
people in our society have become. Kick them while they're down - why
don't you. Many of us weep with Gerry and Kate for there shocking and
heart breaking loss - and pray for the unlikely miracle of their
daughter's safe return. Why do some people have to twist the knife in
further?
- john, york, 28/9/2009 12:11
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Anyone who could mark any positive comments in this thread with a red
arrow is obviously sick in the head! Get help!!
- Dave, Harlow, UK, 28/9/2009 12:04
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I actually feel that all these red arrows being given to those who write
positive comments for The return of Madeline and her parents is being
done by that organisation that the mc canns are up against. I dont
believe that the british public would give one of my previous comments
456 red arrows because I wrote that I feel so sorry for the McCanns and
it breaks my heart to think that that little girl is in ugly hands. I
think these comments are being sabatoged by the group of people who
believe the Mc Canns killed Madeline. Im sure we all want that little
girl to be safe and returned even if it seems very remote. I pray every
day that she is not suffering.
- maureen, Galway, 28/9/2009 12:01
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go kate! you are a hero. we are behind you, praying, hoping and willing
maddie's safe return.
- belinda henderson, paget, bermuda, 28/9/2009 11:47
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Oh, reading lots of your comments I'm glad the world is so full of
perfect people!!!
- Bernie Ward, Torquay
So you think, Bernie, that it is "perfect" to have the sense not to
abandon your children in an unlocked room in a foreign land? Anything
other than protecting your children is insane & I'm still waiting for
this foolish couple to be charged with neglect - which they should be,
no doubt whatsoever.
- Keith Owen, Warwick, UK, 28/9/2009 11:47
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"I have worked on the East Coast for years and at many caravan parks
where many hundreds of people leave babies and young children while on
holiday at night while parents go out for a drink or meal, I have seen
this myself .... fact."
It may be a fact, John, but that does not make it wise, responsible or
sensible. It is another tragedy waiting to happen. Those of us who
repeatedly raise the point about Madeleine - and two two-year-olds -
being left in a self-contained hotel unit (not a bedroom at home - big
practical differences) do so because we want other parents to understand
that this is very bad idea. By the sound of it, from what you have
witnessed, we have a very long way to go in our "campaign". Not a hate
campaign as another comment claimed but a desire to see decent standards
of care for all young children. (And a vain hope, I know)
- Liz, UK, 28/9/2009 11:45
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Why does everyone have to be so negative?
Until we find Madeline we will never know what exactly happened, and
from recent press stories this poor little girl may actually still be
alive and being kept hidden. No one should be judging anyone until all
the eveidence has been looked at and Madeline has been found dead or
alive.
- Julia, shrewsbury, 28/9/2009 11:36
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They believed their children to be safe and that their dining was no
different to leaving their kids asleep in the house whilst they dined in
their garden at home.
Their error was in believing that this was a safe senario.
- Ally Parker, Leicestershire,uk, 28/9/2009
But would you leave the front door of your home open and then disappear
into a garden so huge that you could not possibly hear if an intruder
ventured in? Please do not underplay their bad judgement - the publicity
is needed to educate other parents.
- RB, UK, 28/9/2009 11:36
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Who would!!! - (and she looks tormentet now; and I feel so sorry for
her; - I know excactly what she feels by experience; and death penalty
should be brought back when whose scum have been exposed).
- eddy jacobsen, London, 28/9/2009 11:34
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To Ally of Leicestershire, would you feel the same about Kate if all the
children had perished in the holiday flat, either from fire, carbon
monoxide poisoning, electrocuted, or had an accident? Any one of these
scenarios are entirely possible given the fact that these small children
were left alone for at least thirty minutes at a time.
As regards the excuse about 'no different than dining in their garden' -
Does their garden have a large swimming pool, a thick hedge, and a wall
inbetween the 'garden dining area' and their back door? And do they have
to walk right around the outside path of their house to get in through
an unlocked door? Not to mention the noise from the tapas bar.
What exactly is 'safe' about leaving three children all alone?
- S, UK, 28/9/2009 11:32
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I live in a close gated neighborhood where friends often socialize in
each others homes. Some parents don't get a babysitter as they are "only
next door" etc. This has always disturbed me as fires can occur in empty
homes and the house a blazing inferno before anyone even realizes.
Having said this, before the Madeleine disappearance, I can understand
why the McCanns, like many others at the hotel that night, left their
kids alone as they ate nearby. These poor people have been punished a
million times over for their lack of judgment and I can't imagine how it
must feel to wake up every morning and suddenly remember what has
happened.
