lectro Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Am I alone in thinking that if you leave your 3 year old and two one year olds without adult supervision it is a crime. These people chose to abandon their children whilst they went out to eat drink and make merry What about the sacrifices that are supposed to come with parenthood. I thought I was the only one thinking this. The other thing I find puzzling is how did the abductor get into the apartment without leaving any signs of forced entry, without leaving any DNA or fingerprints or footprints behind, without disturbing the other children in the room and without been seen leaving the complex with a child (obviously distressed) at a time when the complex would have been busy. Finally who in their right minds would leave children of that age alone in a strange house in a strange country for that length of time? Something doesn't add up there at all. Perhaps all is not what it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speckled Frost Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 While there is not practical problem with it WSAG, such futile acts are symptomatic of the proliferation of overpowering media coverage. People are acting with more urgency on a problem which doesn't really affect them simply because they've been seduced by the constant coverage. The concern is that, perhaps, this could be to the detriment of a local issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
When Skies Are Grey Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 The concern is that, perhaps, this could be to the detriment of a local issue. And I will once again state "such as?" Headlines from IOMONLINE this morning Poor passenger figures caused by fog Villa hoardings on the move Work on Peel Harbour Hotels dont book on-line Well fuck me they all deserve a place ahead of a little girl who has been abducted a whole 2 weeks ago..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea&Biscuits Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Yea but the whole of the media and every single headline is full of this story - I agree that local news is prob more useful on a poster than a maddy mccann poster - its not taking away the seriousnesss of the problem, its just a bit futile. Just like the other children that go missing every year dont seem to have had EVER the same sort of coverage... I also think something is very odd about the whole thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speckled Frost Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 And I'll say it again, on a practial level it's harmless but as a symptom of the effect media saturation has, it's a concern. I suppose we'd have to wait and see when a local issue does arise which could be in conflict, what the true effect would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
When Skies Are Grey Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Well lets agree to disagree then...thats the joy of a forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxtrotlima Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 I think that the media is buying into its own hype. Primarily an American thing, it is interesting to see that Madeleine McCann has made it onto the Wiki site for Missing Pretty Girl/Missing White Woman Syndrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea&Biscuits Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 I thought this exactly but didnt want to say it incase people thought it was too insensitve - but YES it is true the more seemingly "attractive/paler" you are the more the media can make a headline from it, and i think this is the undercurrent of my anxiety about the whole sickly drama of it all... it exactly like when all those teenage shootings happened in London last month, the teenager that caused most of a stir was the mixed race boy (who looked white) - even though other boys (black) had been shot, their story did not gain as much attention but were all equally as bad, and infact that mixed race boy was actually involved in lots of trouble, whereas some of the black boys that were shot were not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonan3 Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 A quick look at http://missingkids.co.uk/ will show the following 18 kids who've gone missing in the last twelve months. All of them went missing in the UK, and I'd suggest that there's much more likelihood of one of them turning up here than there is of one who went missing in Portugal. Strangely enough, no one seems to have thought of putting their photos on posters outside Tesco's - but far be it from me to suggest that the lack of any media frenzy had anything to do with the fact that they aren't blonde and blue-eyed. TAN JING CHEN Missing Since: 09/03/07 Age Now: 17 Missing from:COLCHESTER, United Kingdom NAOMI DENTON-YOUNGER Missing Since: 15/03/07 Age Now: 15 Missing from:DOVER, United Kingdom THAO DO Missing Since: 11/03/07 Age Now: 14 Missing from:OLD TRAFFORD, United Kingdom MOHAMMED ANWAR HOSSAIN Missing Since: 21/10/06 Age Now: 15 Missing from:HARINGEY, United Kingdom YING LEE Missing Since: 26/09/06 Age Now: 3 Missing from:BARNSLEY, United Kingdom LINGRAN LIN Missing Since: 31/07/06 Age Now: 12 Missing from:HOVE, United Kingdom LINGSHAN LIN Missing Since: 31/07/06 Age Now: 15 Missing from:HOVE, United Kingdom MAYA LEILA MAHMOUD Missing Since: 