This couple are clearly in despair over their daughter's disappearance, not least because of the exact circumstances. Yet some people seem to derive such enjoyment from sitting in judgement on them. I find it repellent.
I don't think that I would have made quite the mistake that they did but I would think it hubris on my part to assume that I could never make a misjudgment like they did (I have a small daughter). I have nothing but compassion for the McCanns.
Just think how distressing it would be for them or for those who know and love them to read some of the comments on here. And no, they do not deserve the pain that it would surely cause them.Why is there such ill-will on this site towards the McCanns?
And i agree with you absolutely my friend.Why is there such ill-will on this site towards the McCanns?
I think people are fed up with all the attention they're getting. A lot of people go missing and they don't get as much attention and talk.
Hear, hear, I totally agree with you on all accounts. I have not read what others have been saying, but there does seem to be a cult following on here to be judgemental and nasty, especially at someone else's expense. If only everyone would respect and be nice to each other what a better world this would be. I cannot imagine what the McCanns must be going through, especially as it is probably their daughter is in the hands of paedophiles - it doesn't bear thinking about. I just hope she is found before it is too late.
It is perfectly valid to question just what the parents thought they were doing.
Why did they leave the children in the first place. It has nothing to do with perfect parenting, it has everything to do with responsible parenting.
Why did they take nearly 2 hours to report her missing? Why did the claim to be able to see the room. Not possible. They claimed to have checked on her at 9, so she had only been missing for an hour, according to them. But by the time they called the police it was 3 hours. Let the trail grow cold.
They claimed a window shutter had been forced, indicating she had been taken from the room. No mention of that now.
They claimed to have locked the room. Not true, the patio door was unlocked. So, after allowing another 2 hours to go by, they interfered with the investigation by making it appear she had been taken from her room where she had probably woken up and gone looking for her parents.
Then, it becomes apparent they had never checked on the children.
Everything they said was designed to mitigate their criminal negligence of their children and confused the search for the little girl.
They seem to have very little concern for her. It is a nice little money earner for them now. And they get to be on the TV! They are despicable.
Because leaving your kids at home is not a mistake a mistake is something that you do by accident like dropping your keys they did not accidentally leave three children sleeping in a hotel room with the patio doors open that is no mistake. They must have been aware of the risks involved leaving children alone in a strange country would we all be sticking up for the parents if Madelaine walked out the unlocked doors and drowned in the pool. Yes they are suffering but they could have stopped all this by being responsible rather then going out leaving there kids in there beds in my eyes that is selfish and irresponsible
A baby dies every 5 seconds! Why is this one special?
I am not heartless as another answerer said. I have a heart, and a big one at that. My sympathies lie with the missing child, not with the parents who contributed to her going missing. If they had not left her alone, they would still have their daughter, this is a fact.
If they had been at home and gone over the pub 50 meteres away and the house had caught fire and the children had died, would everyone be so sympathetic with them then, I don't think so, no.
I have repeated myself on this but I feel so strongly about it. Being abroad doesn't mean that you can relax a little when it comes to childcare. I live in a holiday resort, children have drowned when their parents are at the bar, or to busy having a good time to worry about them. Kids run into the road and get run over, their parents are at the bar...need I go on? There are just as many hazards abroad, probably more. When in unfamiliar surroundings, you need to keep a closer eye on your kids, not be more laid back.
Of course they are distressed, but I'm sure their daughter suffered a great deal more due to their neglect.
I have been fairly harsh on them...because
of the amount of media attention this case has garnered
which if believed as if there ar eno other missing children.
because the fact the world media is on their case and there are other world issues to deal with
because of the charitable donations from industry which is over any presumed in the past. does industry give to every child? how many work places discourage parenting full stop because it interferes with profits.
because the media nor the police as yet we dont know question the parents about why they left there child.
because their tradgey is unfolding like a story book.
