Maddie McCann

**blue matt** · 06-04-16, 13:35

While this whole sorry episode is horrendous and we know it is

my facebook feed had this as at trending

Theresa May grants Scotland Yard another £95k for 6 months more investigation, i didnt realise that its cost the UK tax payer over 12 million quid now

then you move away from the " celebrity status " of the McCann's and over to other missing children

this was the link, i just clicked forward a few pages, well to page 13 to get a similar time span

http://www.missingkids.co.uk/missing/?p=13

I wonder how much has been spent to find them ? ? ?

So why the McCann's ? ? ?

as a side note, that page consists of people who just might not be from the UK, do the East Asians ( a few look Chinese but i guess they could be from some other east asian country ) and Asians have issues with children going missing more than the Europeans / Brits, do family members snatch them and take them home to where the family members might have come from ? ? ?

as it happens, Maddie is on that list, page 15

what a scary and sad site, all them children still missing

**BlueWales** · 06-04-16, 15:19

I hope every parent who has a child " vanish " in this way is reunited with them , alive
hopefully or dead because this will give them some closure even though it won't take away
the hurt and grief.

Personally I don't know how parents can carry on after this sort of thing happens , celebs or not.

The series last year with James Nesbitt in it really summed it up , although it was drama not factual.

**Croesy Blue** · 06-04-16, 15:25

I've always wondered why so much effort goes into this child but not others. As sad as it is it all seems disproportionate.

**goslow** · 06-04-16, 15:55

It's horrendous the amount of public money that has been wasted on this one case when so many other children go almost unreported.
Ps, the mccanns should both been charged with neglect.

**Pearcey3** · 06-04-16, 16:27

Whilst I don't think the McCanns killed their daughter they were neglectful. They have though paid an incredibly heavy price. Should they be charged? Yes I guess they should although I think they have suffered enough.

I totally agree the money spent on this case is wholly disproportionate and it is very unfair on other parents whose children are missing.

**darran1927** · 06-04-16, 16:29

Originally Posted by Pearcey3

Whilst I don't think the McCanns killed their daughter they were neglectful. They have though paid an incredibly heavy price. Should they be charged? Yes I guess they should although I think they have suffered enough.

I totally agree the money spent on this case is wholly disproportionate and it is very unfair on other parents whose children are missing.

If it wasn't for their profession then I doubt very much there would be this much money spent on the case

**Pearcey3** · 06-04-16, 16:34

Yep agreed. It's wrong and very unfair on others whose children are missing but they don't get a fraction of the resources used. It hasn't done this McCanns any good as it makes people resentful towards them. Besides their daughter remains missing.
I have never understood why parents go on holiday with their kids and do something like this. When our boys were young and we went abroad they had s siesta in the afternoon and were ready to stay up late and go out for evening meals as a family.

**life on mars** · 06-04-16, 16:37

Its both sad and unbalanced , I think some parents have come forward to say this .

I just cant imagine how difficult this is ,the McCanns I presume have had the drive and financial support to keep this in the media , difficult one, you could argue very disproportionate and an equally difficult political decision to say enough is enough ?

**Vimana.** · 06-04-16, 18:11

Originally Posted by darran1927

If it wasn't for their profession then I doubt very much there would be this much money spent on the case

Yup, well spoken , nice looking 'middle class' professional couple.
Also a very pretty little girl.

The Tabloids and the media went into absolute overdrive over this case also - that's still a huge factor in how much resource has been allocated to this particular missing child situation.

If it had been a couple of chubby, average looking working class Northerners or Welshies , with a missing plump, swarthy lad, we would barely be aware of it now.

**Llanedeyrnblue** · 06-04-16, 18:13

Originally Posted by Vimana.

Yup, well spoken , nice looking 'middle class' professional couple.
Also a very pretty little girl.

The Tabloids and the media went into absolute overdrive over this case also - that's still a huge factor in how much resource has been allocated to this particular missing child situation.

If it had been a couple of chubby, average looking working class Northerners or Welshies , with a missing plump, swarthy lad, we would barely be aware of it now.

And the parents would have been charged with neglect and pilloried by the media

**Chris Pontprennau Blues** · 07-04-16, 17:50

Originally Posted by darran1927

If it wasn't for their profession then I doubt very much there would be this much money spent on the case

Sadly, I agree and they would have been prosecuted if they were from an underprivileged family

**Robin Friday's Ghost** · 06-04-16, 18:27

Originally Posted by Pearcey3

Whilst I don't think the McCanns killed their daughter they were neglectful. They have though paid an incredibly heavy price. Should they be charged? Yes I guess they should although I think they have suffered enough.

I totally agree the money spent on this case is wholly disproportionate and it is very unfair on other parents whose children are missing.

My feelings exactly. I accept they are probably being treated differently because they are articulate and don't live on a sink estate. But they made a mistake and they've paid heavily.

**Heathblue** · 06-04-16, 18:55

Originally Posted by Robin Friday's Ghost

My feelings exactly. I accept they are probably being treated differently because they are articulate and don't live on a sink estate. But they made a mistake and they've paid heavily.

I will always have the hope (whilst no body has been found) that, at worst, the girl was kidnapped and is alive and will one day be reunited with her parents, I know we have a god squad on here who have never done anything wrong in their lives, hate successful people etc. and have convicted the parents based on internet evidence, until a body is found and subsequent evidence proves foul play has been proven, the parents for me, are guilty of no more than being negligent in leaving the girl (a terrible mistake) alone for a kidnapping to have taken place, I have read the majority of the internet stuff on this case, innocent until proven guilty.

**Maccy Blue** · 06-04-16, 19:41

Originally Posted by Nelsonca61

I will always have the hope (whilst no body has been found) that, at worst, the girl was kidnapped and is alive and will one day be reunited with her parents, I know we have a god squad on here who have never done anything wrong in their lives, hate successful people etc. and have convicted the parents based on internet evidence, until a body is found and subsequent evidence proves foul play has been proven, the parents for me, are guilty of no more than being negligent in leaving the girl (a terrible mistake) alone for a kidnapping to have taken place, I have read the majority of the internet stuff on this case, innocent until proven guilty.