Isn't this terrible? The McCanns have lost their daughter to a wicked kidnapper and they could be charged with

Question

abandonment? Haven't they suffered enough???

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20080528/twl-mccanns-could-face-neglect-charges-41f21e0.html

Answer 1

""Haven't they suffered enough?""    -   What about their kids' suffering?

They were left alone night after night.  Madeleine told her mummy that she AND Sean had been crying for them the previous night.  Did the parents care?  No.  They still put their own pleasures first and went out with their mates, knowing their babies might waken AGAIN and cry for them.  They showed no concern, no sympathy, no responsibility, no interest in anything but themselves.

Part of me hopes Madeleine wasn't abducted because if she was then she REALLY knows the meaning of suffering.  Personally I believe there was no abduction and that poor Madeleine died in the apartment, hopefully accidentally.

I'm afraid I have absolutely NO sympathy for the McCanns and the sooner they are charged the better.

Answer 2

have a star for your compassion as theres not much of it to be seen here.

i guess the mccann haters here would be very happy to see the twins in a childrens home while their parents serve their sentence. im sure the twins would thank you all for your consideration of their welfare.

Answer 3

no i think they should be charged with abandonment, cos in affect thats what they did , ...there is no way those children of that age should have been left alone ,.....anything could have happened to those children that night ,  they could have choked , fallen out of bed , been sick , infact the list is endless , lets say she was kidnapped !!!...arnt they still guilty of not being there to protect madeleine ....i personally wouldnt have dreamt of leaving mine, i never have and never would , ......they should be held responsible for their selfish actions that night ........

Answer 4

I for one agree with 3amp and Clive W.

What truly gets my back up is when someone makes stupid statements like Flulbewl." what about the kid they killed ".

" they are as guilty as if they had been caught with the knife themselves ". THAT IS A STATEMENT BY A JUDGE IN A KANGEROO COURT, FOR SURE.

Answer 5

they shouldn't have left their children on their own then should they, then none of this would have happened

Answer 6

Well they did leave their children to go and drink 14 bottles of wine with their friends.

I feel sorry for them I truley do.

But they made bad choices and becuase of the choices they made their child is gone, and will never come back.

Answer 7

OMG, they already have a life sentence because of the loss of their daughter, what would be the point in locking them up?

They are hardly likely to do it again!

Answer 8

Yes, I agree they shouldnt have left her, but they have already suffered the worst thing possible-losing the child. Imagine how they must feel every single day, knowing that she is gone because of their actions.

I hope that one day, Maddy is found safe and the kidnappers are found and charged.

Answer 9

i agree with you.its monstrous. surely they have enough to contend with.   its the portuguese police trying to cover their own ineptitude.   yet again the victims are the accused and the criminal gets away with it.

as for the gleeful witch hunters here, you sicken me. you make me ashamed to be human.

Answer 10

I have said all along, they neglected their children by leaving them alone, and should be charged for doing so.

Answer 11

I don't usually answer McCann questions.

However, No I don't think its terrible.

I have kids and I have never ever left them alone. I'm no saint, but appalled at the thought they left these kids to go drinking.

My youngest is same age as Maddie, and so I found the whole thing quite upsetting when Maddie vanished.

But was horrified to hear she was left in charge of even younger twins! My daughter cant be left alone, so why did they think Maddie could?

Sorry anyone with half a brain knows a young child could either become very upset/hysterical if left alone, choke on something, or have a accident (e.g. bang head on furniture, drink bleach) if left unattended.

I don't leave my kids alone because  they could have an accident and cant alert anyone. Not because Im thinking about abductors.

J

Answer 12

terrible?  

not from an average parents perspective.

it's about time common sense won the day.

if they hadn't decided to " abandon " madeleine there would had been NO OPPORTUNITY FOR HER TO BE KIDNAPPED, would there?

these two do need to take responsibility for their lack of judgment over the whole sorry saga

& send a clear message to other parents NEVER leave your children alone:-

in an unlocked apartment in a foreign country

blame the police, the holiday company,

then concoct elaborate excuses, to cover the facts

"we didn't want to leave our children with strangers,

same as eating at the bottom of the garden

& everybody else does it "

they have suffered for their stupidity & will continue to suffer.........

see link below is from the Times,

their coverage is fair but damning.  

the Tapas 9 were(  & still are ) being obstructive.

the reconstruction has now been " abandoned " indefinitely

Answer 13

I can't believe people are so cruel on here. and God help anyone else who happens to dis-agree with them.why don't people just let things drop? i have noticed it's usually only the nasty anti mcanns who are asking question after question.

they say the mccanns are publicity seekers, but i think people on here are trying to make themselves look important.i don't think they look important, just stupid.People can be really cruel, especially when they think they have got an audience.

