Help Maddy mccann

[carolfoy]

I agree it was irresponsible of the parents to leave her alone, I have holidayed several times, just me and my son and when he was small and went to bed early it would have been so easy to go to a bar or terrace to get out of the apartment but you just CAN'T! too many people leave their heads at home when they holiday.
Nevertheless i hope the news is good soon although i fear the worse

 

[Cinderella]

I hope they find her. I can't imagine what they are going through - the parents. And if she has been taken by some of these sicko paedophiles, she is probably better off dead. The thought terrifies me. How can these people harm children, and why are they able to get away with it? They're not curable - the police know who they are - they should bring back the death penalty.

I too remember the young boy who went missing in Kos. There have been some vile cases over the years.

The scary thing is, it is so easy to lose sight of a young child, within seconds. This happened to me twice in Walt Disney World. Jessica ran off in Future World. One minute she was right in front of me - she was only two, and I couldn't see which way she had gone. Luckily the CM's got her back for me within minutes - but they were the slowest minutes of my life. Another time, when Joshua was five - he forgot we were staying in DVC and thought we had got up and gone without him - not that we would ever do such a thing. He had actually got up, got a chair to reach and opened the chain on the door, and went to look for us.

How can some of you judge these people? We really don't know exactly how it feels to be in their situation, but we can imagine it, and we are so lucky that it is not us that this nightmare is happening to.

I wish they would find her safe and well, but I bet we've all hoped and prayed in the past when children have gone missing, and in most cases, the outcome is not a happy one.

 

[wideeyes]

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The scary thing is, it is so easy to lose sight of a young child, within seconds.

losing sight of a child in a public place is extremely different than making the decision to leave a child alone.

 

[Obi Wan Kenobi]

losing sight of a child in a public place is extremely different than making the decision to leave a child alone.

Fully agree wideeyes.
The point on this terrible case, was the deliberate act of locking their children up in the apartment on their own and going off to have a meal and drinks, not turning around and losing sight of a child.

 

[Tinker74]

I agree they made a mistake...but how would prosecuting them serve any purpose whatsoever...i have nothing but deep sympathy for those parents.
They are going through a pain and torture that none of us can even imagine..their lives will be that same pain and torture every single day. I honestly can't thing of a worse pain and torture than what they are going through. Why on earth would anyone want to try and make that pain worse. Not that i think it can be worse.
I don't understand some people.
if there was anything I could do to help them feel one smidgen better i would..I can't understant the mentality of anyone wanting to cause them MORE pain by prosecuting them.

 

[Obi Wan Kenobi]

So, "oh whoops I fired this gun and killed someone, but it was a mistake" you would say "thats OK, you have made a mistake, we don't want to cause you more pain"??? or "I made a mistake and drove too fast, bnow someone is crippled for life"

They have to be responsible for their actions and consequenses.

Yes, I want the scum who took the child to be, well i would hanfg them from the nearest branch, but I am also very angry that these parents allowed this situation to occur in the first place by their selfish actions of LOCKING THREE CHILDREN INTO AN APARTMENT ON THEIR OWN! just so they could go and have a quiet meal.

 

[jen_uk]

I think that everyone makes mistakes, no one is perfect and there is no point making things worse for the parents now.

 

[wils]

There is a new website

http://www.bringmadeleinehome.com/

 

[jen_uk]

I also think that the coverage of this has been blown out of all proportion, I don't mean that its not terrible because it obviously is a devastating thing to happen and I really hope she is found safe and well. Its just that the news bulletins, the church services, the yellow ribbon thing, the whole world has become caught up in this and I can't help but think what about all the other children who go missing? Its a sad fact that children are snatched, raped or murdered every day around the world yet everyone is focusing on this one child as though she is more important than all the rest. I did a quick internet search on missing children and I found pages and pages of children who have gone missing, been found dead etc but we never hear about those.

 

[Tinker74]

So, "oh whoops I fired this gun and killed someone, but it was a mistake" you would say "thats OK, you have made a mistake, we don't want to cause you more pain"??? or "I made a mistake and drove too fast, bnow someone is crippled for life"

They have to be responsible for their actions and consequenses.

Yes, I want the scum who took the child to be, well i would hanfg them from the nearest branch, but I am also very angry that these parents allowed this situation to occur in the first place by their selfish actions of LOCKING THREE CHILDREN INTO AN APARTMENT ON THEIR OWN! just so they could go and have a quiet meal.

Do you really think the parents are thinking.."whoops". ..I don't understand how anyone can have anger at these poor wretched parents.
Do you not feel for them at all?
Iam going to have to bow out of this thread because iam actually sickened by your attitude.

 

[floridalol]

Yes, I want the scum who took the child to be, well i would hanfg them from the nearest branch, but I am also very angry that these parents allowed this situation to occur in the first place by their selfish actions of LOCKING THREE CHILDREN INTO AN APARTMENT ON THEIR OWN! just so they could go and have a quiet meal.