My heart breaks a little every time I see her picture or see her
parents. Its another reminder that there are monsters all around us,
masquerading as human beings.
- Sheo, London, UK, 28/9/2009 11:31
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Kate with the picture on Maddy, why are they still using that same
picture of Maddy at 3 years of age, they had a new 6 year old age
progreessed picture done at a high cost from the fund I would have
thought, but yet they still use the old picture, WHY? if and I mean if
,she is still alive then surely it would be of more use, to use the new
updated picture of Maddy. "dont forget about me", I dont think anyone is
forgetting about Maddy, If Gerry and Kate hadn't been happy to go out
that night and forget about the children, we would not be in this
persission now all of us would we, I for one will never forget about
Maddy until I find out what really happened that night!!
- GeorgieB, Yorkshire, 28/9/2009 11:31
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It will be interesting to see how the woman who left her 3 children on
their own, and who subequently filled the house with smoke by trying to
bake some cakes, gets treated by the police and media. The reason for
leaving 3 children alone may be different in each case, but substitue
the baby having to be removed by a neighbour, because of the smoke, with
a child being "kidnapped", and the resulting case will be interesting.
- Brian, Lincoln, 28/9/2009 11:29
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Why have the McCanns been singled out in this spiteful hate campaign
against them. There are many other examples where children who were
without adult supervision have either disappeared or have been murdered
and yet no campaign against them. What I find strange is that those
people who appear to enjoy adding to the McCanns distress, do not show
any anger or a mention to the person/s who abducted Madeleine. Why is
that?
Michael Hunt : Please try to remember that the McCanns studied at
university to make a better life for themselves, it was not handed to
them on a plate, why do some people not like to see working class people
achieve their goals?
Good luck to the McCanns.
- liza, Cheshire,UK, 28/9/2009 11:29
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I am a mother of 2 girls, I am not a perfect parent, in fact, in many
ways I beleive I fall far short of perfection. I try my best and hope
and pray that my decisions are the right ones.
I have not been in a position on holiday where I might have made the
decisions they made but I cannot say without total doubt that I might
not have done the same, no one can. However, knowing what happened to
the McCanns would change anyone's mind now
Anything any previous writers fling at the McCanns will NEVER be as much
as they will punish themselves.
Time to stop the mud flinging and hope that Madeleine will be found safe
and well. If everyone concentrated on helping rather than vilifying, the
outcome might be very different!
- Jenny, Plymouth, Devon, 28/9/2009 11:27
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I thought this run was for Macmillan cancer relief.
Why has this article not mentioned this?
It's been hijacked by 'another' fund.
Disgraceful.
- The Slave, Nuneaton England, 28/9/2009 11:21
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If any parent visited their GP and let slip that they left their three
toddler/babies alone while they nipped over the road to the pub for a
pint, the GP would be OBLIGED to take child protection action and
involve social services. As a GP there is absolutely NO excuse for Kate
McCann taking the decision to leave her children for any length of time.
As devastated as I am for poor little Madeleine I am completely unable
to feel sympathy for her selfish parents. Personally I prefer to believe
Madeleine died very soon after being taken. The thought of her living on
as a sex slave to some disgusting ring of dirty old men is far, FAR
worse.
- Annie, UK Escapee in Ireland, 28/9/2009 11:19
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Oh, reading lots of your comments I'm glad the world is so full of
perfect people!!! We can look forward to all children being safe, no
more wars, everybody getting on with their neighbours, being
condsiderate to others... I wish! . Look into your hearts and have faith
and hope for the Mc Canns and not this constant whinging that they made
a mistake and took their eye off the ball one evening. They have to live
with that every day, not you!
- Bernie Ward, Torquay, Devon, 28/9/2009 11:16
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You're still in our prayers every night, Mr & Mrs McCann, and you always
will be until young Madeleine is found. God bless you all.
- Rose, Ireland, 28/9/2009 11:07
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A tragic case of course, and I like everyone else hope that the girl is
still alive and being looked after well by someone. However, as has
already been pointed out, never forget that they left her alone whilst
they went out for a meal, and all their bleating about the circumstances
of doing that ring hollow. They should feel guilty; I have little
sympathy for them in that respect. Already, innocent people have had
their lives ruined because of the inevitable hysteria surrounding the
case of a missing child. It is also a fact that because the girl is
pretty and photogenic, and her parents are also attractive, articulate
and clearly quite well off, that they have had entirely overblown
coverage. There are thousands of children who have been separated from
their parents, through not just kidnapping but illness, death and yes
even divorce. Statistics point to the fact that it is unlikely she'll
now be found - we and her parents can but hope she is OK, but please,
please no more coverage.
