At the risk (actually certainty) of being told I'm joining them..why?

Question

are there still soooooo many Kate and Gerry questions? I don't get it. Nothing's changed has it? If people are as seriously concerned about "child neglect" as they say they are why don't they donate to charities which help the many truly neglected children who are still alive and needing help, rather than posting the same tired questions about that poor little girl and her, unfortunate parents over and over again?

Answer 1

this is a very emotive subject, it's not about giving money to childrens' charities

Answer 2

'Unfortunate parents'??? I think Madeleine was the unfortunate one! Unfortunate enough to have such selfish and uncaring parents. If they hadn't neglected her in the first place, she would still be here and we wouldn't have to put up with their smug arrogant faces endlessly... bleating on about how lovely and innocent they are! They are beyond contempt.......

Edit: Well said sammie...

Answer 3

Im afraid that this debate will continue...people are insensed that these parents have not been charged with child neglect..they left 3 children under 5 years of age to have dinner..........people cannot accept this and rightly so...any other family would have been prosecuted by now and the remaining children put into care.....

Answer 4

Why didn't the McCanns look after their children?

What would have Donating Money to some Charity have done for Madeleine on that night?

It's her Morther & Father not leaving her alone that would have help her on May 3rd 2007,

Charity begins at home.

Answer 5

Total Agreement.

They left a young child (madeline) in an unlocked flat/apartment in the charge (not intentionally but in effect) of two younger ones.

I could understand if it was an emergency, but it was to go out and have some fun!

That my friend, is neglect.

Answer 6

Madeleine's parents put THEMSELVES in this position. If they hadn't neglected their children in the first place, they wouldn't BE in this situation.

EDIT: Scratched the"sorry" at the beginning of my answer. People are entitled to their opinion, whether you like it or not. As a matter of fact, ANGEL's right - charity SHOULD begin at home - and if it had, MADELEINE McCANN would still be with her parents! They didn't show HER much charity on May 3! The reason that there's still so many questions about these two is that people are, quite frankly amazed that these  SUSPECTS in their child's disappearance  can swan around trying to tell parents how to keep their children safe. Hypocrisy running wild.

Answer 7

Complete agreement from me!

Answer 8

It's simple really, there are many people who are still asking why...

Why the "parents" left their children alone, to go out drinking

why they decided to set up a website asking for donations within days.

Why ask for donations

Why have a tennis lesson the following day

Why they didn't actually ever search for their child

Why the palpable lack of any emotion (except anger)

Why they ran away after being named as suspects

Why they claimed to be behaving responsibly that night, and thousands of other why's

and there are a group of people who feel that they must defend the child neglectors at all costs.

Answer 9

well said, couldn't agree more, and i truly believe which goes against so called popular opinion that the reason many people have sent hate messages to thr McCanns, is because they are well off and most definitely middle class and didn't show all the emotion that some others like Karen Matthews did.

Answer 10

It is sad that after all this time that they have not been charged with neglect.

Her parents made a conscious decision to neglect three small children and lets face it it was not the first time.

People feel frustrated at the fact two people who have failed in their duties as parents can evade any form of responsibility for their actions .

Donating to the nspcc is not going to solve certain issues surrounding child neglect .

The nspcc needs to lobby the government for rules about leaving children unattended rather than issuing guidelines which can be ignored and the consequences can be dire.

Besides people are now apprehensive about donating to charities .

Actions speak louder than words and money can not resolve all issues .

I would gladly donate to a charity that fought for laws to be passed which protect children from all kinds of abuse and abolished the pathetic guidelines that are currently in place .

Answer 11

they will keep banging on and on unti kate and gerry are charged with neglect, until that day it will continue.