Netflix Madeleine McCann

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AIBU to think that any coverage of her disappearance is a good thing. I watched two episodes of the Netflix programme and think that if it were to bring her back into the spotlight, then surely it’s worthwhile? I’m on my own in that opinion here in our house.

Thanks for the link SilverySurfer. Reading that, it seems to be comments from 'friends' of the family rather than a direct quote from Gerry McCann.

I think every one of us needs to take on, what the British man says at the end.

We need to declare war on peodophiles, throw billions at it and protect our children.

Same for children's homes, services ect... all of it

We need to declare war on peodophiles, throw billions at it and protect our children.

Absolutely this.

There’s holding a different opinion and there’s being sanctimonious with it.

Mnhq have no problem with this case being discussed, the problem arises when people start accusing the McCannns of having something to do with her disappearance

If this is so, it'll be interesting to see what happens when the regular staff get back tomorrow - especially since the few accusations have been rightly removed and what's left is mostly posters wondering about things and saying quite openly that we don't know

For myself, at least I've learned a lot since last night

All the speculation about how one might react when being questioned about murdering one’s own child- pointless pointless pointless. None of us know.

Let’s stick to what we do know. Which is actually very little.

I just don’t like feeling manipulated by the McCann PR machine to buy into a particular theory.

The charity collectors are a common trend in tourist resorts.
Usually in Spain they are 'deaf and dumb' (they use that phrase in their literature) - point to the laminated sheet in their collection tin, walk the length of resort then wander off for a chat with their fellow collectors! It's well known. Canary Islands have the street magicians who's friends pick pocket whilst you're distracted.

This is a major case. I would imagine 95% of what people can recall if that evening have no relevance. But for some reason there's a shutdown on people talking about things - I think as protection from the PJs accusations.

But yes, I agree and had never really considered it before - the MC do have a very scripted certainty she was abducted. Perhaps because they are the ones who really do know the most and actually know that's probably the most likely explanation and don't want time wasted on other avenues. Always struck me as odd though as they insist they will leave no stone unturned. (Except the ones they've made their own personal property!).

One of the things in the documentary that was also something I'd not heard before was a pizza worker heading towards harbour hat 6am who caught a couple with a child under a blanket - they seemed alarmed and out their heads down and ran.
Again something we'd all find odd. But in the context of that evening it's easy to assign their actions to possibly being child abductors. But there's probably other reasonable and innocent explanations too.

My comments got deleted and I didn't make accusation or insinuations about anyone. My comments were only about how it is neglectful to leave babies and toddlers on their own in unlocked rooms while you go out for the evening. Why were my comment deleted?

There’s holding a different opinion and there’s being sanctimonious with it. Odd, I thought you were coming across as rather sanctimonious in your posts GreatDuckCookery but didn't bother throwing that comment/insult out there as it only detracted from the chat rather than added to it...

For those who have watched NetFlix, what did it have to say regarding Martin Smith's statement? It strikes me as the one 'sighting' that seems credible yet overlooked.

It’s also interesting how some people get so sucked in that they automatically discount any theory other than the one put forward by the mccanns.

Eg when I mentioned that it’s entirely possible that the shutter (which according to KMs book was easily opened from outside) could have been released by some tipsy passer by, a poster described that as far fetched.

Really? In a holiday resort, on a fairly busy road, where people would have been making their way back from bars? There certainly seems to have been quite a culture of drinking (god knows the mccann group sunk enough bottles over the week)

Likewise people who say MM couldn’t possible have wandered off. A bright, active almost 4 year old?

Really? My kids were all capable at this age of getting out of bed, wandering around, opening doors and even unbolting them (not that MM needed to as the doors were unlocked)

So discounting all the entirely plausible events which could have happened, we’re supposed to accept, with no substantiated evidence, that a stranger entered the unlocked apartment through the window, abducted a child and left?

Yes, that’s possible. But so are plenty of other scenarios.

It’s good from the freedom of speech view that these things are at least being discussed, because on past form, MN would have shut down this discussion by now. Having said that, it’s probably only a matter of time....

No idea NameChanger you were quite right.

My own theory has always been that Madeleine woke up, wandered off to find her parents and an opportunist struck. Maybe they were being watched? Ive no idea, but certainly I think she was long gone by the time Kate realised she'd vanished. Ive never believed that Kate and Gerry were involved, I think they are being dishonest about how often they checked on them and this is what people pick up on where they accuse of them lying.

The police messed up, and I think judged the parents because they couldn't understand why the children had been left alone and not eaten with their parents in the restraunt.

At least I have some empathy for a couple that are living every parents nightmare.

I should also add that I know someone who's similar aged child wandered off in a Spanish holiday resort and was missing for about half an hour before being found. Thankfully some restaurant staff found him wandering about and looked after him.

So it does happen.

WillGymForPizza That’s certainly an entirely plausible theory.

I think that's all spot on @WillGymForPizza

I hate it when these threads go the way of ‘competitive empathy.’ No one has a monopoly on empathy. It’s entirely possible to think the Mccanns were completely wrong in their judgement but to still feel empathy for their nightmare.

I can’t begin to imagine how awful it must be for them and I have total empathy for the agony they must feel. But that’s not mutually exclusive with also feeling extremely uneasy about the way they insist on one theory only . And the fact that white, middle class privilege has influenced the case absolutely stinks. But that doesn’t stop me feeling very sorry for them and their family.

Yea this one will go the same way as the one earlier , for some reason

Having empathy with someone does not make you sanctimonious, not in my world anyway.

Carry on being judgemental if that’s what you get off on.

It’s entirely possible to think the Mccanns were completely wrong in their judgement but to still feel empathy for their nightmare.

Exactly. I have empathy for them, and for poor Madeleine, but I also think their judgement (and that of their friends) were wrong.

At least I have some empathy for a couple that are living every parents nightmare.

...funny how you were just berating another poster for being sanctimonious

acciocat you may have empathy for them, but the poster I directed that comment at certainly hasn’t and has admitted as much herself.