- David, London, UK, 28/9/2009 11:04
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To Becky, Epsom.
It's not that anyone would wish Madeleine not to be found, everyone
would surely rejoice in that.
There are many though who have read the official Police files which were
made public. Having read them, a great number of people think that
Madeleine cannot be found, hence the red arrows. Hope that clarifies
what appears to be nastiness but is not intended.
- JR, Notts. UK, 28/9/2009 11:00
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Like many I have never met the McCann Family, but also like many we hope
and pray that one day the loving Mother and Father will see the return
of the Daughter Madeleine.
There are many people who say that it was the fault of the Parents that
this young girl went missing, those in glass houses should not throw
stones.
I have worked on the East Coast for years and at many caravan parks
where many hundreds of people leave babies and young children while on
holiday at night while parents go out for a drink or meal, I have seen
this myself .... fact.
It does not matter if you holiday in the U.K. or Abroard, parents do it
and you should always think about you kids but how many today really do
but they are very quick to throw stones?.
Thinking of this family and others always, lets all hope for a safe
return.
- John L., Scarborough N.YKS.England., 28/9/2009 10:59
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I must say that there is no need to have Madeleine picture in public
display, because in Portugal there is not a soul that does not know
Madeleine´s face.
If she was seen people would recognize her right on the spot.
You cannot imagine the media coverage that went and still is going in
Portugal.
To a point that people wanted her to be found, so that something else
could be seen and read on the t.v and newspapers.
- c.caldas, portugal, lisbon, 28/9/2009 10:58
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Some people cannot even bear to see others engaged in a fun run for
charity, because they allow their blind and irrational hate to over-ride
whatever other human emotions they may feel.
Good on you Kate, hold your head up high, we know there are some who
don't want the child found and why. They would have to admit they have
wasted two years of their lives spewing bile on websites every day.
- Min, UK, 28/9/2009 10:54
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I see Maureen of Liverpool is spitting her bile towards the McCanns
again. She accuses them of being 'strange' but there's nothing stranger
than a person who is choc-full of hatred. Where is her compassion?
- Jane, Preston, 28/9/2009 10:53
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I hope and pray every single day for poor little Madeliene and her
family, such a terrible thing to happen. Yes the parents were wrong when
they left the children alone that night, and i am sure they know this
and will never forgive themselves. Its been over two yrs now and i
admire their strength and determination.
Keep looking for Madeliene, i hope there is good news soon.
- AM, Suffolk UK, 28/9/2009 10:48
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To Passinby and Micheal Hunt
I do not think it was quite the case that they abandoned / neglected
their children to have a meal out.
They believed their children to be safe and that their dining was no
different to leaving their kids asleep in the house whilst they dined in
their garden at home.
Their error was in believing that this was a safe senario.
- Ally Parker, Leicestershire,uk, 28/9/2009 10:45
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I don't understand people who have such a superiority complex, hating
the parents so much that that hatred seems to extend to wishing
Madeleine is not found, almost as if that would teach them a lesson.
The parents mistake/ fatal error/ selfishness/ whatever you want to call
it aside, a little girl is missing, and deserves every one of us to
focus on that, and try to help find her, regardless of how you feel
about her parents.
Because of course none of you have EVER done anything wrong when it
comes to your children.
- Becky, Epsom, 28/9
I agree that the focus should be on finding Maddie and not on feelings
about the parents. But you cannot stand in judgment of the people
commenting on here either. People feel the way they do because we do not
have the truth - from ALL sources. Also, most of us would NOT leave our
children alone to go out with friends. Despite what the McCanns think,
it was NOT a normal thing to do. It's not a superiority complex; it's
being a good parent.
- Mum of nearly 4, Somewhere picturesque in North Yorkshire, 28/9/2009
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Kate is an inspiration, surely her strength and intelligence in her
search now far outshines the mistake she made leaving Madeleine when she
was taken (critics should remember we all can and do make errors of
judgement).
She is an amazing woman who deserves - and I pray will - find Madeleine.
- Ally Parker, Leicestershire,uk, 28/9/2009 10:40
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To me Madeleine's disappearance is the greatest mystery of the 21st
Century.
