Little Madeleine - she could be anywhere

**Pawsitive Thinking** · 09-09-2007, 04:09 PM

An interview with Kate

http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/s...8487-19758451/

**lizbud** · 09-09-2007, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by jenn_librarian

If they're suspects, why would they allow them to leave the country??? It has taken Portugal so long to add things up here.... now they allow "suspects" to leave the country? That's odd.

They would have to arrest them to keep them there & they are not
ready to charge anyone yet.

**Pawsitive Thinking** · 09-11-2007, 04:57 AM

Today's ludicrous update

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstor...9520-19766517/

**jackie** · 09-11-2007, 07:27 AM

I don't understand why people feel sorry for the mother. If she did kill her daughter and then drag the WHOLE WORLD into, I hope she rots.

The only person I am concerned about in this whole dilemma is Madeleine.

**Pam** · 09-11-2007, 07:45 AM

I heard something interesting today on the news that I never heard reported before. Maybe others already know this, but I guess I haven't followed the story closely enough. It seems that her first words upon finding her daughter missing were "they've taken her." My question is "who is she referring to?" "Who is they?" These are not the first words I would expect from anyone under these circumstances.

**Pawsitive Thinking** · 09-11-2007, 08:17 AM

Originally Posted by jackie

I don't understand why people feel sorry for the mother. If she did kill her daughter and then drag the WHOLE WORLD into, I hope she rots.

The only person I am concerned about in this whole dilemma is Madeleine.

Because she may well be innocent

**JenBKR** · 09-11-2007, 08:45 AM

Originally Posted by jackie

I don't understand why people feel sorry for the mother. If she did kill her daughter and then drag the WHOLE WORLD into, I hope she rots.

The only person I am concerned about in this whole dilemma is Madeleine.

We still don't know that the mother is guilty. While I am not 'technically' a mother yet, I can imagine that it is every mother's worst fear that something would happen to their child. Personally, I do feel bad for the parents as of now, as I can only imagine what they are going through, and I will continue to feel that way unless she is proven guilty.

**shais_mom** · 09-11-2007, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by jackie

I don't understand why people feel sorry for the mother. If she did kill her daughter and then drag the WHOLE WORLD into, I hope she rots.

The only person I am concerned about in this whole dilemma is Madeleine.

that is exactly what Susan Smith did, she blamed an African American, had her whole entire town ready to hang the first one, then it turned out she drove the car into the lake with her 2 sons in their car seats.

**Pawsitive Thinking** · 09-11-2007, 10:19 AM

Please don't turn this thread into a "lets all condemn the McCanns" - take that topic to the doghouse. Trial by media and speculation is not fair to anyone

I started this because, like all of you, I want Madeleine found alive and well and thought updates would be good.

Thank you

**carole** · 09-11-2007, 06:04 PM

This latest media report certainly has one thinking, i like most of you don't believe for one minute the mother did it,it is like when they have exhausted all avenues, let's blame the parents, imagine what they are going through, their life must be absolute agonising,i sure hope none of them are to blame, it does put suspicion in people's minds now and that is a real shame, we must concentrate on finding the monster's who did take her.

I must say that is an odd thing for the mother to say, you would more than likely say, has someone taken her, not they've taken her, i too wonder what she was indeed referring to.

lets us all hope little madeline can be found safe and sound.

**sasvermont** · 09-11-2007, 06:26 PM

I'm sorry, but aren't we all missing the major point here? They didn't have to leave their children alone - it was their choice. Suppose one of the kids choked on something......or fell out of bed? No monitor around? What the hell were either of the parents thinking? Dinner with friends is more important than hiring a child sitter or bringing along a baby monitor.

I'm sorry that the parents were asleep at the wheel at best. Too sad to think about what really happened to the child.

**dukedogsmom** · 09-11-2007, 06:35 PM

Originally Posted by JenBKR

We still don't know that the mother is guilty. While I am not 'technically' a mother yet, I can imagine that it is every mother's worst fear that something would happen to their child. Personally, I do feel bad for the parents as of now, as I can only imagine what they are going through, and I will continue to feel that way unless she is proven guilty.

What if she didn't want them and felt this was her way out? I don't know why people are so slow to doubt that the parents could be the guilty ones. It's happened plenty of times. And probably more than we know, even. I, for one, wouldn't be surprised at all.

**carole** · 09-11-2007, 10:07 PM

Oh i agree, it would not be a huge shock if indeed the parents or parent is found guilty, but I think it is easy to jump to conclusions about that, they have not got any actual proof of such as yet, the dna stuff is pretty dubious from what i hear.

I can only imagine how horrific it would be to be thought of that way, if you are completely innocent,there are a lot of doubts in people's minds now, including my own,but i like to think innocent until proven guilty.

Well if she did want out of being a mother as it has been put, then why only madeline?

We can go around in circles debating this idea and that, but they are just ideas, only time will tell, and hopefully whoever has done this will be arrested and punished soon, hopefully with Madeline home safe and sound.

I think we have all discussed the issue raised about their lack of care in regard to leaving these children alone,i could not agree more, it is not something i would ever do ,especially in a foreign country, maybe that is why they did not trust babysitters, but in hindsight i bet they are now wishing they had done so, it was a stupid thing to do on their part in my opinion, one they will regret for the rest of their lives,this is assuming the story of her disappearance is indeed true.

**Catty1** · 09-11-2007, 10:42 PM

Often someone will be questioned and offered a 'plea deal' to:

a) get a confession from the person being questioned, OR
b) allow the real crook to let his/her guard down and be more easily caught, OR
c) that the real crook might come forward and admit their guilt rather than let an innocent person be charged. This is NOT likely, IMO, unless it is a first offense.

I don't know if Mrs McCann is guilty or not...I can see an accident happening and the coverup occurring out of sheer panic. But to have it extend to pulling the wool over the eyes of the civilized world???

There is method in the investigators' madness, I suspect - and they aren't making it public, because criminals have TVs and internet too.

I just hope all is solved for the best...