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.

And frankly i’d hire lawyers to stop such litigious rubbish being said about me and my family too.

Yes probably a lot of us would in their shoes.

The mccanns will sue the shit out of anyone - if people don’t realise that by now they must be really hard of thinking. As I’ve said all along- they have a massive operation behind them

If you are absolutely convinced your daughter has been abducted of course you will do everything you can to keep the focus in that.

And let's not forget - the MCs know more of the details and truth than any of us as they were there.

Whether that's helped or hindered is questionable.

But the rest is human nature. Stop or prevent people accessing information you feel disproves what you're saying. Just on a larger scale to everyday communication.

educated parents who's child is missing don't panic and look for her in the apartment? I would have - the blind panic must have been overwhelming

Her mother says that the window and it’s shutters were open, the bed wasn’t properly disturbed and she hadn’t taken cuddle cat so she knew instantly that she’d been abducted because a child couldn’t open the shutters.

Don't understand how they, and the other parents at that dinner, left their children to go out to dinner when the hotel even offered a FREE babysitting service, I simply don't understand it! And how they were never charged with child neglect is beyond me!!

greeneyedLulu what an insightful and refreshingly original take on the situation

Agreed, my heart sunk when the documentary revealed that there was a night time creche. No one is a perfect parent but I just cannot get past them all leaving their children.

OhdearGod no need to shout. I was talking to another poster about their reaction. And actually because of my professional background, I do know what I would do.

God forbid I would react in a pragmatic way if my DC were taken.

Very different now than how I would have reacted 10 years ago. I'm harder now, I would be on the move shreiking names out, getting posters up and creating huge storm... rather than sitting and crying. People would say I would be emotional void too but in my head I would getting on trying to search.

It's sad that we are so swayed by who we think is likeable. I think this is why we, society fell so long for Micheal Jackson.

They look, they don't let everyone else traipse in though. And it wax divan beds so couldn't look underneath. And IF the window wseat open why on earth assume they're still in the apartment. Bizarre.

And actually because of my professional background, I do know what I would do.

Unless you personally have been in the exact same situation, you have no idea how you would react.

Would I want to use public opinion to my advantage? Would I want to use it to mobilise people to look for my child? Absolutely. Would I try to control media coverage by suing? No, I wouldn't. Look at all the theories all over the internet and social media. Suing makes no difference. It's ineffective in controlling public opinion.

The crèche wasn't the right times for them.

I've personally always been more relaxed about bed times, many EU friend have said in other places DC stay up later. Documentary said cultural differences, Portuguese couldn't understand why DC not out with them.

DC always out with parents late on continent. Do it here and your a child abuser's!! Neglectful!!

Most people I know from UK are super strict about bed times! It didn't work for them. Perhaps moving the DC woke them up.

3 youngster's must have been such hard work

Anne you literally have no idea how you would react unless your child has been taken. I can have empathy with my clients, see how they react and wonder whether I would react in the same way but no idea whether I would react in the same way unless what I deal with happens to me personally

I'm convinced on the basis the twins didn't stir at all that night and all three McCann children were unusually tired following kids' high tea, that this was a targeted abduction. Quite possibly an inside job or someone who had access to the children's food, and apartment keys (which would explain why they never left a trace) and that the whole group had been monitored, so they knew exactly when they would have access.

I also, based on what I've just read, believe that night a check was missed, which perhaps the parents can't admit, even to themselves.

I don't agree with what they did in leaving the children in any way, but I can see how they were lulled into a false sense of security and how the whole group were doing the same thing. They all convinced one another it was okay. They all believed it was safe.

My whole stance on this has changed.

3 youngster's must have been such hard work I would agree with that, but it looks as though all three were in the kids club/creche most days morning and afternoon so not as though the parents didn't get time off. They got rather a lot, including dinner each night in peace.

Anne well maybe they just feel bloody angry and hurt with all the bollocks being posted and are not trying to control public opinion - maybe striking back at judgy armchair numpties who claim opinion as fact. Who knows. Again, none of us knows.

I'm on part 5 of the Netflix documentary and I have to say, my opinion of the parents has turned more towards being in support of them than I was before.

The PJ have not come across well to me at all. The DNA evidence report which caused the tide of public support to turn like a tsunami against Kate and Gerry was only partially translated and deliberately done to mislead the public.

The horror these parents must have felt at being in a foreign country with a corrupt police force determined to pin them for causing and covering up the death of their child is unimaginable.

Social media and the world media has been the absolute nail in the coffin of ever getting to the bottom of what actually happened. So many leaks and lascivious of scene control right at the beginning.

So sad.

Re charity collectors...

This was a gang of men with a made up charity knocking on doors. Bit different to the Romanian style deaf and dumb hawkers with cards.

This was a gang and one member saw young girl and went back on the house.

A man was also stalking young girls!! Getting into bed and assaulting them in the areas.

Oops, auto correct fail

• lascivious = lack of

they were hardly with them kids club all day then dinner then they left them each night to have their own dinner -hardl taxing for them

@CallMeRachel That's the episode that changed my mind too.

Also delving a bit deeper, there does seem to be an awful lot of crap being spouted out there. Lots of 'facts' that are quite frankly bullshit.

Mrs I think at least someone was on the inside as well. .
Everything so exposed though... so many dogy men around. Someone even Said Man was hanging around the crèche on the beaches.

But not crèche staff. A parent would notice man hanging around then on a beach... but would young crèche staff?

All vulnerable and exposed on public beaches whole resort... open and exposed. No cameras, no warning to parents of previous sex attacks...

thewinking you would sue. I wouldn't. Experience has shown me that you can't ever control 'judgy armchair numpties' but maybe you're right and some people think the law can control that.

Agree that checks were missed. And the wait staff said they didn't happen I think it's almost arrogance and self preservation, which isn't uncommon for a group of high achieving adults. I think the public would have been a lot more supportive if they admitted that they had massively massively fucked up.