General Chat

I see that the police have been given more funding in the hunt for Madeleine McCann.
I just don’t know what to think why is this little girl so special? when I can think of little Ben Needem all right we do know what happened to him now but money was not poured into finding him I’m thinking money talks here

Yes there is certainly a marked difference in how these two cases were treated

I think if they couldn't find her in one year, they won't find her now :-(

Read what this guy has to say.



http://www.gerrymccannsblogs.co.uk/DR_CHRISTIAN_LUDKE.htm

I don't know. I don't think we ever will but I seem to remember something about some roadworks to the side of the accommodation they were staying in and have always wondered if she could have somehow wandered out looking for them and fallen into said roadworks unnoticed - long shot but you never know.

We never left ours at such a young age - in fact, when on holiday, other holidaymakers used to smile as our youngest was sometimes asleep across chairs to the side of us but at least we knew where she was and that she was safe.

I agree totally with Barbra, ours have never been left alone while they were young. Any parent(s) leaving young kids unattended deserve a severe penalty for doing so.

'A world of certainty & inner assurance has its advantages but tends to cultivate a superficial glow of self-satisfaction, often leading to a rush judgement of those whose lives are more precarious & less assured. A parent who loses a child never recovers'.

(A quote from somewhere or other.)

Both cases are very sad
Can't imagine being a parent whose child goes missing

We all make errors of judgement at times that in retrospect we think shouldn't have done or said that

I,m not giving any thoughts or who did what and why it's just so sad that kiddys went missing

Sadly after all this time I do think they won't be found alive

Kate McCann is described as a Doctor, I thought she was a chiropodist.

Interesting article, Sue.

It echoes the views we had as soon as the news first broke, i.e something here just doesn't ring true.

I thought the mother was a GP.

I saw that the amount of extra money is up to £1.5 million.

Without knowledge I doubt if that much was spent on locating Fred and Rose West's victims.

Although I also think she’s unlikely to be found alive, there’s a few observations in the linked article which could be interpreted in another way.

1- they may have wanted to stay in the area, hoping Madeleine would be found quickly.
2- when you’re feeling depressed & fearful, exercise can break the ‘helpless’ emotion. Hence the jogging.
3- rightly or wrongly, you may believe that ‘foreign police forces’ aren’t doing as much or as well as your own national police force.

Just a different way of looking at the subsequent events.

This is a tragic story of a young child going missing while parents enjoyed an evening out .but why would anyone leave younster.s on their own in a foreign country .& more money being found again to try & find her ..I have never liked her Dad just something about him .as others say what about other missing children from years ago .Someone will say something or slip up but I think it will take a miracle for Maddie ever be found Barbra

Blimey, Muffy and I were savaged when we posted our views shortly after she went missing and now it seems acceptable to criticise her parents!

I requested and received info from the Home Office 5 years ago about the funds allocated year on year and there has to be a reason why the McCanns are treated as a special case.

This funding is unprecedented and the intervention and assistance offered will never be witnessed again.

Will there ever be justice for MBM? I doubt it and that makes me both angry and sad.

How can you ask what's so special about Madeleine?

What a horrible attitude.

Guin she is just s child like Ben Needham was but the government or Police didn't give the Needham family the time of day or money/never mind search for him.

I think you need to blame the Greek police for not looking for Ben, surely? The British police can only participate if they're invited to.

At least the Portuguese ones were on the job, even though mistakes were made, and they did call in the Brits.

A shame they didn't drain the harbour.

On a positive & an uplifting story - A woman who was abandoned in Sussex as a baby 80 years ago has, through the magic of modern technology & loads of assistance, recently discovered the identity of her long deceased parents & is now happily involved with her many wider family members in Ireland..

She never gave up!