I can't imagine how much Portugal hates these people. All they want to do is blame Portuguese people and police for everything because they left their kids unattended to go to a restaurant (if you believe their version of events, that is).
Over here, we think they're shameless, self-promoting parasites and 90% of people (personal circle straw-poll) think they either were complicit in her disappearance or outright killed her.
I think "hate" isn't the adequate word here. Because, assuming that they are not involved in Maddie's hypotetical death and not taking into account for a minute that they are the one's responsible in first hand for leaving their small kids alone while going to the restaurant across the street, the anguish of not knowing where your child is something that I believe no one can even imagine, for the exception of those who
have been there. So I guess that, at least those who are themselves parents do have a degree of compassion to them (no taking the above in account, remember).
That said, I agree with you about the sickening exploitation this case have had since the beginning, promoted by the McCann's themselves and subsequently
sucked dry by media coverage from both countries (some shameful behaviour from side to side there).
What truly happened I guess nobody will ever knows. The only one who ever came up with a possible explanation was Gonçalo Amaral - a former police inspector in charge of the case. He believes that Maddie accidentally died at home, as result obviously, of her parents being absent, and that they promote this whole kidnapp thing to cover it up, because it could (and would as it should) be used legally against them.
The guy was sacked because of it, and was ever since being trying to sell out is theory through a book he wrote - which has been cancelled by court order asked by the McCann's.
What I found odd in all this is:
a) Why did this case had such media coverage from all over the world?
b) What is the apparently proximity of the McCann's with UK's former government (Theirs full-time spokesman was in Gordon Browns staff and is believed that there has been major pressure and influence from UK at government level)?
c) Why, independently of the "accidental death theory", didn't they were charged or sanctioned either in Portugal or UK for leaving their 3 kids at home alone in such young ages (Maddie was 3 and the twins 1 I believe)?
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What are your opinions?