Once again, Obi hits the nail straight on the head, there would be no crime committed if the parents had behaved in a responsible manner.

 

[wideeyes]

I don't understand how anyone can have anger at these poor wretched parents.
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Because there actions resulted in a child been abducted, and I do feel sad for the parents however that is not going to stop me thinking they were stupid and irresponsble. It is extremely diffcult to understand why they thought it was okay to leave 3 children alone.

 

[Tinker74]

I find it hard to understand too..they obviously really thought their kids would be safe. I would never do that myself as iam very over protective anyway..but i always try not to judge others parenting..after all none of us are perfect.
What I don't understand is how anyone can show anger towards these parents and not just deep sorrow...I honestly can't fathom it.
They are suffering so much...why heap on more??..The guilt they must feel is enormous already.

 

[Obi Wan Kenobi]

Do you really think the parents are thinking.."whoops". ..I don't understand how anyone can have anger at these poor wretched parents.
Do you not feel for them at all?
Iam going to have to bow out of this thread because iam actually sickened by your attitude.

Tinker, I am sorry but no, they have in part brought this on themselves by their total selfishness. I cannot understand how you can defend the locking up of three children in an apartment on their own for hours, just to go and get a quiet meal with your other half.
Three children all under 4 left locked up on their own! THATR is sickening!
Of course now they are upset, but IF THEY HAD NOT DONE THIS HORRIBLE ACT IN THE FIRST PLACE WE WOULD NOT BE DISCUSSING THIS!
Your attiude is awful, have you ever heard of parental responsability?? Is it acceptable what they have done?

 

[Tinker74]

Tinker, I am sorry but no, they have in part brought this on themselves by their total selfishness. I cannot understand how you can defend the locking up of three children in an apartment on their own for hours, just to go and get a quiet meal with your other half.
Three children all under 4 left locked up on their own! THATR is sickening!
Of course now they are upset, but IF THEY HAD NOT DONE THIS HORRIBLE ACT IN THE FIRST PLACE WE WOULD NOT BE DISCUSSING THIS!
Your attiude is awful, have you ever heard of parental responsability?? Is it acceptable what they have done?

MY attitude is awful...FGS..read your post...what a vile attack on two devestated parents...Iam actually very sad that people exsist with such little empathy.
You think the parents are UPSET!!?? ...FGS...understatement of the century..showing you have no idea..Iam done talking to you...have the last word..shout till the cows come home..you really are "a grumpy old man".

 

[Obi Wan Kenobi]

MY attitude is awful...FGS..read your post...what a vile attack on two devestated parents...Iam actually very sad that people exsist with such little empathy.
You think the parents are UPSET!!?? ...FGS...understatement of the century..showing you have no idea..Iam done talking to you...have the last word..shout till the cows come home..you really are "a grumpy old man".

Answer the question please Tinker74. You have attacked me for plainly speaking on what these "parents" did yet you fail to answer the question.
I will put it to you again.
Do you think that in ANY way it is acceptable to leave three children under 4 LOCKED UP in an empty apartment for hours just so you can go and have a meal on your own? would YOU do this? what would you expect to be the outcome?

You find uit easy to defend their actions as a "mistake" A mistake is forgetting to buy a can of pop. Criminal negligence is what these parents did in the first place.

As for "upset" or "devastated", semantics. If they had not done what THEY did in the first place, a criminal act, they would NOT be either!

 

[Tinker74]

Like I said..iam done talking to you..in fact iam putting you on ignore..I've actually cried for these parents and your posts are making me sick...
I've already said i wouldn't leave my kids so stop bringing that up please.

 

[wideeyes]

I would never do that myself as iam very over protective anyway..

it is not being over protective, it is doing your job as a parent to ensure your childs safety.

do you think there action are normal and what most parents do, go out and leave there kids alone?

 

[Obi Wan Kenobi]

Like I said..iam done talking to you..in fact iam putting you on ignore..I've actually cried for these parents and your posts are making me sick...
I've already said i wouldn't leave my kids so stop bringing that up please.

So glad to see that your ways follow to discussions, either agree with Tinker74 or go to the ignore pile.

Again, for the third time, please answer the question. I asked if you felt it was right to leave those children locked up. Yet you fail to answer that question and the subsequent question that follows. If it is wrong, then they should be prosecuted for Criminal negligence or Wilful child endagerment.
What would be your attitude if the child had not been abducted but the fact they would leave them locked up alone had come out in the papers? You seem to be coming from "well we all make mistakes" and that is enough???

You Cry for the parents??? I cried for the child, who by their actions was put into this position!

 

[Tinker74]

wide eyes..No of course i don't think most parents do it...but it actually wasn't a criminal act..They didn't abandon their children ..they were checking on them and they were on site at the resort. i wouldn't do it no...but i don't think in a million yrs they thought this could happen...and a lot of people do use baby listening at this resort.
I just feel so sad for them. ..Is that so wrong?