WE EXPRESS OUR EMPATHY BY PRAYING FOR THE FAMILY.

Although, prayer is indeed a metaphysical and always positive action. And, I strongly support any such action for all victims of crime, war, or any ailment in life.

In this criminal and civil law matter, it would also be prudent for all individuals to formally write to the Portugese and British government - only after reading the detailed explanation of the outrageous conduct of the police investigators and government officials being driven by a media frenzy to target the parents as suspects wihout utilizing any objective and accepable criminlogical or scientifically accepted measures of investigation - and demand that this case be made a priority not simply for the purposes of public relations whenever CNN and other media giants are watching but indeed on the record of policing agency weekly agendas. That way, this child and her parents, are no longer being used as a PR tool by the various actors, but something is actually being done about not only this case but the millions of children around the world that simply vanish every single year.

I disapprove the tone of this article, you somehow seem to imply that something is fishy. Don’t. There is no point in doing anything other than finding Madeleine. Thank you

No matter how you look at it, the McCanns must take the blame for all of this mess. If they had not left their children alone this may never have happened. It’s difficult for me to be sympathetic or empathetic to these parents. I have always been suspicious even if it is for small slight actions. As a mother who has lost a child, I found it inconceivable that Madeline’s mother washed her stuffed animal after she disappeared. You hang onto anything with that child’s smell, especially their favorite toys. They are not the victims here; Madeline is.

She’s not the only missing child in the world. Why should she monopolize all the attention? Oh yeah, she’s rich.

I think the parents should be tried for child abuse leaving a child alone in a strange hotel, strange town, strange country. They don’t have my sympathy, and frankly I’m tried of the story.

I have been following this story for a while now, and strongly beleive that the media should focus on the core of the matter, that is finding Madeleine instead of turning it into some sort of fictional thriller.
A lot of negatives have been portrayed by the press, which have given the entire episode delusional twists and turns,all of which feeds public animosity and opinion.Numerous children go missing each year, and though it is apparent that authorities will progressively scan every aperture of thought,the media plays a huge role in influencing public opinion.It is heartbreaking to lose a child,lets make a collective effort to find her and assist concerned authorities in a more positive manner.

Mr. Gomes, excellent posting, but I must correct you on two of your incorrect assertions, the media does not proverbially ‘wag the dog” in regards to law enforcement in regards to child abduction, child pornography, child prostitution, child abuse, or child trafficking globally, that is the sole province of the corrupt and incompetent military, police, administrative, and governmental structures in each particular case and resident nation. Second, “opinion.Numerous children go missing each year”, sir, may I simply direct, you to the statistics gathered by the greatest law enforecment agencies in the world: the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, Scotland Yard, Interpol, and from a completely Human Rights and academic standpoint articles in the Lancet Medical Jurnal and studies by everyone from the Amnesty International and Vatican to The Red Cross and the UN, so clearly contrary to your misinformed assertion it is not “opinion.Numerous children go missing each year”, indeed it is a fact that millions of children simply vanish every year.

I too share your stated hope for a commitment by the police agencies in this matter to actually dedicate themselves to this case as well as to all cases involving individuals and children that disappear wihout a trace regardless of demographic or public relations concerns.

I like EDH have no sympathy for these parents who left not ONE but all Three children alone in a hotel room so that they can go to dinner. What kind of parent does that??? Now they wnat people to feel sorry for them. They should be in jail for neglect and the other kids taken from them. There is no reason to leave your child, especially that young, alone so you can go eat. Why couldn’t they take the kids with them??? If they didn’t want to be bothered with the kids, they shouldn’t have had them.

kb,
I think leaving your kids and going a block or so for a meal is a matter of personal preference and not one that can be enforced.The parents obviously assumed it was a secure enviornment and assesed the situation before they left.Defining neglect is not what we need to hear,there are a million theories to that.As MFM mentioned in the previous post Millions of children vanish every year, are we to attribute all these disappearances to neglect and jail the parents?or would sanity prevail and allow for more serious crimes to be considered.
We need not play the blame game here, rather figure out the possible loopholes and be supportive of the Kate and Gerry.Just a reminder that they have not been proven guilty of any crime.

kb,
I think leaving your kids and going a block or so for a meal is a matter of personal preference and not one that can be enforced.The parents obviously assumed it was a secure enviornment and assesed the situation before they left.Defining neglect is not what we need to hear,there are a million theories to that.As MFM mentioned in the previous post Millions of children vanish every year, are we to attribute all these disappearances to neglect and jail the parents?or would sanity prevail and allow for more serious crimes to be considered.
We need not play the blame game here, rather figure out the possible loopholes and be supportive of Kate and Gerry.Just a reminder that they have not been proven guilty of any crime.