Madeleine McCann potentially found

[Albumen]

Doesn't that figure also include runaways rather than abductions. Misleading to include children who have left of their own accord. How many suspected abductions have their been out of that 230k?

Also with regard to the 'white middleclass' argument, what about Shannon Matthews. Her abduction got a lot of attention and you would hardly describe her as middleclass!!!!

It all sells papers. I don't get all the grief and worry about people you don't know. It probably depends how misanthropic you are.

 

[bhaexpress]

At what point would any of you stop looking for your abducted/missing daughter?

Exactly. You get the impression that some people think that the McCanns are just trying to make money from this tragedy.

 

[Brighton Boy]

Really hope that this is the breakthrough they have been looking for.

I have my doubts. but it would be amazing news if this is the positive result everyones been looking for. Fingers crossed

 

[HovaGirl]

That's not the issue and one I don't know the answer too as I am not unfortunate enough to have had it happen to one of my children. Just questioning why the media (Daily Mail) have latched onto this one girl and ignore all the other cases of missing children?

They often report about Ben Needham as well.

 

[HovaGirl]

Because she comes from a white, middle class family.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with being white and middle-class.

 

[Colossal Squid]

Exactly. You get the impression that some people think that the McCanns are just trying to make money from this tragedy.

Well they HAVE made money from this tragedy

 

[Super Gus!]

apparently BBC in delhi have checked it out and its bollocks, they say mccann sightings are 'false' and haven't been asked to perform any DNA tests.

 

[bhaexpress]

Well they HAVE made money from this tragedy

Oh I see, so they had their daughter kidnapped just for the money ?

 

[User removed 4]

At what point would any of you stop looking for your abducted/missing daughter?

hear, hear!

 

[catfish]

How anybody could believe anything printed in that scumrag is beyond me.

 

[cw00]

Well they HAVE made money from this tragedy

are they really taking the money and not giving it to any sort of charity if so thats pretty disgusting making money out of whats happened...

 

[User removed 4]

Because she comes from a white, middle class family.

The sad fact is that had the exact same circumstances occurred but it was a child from an ethnic minority or normal working class family who had gone missing, the media focus would have disappeared YEARS ago.

Normally find your posts fine, but this is whiny, chip on shoulder bollocks.

 

[Colossal Squid]

Apparently the proceeds from this latest book are purely to fund their continued search for the girl, but exactly how transparent this is I have no idea. They have also made money in the past from selling the story of the possible abduction to newspapers.

I'm not saying the whole thing is an elaborate plan to make money and court public attention and I'm sure the McCann's only want closure on the case now BUT the fact remains that they HAVE made money from it all, and they have gained national, even international notoriety.

Printing stories like this, based on totally unsubstantiated speculation, only serve to keep the story - and the McCann family - in the public eye. It also encourages people to behave in this entirely ludicrous manner whereby little girls matching the description of the missing kid are suddenly subjected to unwarranted attention and undue stress by vigilantes believing they've solved the mystery.

If by some miracle the kid ever turns up then all the papers can run 24 page spreads for weeks on end BUT in the mean time we shouldn't be subjected to irresponsible tittle tattle like this

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Well they HAVE made money from this tragedy

I didn't think they had made any personal money out of it - in fact I thought the new book was because the fund was running low. If they have had any money, then I would imagine it's only to cover income they are not getting because of the search - I know he went back to work, but I don't know about her. I hardly think they are driving around in Porsches and going on Caribean holidays.

I think it's probably a search that will never end in good news, but you can never stop looking, hoping and doing whatever you can.

 

[Albumen]

The Daily Nazi wouldn't be trying to move attention away from the hacking investigation would they?

 

[Husty]

Oh I see, so they had their daughter kidnapped just for the money ?

Well that's one of the conspiracy theories yes.

(not that I agree with it, but I do dislike the way the parents are profitting out of it, which they are)

 

[nail-Z]

Yea right. It's just publicity for their new book. The kid is long gone

Be careful if you do buy the book. For some reason I used to keep it with me all the time - I just couldn't put it down.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

(not that I agree with it, but I do dislike the way the parents are profitting out of it, which they are)

I presume you have proof of that - I don't know that they're not, but as I think they don't administer the fund, I doubt if they are.

 

[bhaexpress]

Well that's one of the conspiracy theories yes.

(not that I agree with it, but I do dislike the way the parents are profitting out of it, which they are)

How ? So they're not supposed to plough any money they make into the search costs ? I'm sure they're living in the lap of luxury thanks to their missing daughter.

 

[User removed 4]

Well that's one of the conspiracy theories yes.

(not that I agree with it, but I do dislike the way the parents are profitting out of it, which they are)

You made a cock of yourself( well noticeably more than you usually do )last time madeline mccann was mentioned, why not do yourself and everyone else a favour and shut the f*** up ?