I think people are getting resentful of the attention that this case is getting for no apparent reason. Of course it is sad that the little girl has gone missing but, the circumstances i.e. the parents ';mistake'; is something that people just cannot identify with. I feel that the parents come across as quite cold people. They go for their daily stroll or jog when holiday makers are making door to door enquiries on their behalf and searching through the scrub land - if you were the parents wouldn't you be participating? Even their other children are being put in a creche for most of the day. The ';charity'; that has been set up is not a charity but a registered company which changes everything - it basically means that the parents can access the monies for thier own use! Their family's (aunt in particular) constant criticism of the Portuguese police is rather ungrateful - especially as it now transpires that they did not check on the children every half hour as they would have us believe. Mark my words - they will sell their story to the press and then release a book.
i know what you mean, its like they think they will never ever be in the situation when they do the wrong thing, as a parent i know thats not possible. and yes she could of choked while they wernt there but you i have lost count of how many children have hung themselves on something while playing with the parents downstairs, or fallen in a pond. or what if i had taken them to the hospital sooner. and the little girl taken from the bath goes to prove you cant watch them all the time. leave them alone.
I'm afraid that the way I see it is that it is not they who are suffering it is Madeleine. A child has gone missing, possible dead by now, and there are a lot of questions that need answering in this case. Sorry, but I reserve my pity for Madeleine.
firstly this was no mistake a mistake is something you do and learn from ie
burn the roast
lock the door forgeting your keys forget to get milk in the shopping
these people left their babies on more then one occassion so they could dine out and have a quiet drink
it is illegal to leave children this young alone for a reason
what if maddy hadnt of been snatched but she had choked in the night or there was a fire im sure people would not be feeling sorry for them then
i know its the person who took her in the wrong but the parents are also in the wrong and nothing can change that and if they get off scot-free whatever the outcome then that would be very wrong
URR durhh! Why do you think there is such ill will?!
Because they left their three children on their own!
Imagine what any of those three children would of felt, when they woke up to find their parents not there.
Imagine the fear and distress, yes i feel sorry for maddie but my sympathy for her parents is running out.Something about this case stinks,it puts me in the mind of the peter falconio murder,some things just don't ring true.
I am a mother of a 4 and nearly 3 year old and would never contemplate leaving them alone whilst i went out on the piss,(which is in affect what they did.)
I hope hope that maddie is safe and well but either way the parents still need to be questioned as to why they thought it would be a good idea to leave their three children alone.
I quite agree. We all make mistakes, but to be punished in this most appaling manner, to have the punishment eked out on their first born child, is beyond comprehension. I cannot even begin to imagine what they are going through - even I wake up each morning and wonder if she's been found and I don't even know the child or her parents. I wouldn't wish it on anyone.
I'm not the religious type, so will all you god-fearing people please keep praying - Madeline's parents seem to think it will help, so here's hoping their prayers, and yours, will be answered, and soon.
I've had charity begins at home and all that bollox - some people would pay to watch children starve in the third world rather than cough up 20p for a packet of rehydration salts to save a child's life. We have a Human Rights Act in the UK - it ratifies the EU convention on Human Rights including children's rights. Where is the Human Rights commission to enforce it? The politicians are all Yap Yap and no action!
It's not necessarily 'ill will' and it's not just being expressed on this site, I think people are beginning to want to know why the McCann's weren't entirely honest about things, why they lied about how infrequently they actually checked on their children for one thing, why it took them an hour and fifty minutes to report her disappearance for another. And then the way this whole tragedy has turned into a media cirucs is quite disgusting, it's almost as though they're celebrities and the emphasis on the missing child is getting buried beneath all this fawning and adulation for the parents.