It might be almost passé to say it now, but I will never, ever believe
that her parents ever had any hand in it. Writing this now it still
disgusts me that that 'theory' ever managed to establish a place in
people's minds.
- Sam, Surrey, England, 28/9/2009 10:40
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I'll reiterate exactly what I said at the time of Maddie's
disappearance: If the parents had been 18 year old council estaters,
they would be roundly castigate and I dare say charged with child
negligence. The fact of the matter still remains that the McCann's left
their three children in an unlocked apartment while they went out for
the night drinking with their friends.
- Mike Parsons, Exeter, UK, 28/9/2009 10:33
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It's been in the news this weekend that a woman is being prosecuted for
leaving her children home alone when a fire broke out. She did exactly
the same as Kate and Gerry so why is she prosecuted but they're not? It
one law for the rich and another for the poor.
- Sally, Sheffield, 28/9/2009 10:26
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Those criticising those who criticise Mr and Mrs McCann miss the point.
(In most case, at least.)
The point just cannot be driven home hard enough that young children
must never, ever be left unattended. No excuse is valid.
Do we labour this point to punish the neglectful parents? No. We hope
that emphasizing their foolishness will save another child from the same
fate. That is not the same thing as wishing the worst for Madeline as
one poster had the cheek to suggest.
- Liz, UK, 28/9/2009 10:26
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She was abandoned while the parents had dinner elsewhere. For all we
know the child could have walked out onto the street alone.
It's unthinkable to leave your young child alone and go out dinner.
- Paul, Midlands, 28/9/2009 10:18
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The nasty,twisted comments from some readers regarding this story over
the last few months have been disgusting.
- Ian, Prudhoe, 28/9/2009 10:17
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Why, Oh why, in the name of God, aren't they asking the police to
re-open the case.
What is wrong with these people? If That was me In their shoes, I would
be down on my knees begging for the PJ and police in UK to re-open the
case and look again.
- Anna, UK, 28/9/2009 10:16
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She spends more time jogging than she does actually looking. Kate has
never doorknocked on a single house.
- Dave Sampson, London, UK, 28/9/2009 10:11
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Julie, Leicester...You said the red dress picture is way out of date....
The reason they showed the red dress picture was explained quite
clearly...It shows the little mark in her eye which is apparently quite
rare and could be a way for people to identify any girl they think to be
Madeleine.
I just hope that this little girl is alive and will one day be reunited
with her family...I wouldnt want to imagine the agony of having one of
my babies go missing, I just couldnt bear it.
I think its disgusting that people are still hurling accusations and
making snide remarks about her parents when NONE of us know what really
happened. Sure they messed up big time and theres no excuse for leaving
children alone but I wouldnt wish this kind of thing on anybody.
- Emma, Here, 28/9/2009 10:01
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I don't understand people who have such a superiority complex, hating
the parents so much that that hatred seems to extend to wishing
Madeleine is not found, almost as if that would teach them a lesson.
The parents mistake/ fatal error/ selfishness/ whatever you want to call
it aside, a little girl is missing, and deserves every one of us to
focus on that, and try to help find her, regardless of how you feel
about her parents.
Because of course none of you have EVER done anything wrong when it
comes to your children.
- Becky, Epsom, 28/9/2009 9:59
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Well done Kate! I am sending Love and Light to you, Gerry and
family..... I pray that someone, soon, will reveal the whereabouts of
your dear daughter, Madeleine, and that she is found to be cared for, in
safe hands. May God shower you all with His divine blessings...
- Margaret, Bournemouth UK, 28/9/2009 9:59
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Pity she edid not put more effort into supervising her children on the
night in question. They abandoned their children for the sake of a meal
away from the kids, lets not forget that. Why have they never been
charged with neglect?? Oh I forgot middle class medical professionals.
Single chav mother would have been crucified.
- Michael Hunt, Bath, 28/9/2009 9:58
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No, not more McCanns ... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
- Andy, Linc's, 28/9/2009 9:54
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they left the child alone and went for dinner i cant belive she got way
withit and she is doctor iwounder what would hapen if any of us left
kids and whent for dinner shame on her
- passingby, germany stuttgard, 28/9/2009 9:51
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Here's an idea. No more stories about the McCanns until they answer the
Portuguese police questions.
- Lyda B, Gresham, Oregon, 28/9/2009 9:48
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Good on her. Kate McCann has understandably looked very tired and
distressed over the last 2 years, I'm so pleased she has the mental and
physical strength to do this run and raise awareness for Madeleine. I
continue to hope every day for this little girl and those like her to be
found. It must be a living hell for these famlies.
