So for those of you who don't know the story, here's a brief synopsis...
Kate and Gerry McCann, both doctors, have 3 children...4 year old Madeleine, and 2 year old twins, who's names I don't know. They took a vacation to Portugal back in April. They decided to have a little alone time so they put the three children to bed in their hotel room and went to dinner alone!! (Umm, hello...stupid!!!!!!) They say that they alternated checking on the children every 30 minutes to make sure they were okay. One of the times when the mother went to check on them she found that Madeleine was missing, but the twins were sound asleep. (Red flag here!!!)
So fast forward 25 days when the McCann's rented a car, and the police later found Madeleine's DNA in it. (Another red flag!!) The police have said that they believe that Madeleine is indeed dead.
Since then, the McCanns have toured Europe with photos of Madeleine and the child's stuffed animals and clothing, even meeting with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican. Celebrities including J.K. Rowling and David Beckham made public appeals that helped the family raise more than $2 million.Both Kate and Gerry have been questioned before, but there are more indepth questions that the Portugal police want answered, and in order to ask those questions the have to be officially named as suspects. The girl's aunt said police suggested Madeleine McCann might have been killed accidentally and offered the mother a plea deal if she confessed.
My question is, aside from the obvious why did they leave the children unsupervised...why would an abducter only take Madeleine and leave the other two children sleeping in the hotel room? That just doesn't make sense.
I think the mom was upset about something and did the unthinkable to poor Madeleine, and now the father is trying to cover up the story and protect his wife. I don't know about you, but if my spouse had something to do with the disappearance or death of my child, even if it was accidental, I certainly wouldn't be helping him cover it up!! I just don't get people's rationale.
I hope and pray that the police are able to get to the bottom of this case and find poor Madeleine's body.
The last thing I'm going to say about this is...(and it's going to sound bitter, but I just can't help it)...I would NEVER leave my children unattended or without adult supervision...EVER. These highly educated idiots did, and I'm the one suffering with IF??? It just doesn't make sense!!!
In other news...BL got some GREAT news at her first u/s today!!! Be sure to go by and congratulate her!!!
2 comments:
outrageous is what that is my friend
I agree with what you say here.
To put another angle on it, if working class parents in, for example, Belfast had left their kids sleeping and crossed the road for a night in the pub and this had happened, Social Services would have been involved, and the children would probably have been taken into care.
The benefit, if you can call it that, to come from this tragic story has been a wake-up call for all holidaying parents who might have considered leaving children alone in an hotel room whilst they nipped down to the bar for a drink or the restaurant for a bite to eat. It wouldn't be my style, but there are those who do it.
As an aside, did you know that the McCann's children were all conceived through IVF?
Anyway, I continue to follow your journey with interest and crossed fingers.
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