I'm sorry but I will never buy into this 'it's a mistake and we've all done it' or this aggression from the McCann supporters accusing parents who have expressed amazement to their actions as being 'perfect parents'. It's one thing to be 'perfect' and none of us are, but it's quite clearly another to be totally thoughtless and selfish, putting their own wants before the safety of their children, and while I have a degree of sympathy for them, by virtue of the fact that I am a parent myself and this is the worst nightmare you can imagine living through, my concern and thoughts are with Madeleine who has suffered altogether more than her parents. Because of her parents.
Just read this
Bex I totally agree with you. OK I did at first have a lot of feelings for the parents, but since 2 weeks on those feelings have gone sour. If it was a an ordinary working class person who did this to one of their children, they would of been on the news all over the UK, investigated by the Child Protection Unit, Social Services would of been involved and then they would of been without their children which would be taken into care. Because it is a higher class couple with children they have been put on a pedestal and honored with so much money. This system really is beyond beggars belief.
Let us pray for poor Madeleine and justic for the parents.
http://crimeblog.us/?p=422
Why should we feel sorry for people who leave their children alone in their hotel room by themselves? They're upset because they know they did something wrong. It's a horrible consequence to pay but maybe next time they're hungry they'll make sure to bring their child with them especially if she is only 4 years old and not leave them in a hotel room. The pain they're feeling is either a really good acting job or it's because of regret. Who knows but more then likely they have something to do with the disappearance of their daughter.
i agree with you, but i just think people wish everyone that went missing could get the same level of media attention-sadly that isnt the case but people must remember that isnt the McCanns fault
very well said.
madelines parents will already know that they shouldnt have left her, they will have to live with that, blaming them wont bring madeline back. they need help %26amp;support not judgement.
In addition to all the numerous other reasons I think it is that people are annoyed not just because Madeleine suffered for their mistake but now the whole world is ';Literally'; paying for their mistake.
I would never say that they deserve the pain of losing a daughter - but you cannot say that they didn't contribute to it. People are just expressing an opinion - which everyone is allowed to do (Freedom of Speech)
I don't think that by saying it is ALL their fault is fair, after all the person who took her is the one causing all this worry, but I don't think it's fair that they should get away with what they did either.
they made a stupid mistake thats why. Would they do it back home in scotland. Also they are appealing for money to help them stay out there? They made there bed they should lie in it themselves. If they were just ordinary joe bloggs they would get tore apart by the media but becuase they are doctors they get away with it.
i think on this site people are dissussing what they would be saying at work, home and in the pub.
their has been a lot of valid statements, and some sick ones, you can't condone people for wanting to comment on something that has become a media circus.
as a mother i really feel for the parents, but they made the decisions that led to the disappearance of their daughter. i cannot condone them for their actions before the she went missingbut my heart breaks when i think what they may be going through.
i agree with what Pink Princess said above.
I agree with you. I might not have made the same mistake they did - but WE are all human.
I very much doubt that the family and friends would be wasting their time reading questions on this site . I for one blame the parents I don't enjoy blaming them at all . I just don't condone child neglect don't care whether your on holiday or not . My thoughts about the parents will not stop the little one being returned or not . I speak as i find and children should not be left alone at that age . why don't you telephone the social services and find out what their views are on leaving babies alone. What about the pain the little girl is feeling ! I think of her not her stupid irresponsible parents.
Well said, they have suffered enough. The priority is Madeline, not judging her parents. I hope she's found safe and well very soon.
Because too many believe what is printed by the gutter press and this site gets its fair share of hypocrites!
yes cos obviously a couple that are in despair deal with the fact that their daughter is missing, most likely dead, by going jogging.
i can understand the sympathy - but please they caused this they left three children alone to go out for a meal. as a parent don't u think that this is wrong? if they had been working class instead of wealthy doctor the public would have slated them by now - but yet nothing has been said.
it's sad she has been taken, but even more so that her own parenst left her to her fate
Because people do like to feel superior! It's nice to think ';I would NEVER do anything like THAT!'; Makes us feel good, and we we don't then have to REALLY think about what they are going through at the thid time. I bet they are beating themselves up worse than any of us could!
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