God bless them all
Helen
- Helen, Somerset, 28/9/2009 9:44
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We have visited Portugal twice since Madeline disappeared and there is
not a trace of her to be seen. Not even in the airport, surely the
Portugese people could help in putting her picture into windows and
keeping the hunt going. Not the sweep it under the carpet attitude they
have, after all she was taken IN THERE COUNTRY.
- mosey, yeovil, 28/9/2009 9:34
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I hope she will be found and in good health.
- Brian Keith, Ellesmere,England, 28/9/2009 9:13
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What is wrong with all you people? With the exception of a couple, all
you do is critersize and judge. You are all very small minded, nasty
people in my opinion. A little girl was taken from her family. I cannot
imagine a worse thing to happen, i dont know if i would have to strength
to carry on let alone do and achieve what the McCanns have. Just stop
judging, joking, being sarcastic about it. It breaks my heart. No one
has any answers, if they did then Madeline would not still be missing.
Show some respect you stupid stupid small minded people. All my love to
the McCanns.
- Gemma, Tonbridge, Kent, 28/9/2009 9:13
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Why isn't her vest showing the updated photo of madeleine as she might
look now?
- Judy, Glasgow, 28/9/2009 8:21
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According to Dave Edgar, Private Eye hired by the McCanns (interview in
Belfast Telegraph), Madeleine is being held in a lair or cellar within
10 miles of Praia de Luz.
My question is then, why is no one going door to door to look for her?
Or should that be cave to cave?
She won't be found on a 2 mile run in Leics.
- JR, Notts.UK, 28/9/2009 8:21
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I don't know how she does it. Kate shows great strength, and I am still
praying that Madeleine will be found safe and well.
- Tired Mum, UK, 28/9/2009 7:35
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I was looking at my husbands grandughter yesterday who is blond and just
a 3 months older than Madeleine. I thing that the new photofit picture
needs to be revised as it is too old. At 6, children still have some of
their baby features. The photofit looks more like and 8 or 9 year old.
I am sure some nasty comments will come in,but support is what is
required. If Mrs McCann believes Madeleine to still be alive, then she
is.
- andrea m preston, glastonbury uk, 28/9/2009 7:30
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I am not interested in people that left their children alone in a
holiday flat and one of them disappeared. Only good police work will
solve this case.
However, I wonder what happened to this little girl and the many other
children that go missing and are never found.
- Frank, Brighton, 28/9/2009 6:41
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Someone somewhere in the four corners of the earth must know what has
happened to Madeleine ! I hope whoever knows her whereabouts will be
open and honest and go to the authorities inorder Madeleine can
hopefully be reunited with her family and friends.
- Helen, Gloucestershire, 28/9/2009 6:36
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What they did was wrong (leaving their children alone) but you have to
admire their determination and hope after all this time. And that's all
I have to say about it.
- jen, toronto, canada, 28/9/2009 3:44
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No doubt there will be some nasty comments posted here, but luckily
there are far more kindred spirits than nasty minded people who want the
best possible outcome for the McCann's.
I often pray to mother earth that they find her. It must be one of the
worst kinds of tortures, not knowing where a loved one is, searching
waiting, hoping and praying for any bit of good news.
I know that no matter where I travel I will always be on the lookout for
any missing child that I am aware of.
Hopefully, some good news will come there way soon.
- Sophie, Australia, 28/9/2009 3:03
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Why don't these two just go and hide somewhere? IF they were responsible
parents, Madeline would still be with them today! They're both an
embaressment to parents who ARE responsible!
- whatsup, uk, 28/9/2009 2:35
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Kate may now run back to Portugal to demand the case of her missing
daughter be reopened. very strange why they have private detectives
messing around when all they have to do is ask the real police to reopen
this case very strange couple.
- Maureen, Liverpool, 28/9/2009 1:56
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I hope and pray everyday that someone will find Madeline and give this
family some peace. I know if it was my daughter taken, regardless of the
circumstances, I would never give up looking for her and I would do
anything to ensure that the world would not forget her..
- BellaB, Forbes, Australia, 28/9/2009 1:38
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If they truly believe Madeleine is alive and is now age six why didn't
Kate have the picture of Madeleine that has been aged to show what she
would look like now? Surely they should be asking people to look for a
six year old not showing a photograph that is now two and a half years
out of date? (And the much publicised red dress photo you show is
apparently from Madeleine's third birthday, and is therefore even more
out of date).
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