Answer 14

At last, charge them. Suffered enough? Lets see, No!

Answer 15

Lock em up & turn over remaining Maddie fund money to a real missing children's group.

Answer 16

they wont be charged with abandonment or anything else.  if they were charged then their friends would have to be charged too as they all did the same thing. the same thing that lots of people do. they took turns to check on the children.

to all you perfect parents on here spouting venom, i hope you one day see what foul people you are.

Answer 17

your having a laugh right????/

Answer 18

If they had not failed her by leaving her alone in a strange apartment in a strange country to go drinking with their "friends" she would not be missing and probably dead and we would never have heard or the poor girl.

They act like victims when in fact they, by leaving her and their other children alone and in danger are the cause of this whole sad case

Answer 19

I hope they get alot more then neglect out it. They left thier children ALONE!  You don't leave them in a room by themselves. I am just sorry that it has taken this long to bring charges. They need to charge the parents and let the poor girl rest in piece. They are dragging this out like they did with Joan Benet.....let them RIP!

Answer 20

so this is an old story ....but i think that they should have been charged when it happened....regardless of how many times you "check" on them or how close you think you may be to the room....you NEVER EVER leave your children alon in a hotel in a foreign country.....not even in your own country should you leave the house or apartment and leave young children.....have they suffered? Of course and i feel bad they have lost theyre child but i think this charge is very very well deserved

Answer 21

Isn't it terrible... who are you kidding, I couldnt give a flying hoot about those stupid 'parents' if you so choose to call them that. Suffered, what about the kid that they killed - and yes I do blame them for their deaths, if they had been under correct suppervision then none of this would have happened....

They are as guilty as if they had been caught with the knife them selves...

And yes I do believe they were involved.

And even more 'un-pc', how much attention has been given to this one case when literally thousands of other have died and been murdered, it makes me sick that they have had the media jumping about with their 'plight' for so long dragging it on and on... yet never once seemingly sitting down and telling one straight truthful account of what they did that night.

Answer 22

I cant believe people still defend these people.

Answer 23

Well... There are the ones that believe that Maddie was kidnapped. There are the others that believe she wasn't kidnapped but murdered by her parents. If it is ever proven that they did it they need to be punished don't you think?!

They in fact neglected their children and need to be punished of that like all normal parents would be. No matter what someone's pain is - if you do the crime, you pay.

Answer 24

Here we go again. Same old, same old.   How do you know there was ever a "kidnapper". Many people, like me, have other ideas as to the answer to this.

Answer 25

Too bloody right!

Leaving a child of that age alone.

Their fault, i would say lock them up, but for the sake of their other children i'll pass on that.

Answer 26

It's absurd.  But I don't believe it will happen.

Answer 27

that child should never have been left alone.the whole thing sounds fishy to me to start with why did they not use a baby sitter  that was available .and another thing in all the whill the case has been going on why have you never seen the mother shed a tear.then there was the blood in the hire car that was hired after the girl went missing no somthing does not ring true in this whole case

Answer 28

**** no

their guilty as bloody sin

if not her murder then conspiracy

at the end = of the day they left her alone with two other young children in a foreign country got no-one to blame but themselves.

TOTALLY AGREE WITH flubewl

Answer 29

2 sides to every story

Answer 30

Kidnap: to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, esp. for use as a hostage or to extract ransom

So - where is the ransom note or demands from the 'alleged kidnapper' ????

The only people to claim that the child was indeed kidnapped/abducted are the parents themselves, there is no evidence to support this fact.

They are complicit in her disappearance IE: wilful abandonment - which makes them as guilty as the 'alleged abductor'

Their use of media, money and connections has ensured that they portray a victim-like status.

If they are suffering as much as you claim then why aren't they in Portugal now helping with a re-construction - I would risk life and limb even imprisonment and death to get my child back - are they ?