24/03/07 Age Now: 11 Month(s) Missing from:DONCASTER, United Kingdom JAVIAN MATTHEWS Missing Since: 21/02/07 Age Now: 15 Missing from:HARINGEY, United Kingdom DUNG THI NGUYEN Missing Since: 20/04/07 Age Now: 17 Missing from:LEWISHAM, United Kingdom LINH THUY NGUYEN Missing Since: 25/10/06 Age Now: 13 Missing from:MITCHAM, United Kingdom MINH ANH NGUYEN Missing Since: 20/04/07 Age Now: 11 months Missing from:LEWISHAM, United Kingdom ELIZABETH OGUNGBAYIBI Missing Since: 26/09/06 Age Now: 6 Missing from:MANCHESTER, United Kingdom SAMANTHA OSBORN Missing Since: 03/04/07 Age Now: 15 Missing from:BUCKINGHAM, United Kingdom YEN PHAM Missing Since: 25/06/06 Age Now: 16 Missing from:LETCHWORTH, United Kingdom HA THI PHUNG Missing Since: 10/02/07 Age Now: 16 Missing from:NEW MALDEN, United Kingdom MOHAMMED JAHID UL HAQUE Missing Since: 04/08/06 Age Now: 16 Missing from:EDINBURGH, United Kingdom QIN WANG Missing Since: 04/01/07 Age Now: 16 Missing from:DORSET, United Kingdom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 The other thing I find puzzling is how did the abductor get into the apartment without leaving any signs of forced entry, without leaving any DNA or fingerprints or footprints behind, without disturbing the other children in the room and without been seen leaving the complex with a child (obviously distressed) at a time when the complex would have been busy. Finally who in their right minds would leave children of that age alone in a strange house in a strange country for that length of time? I think anyone who's handled a child in their life would be able to walk into an apartment (the patio door was open) and pick up a sleeping child without waking them and then walk away with them. My boy (three this month) fell asleep in the car on the way home last night, and I was able to take him out of the car seat, carry him up the stairs, put him in a fresh nappy, change him into his pyjamas and put him into bed without him stirring. Lots of children sleep very deeply and very well. As for the complex being busy? So what? When was the last time you stopped someone carrying a sleeping child in their arms and asked them to prove they were the parent? I'm not saying the parents were right to leave the door open, far from it and speaking personally, I wouldn't leave my two on their own and go eat 40 yards away either, but there's nothing puzzling about what you're said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minxie Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 As for the "what's the point in putting up posters in Tesco" debate. Although Maddie was abducted in Portugal, it doesn't mean she's still there. From Portugal they could nip over borders to Spain, Morocco or France. We are coming up to the holiday season so if anybody is on holiday and they see Madeline somewhere other than Portugal (particularly as she has a distinctive mark on her iris) then the posters have been worthwile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea&Biscuits Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 The posters are not completely useless but seriously if you havent seena pic of maddy in the media/internet/tv i nthe past 2 weeks you have been either in a coma or dead...... What i think the point is that do we need total over exposure of one topic? NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted May 17, 2007 Author Share Posted May 17, 2007 As for the complex being busy? So what? When was the last time you stopped someone carrying a sleeping child in their arms and asked them to prove they were the parent? That they weren't stopped isn't surprised. That nobody spotted it happening is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonan3 Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 As for the "what's the point in putting up posters in Tesco" debate. Although Maddie was abducted in Portugal, it doesn't mean she's still there. From Portugal they could nip over borders to Spain, Morocco or France. We are coming up to the holiday season so if anybody is on holiday and they see Madeline somewhere other than Portugal (particularly as she has a distinctive mark on her iris) then the posters have been worthwile. ...and the posters of the other 18 named above should go.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Am I alone in thinking that if you leave your 3 year old and two one year olds without adult supervision it is a crime. These people chose to abandon their children whilst they went out to eat drink and make merry What about the sacrifices that are supposed to come with parenthood. I thought I was the only one thinking this. The other thing I find puzzling is how did the abductor get into the apartment without leaving any signs of forced entry, without leaving any DNA or fingerprints or footprints behind, without disturbing the other children in the room and without been seen leaving the complex with a child (obviously distressed) at a time when the complex would have been busy. Finally who in their right minds would leave children of that age alone in a strange house in a strange country for that length of time? Something doesn't add up there at all. Perhaps all is not what it seems. The parents readily admit that the windows were open and the door whilst closed on the latch, was not locked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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