Madeleine McCann madness continues - and leaves her parents with nothing once more - Carol Malone - MIRROR 1/2/14

Lioned wrote:Carole Malone very nearly gets it right again.

candyfloss wrote:Madeleine McCann madness continues - and leaves her parents with nothing once more

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canada12 wrote:
       Feb 01, 2014 20:00
       Opinion
       by CaroleMalone

Sunday Mirror columnist Carole Malone questions why small-time burglars are suspected by Scotland Yard of snatching the little girl
Scotland Yard detectives ­probing Madeleine McCann’s disappearance are saying she might have been taken by three burglars who’d been robbing apartments in the area.

Seriously? Burglars? I’m sorry, but the kind of crooks who break into holiday lets are looking for a few euros, mobiles and a bit of jewellery.

They don’t see a little girl and think, “Oh we’ll take her instead”. They’d run a mile rather than kidnap a child because they’re small-time.

And while they have contacts who can “fence” baubles and cameras, they’re unlikely to have any who can sell children.

The Met are saying they believe these burglars could have taken Maddie because the night she disappeared they were making lots of calls to each other.

Well they would if they were on the rob in an area where cops had been alerted that a little girl was missing.

And if the Met has to write “request letters” to the ­Portuguese police asking if they can search these men’s homes and access their bank accounts, how close are they to arresting anyone?

Four officers from ­Operation Grange in Portugal last week, are now back in London having made no arrests.

How devastating this must all be for Kate and Gerry McCann – another flurry of headlines, more promises of suspects and arrests... and then nothing. Again!

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I think the sarcasm in this article is self-evident. She's taking a well-aimed punch at Kate and Gerry and the spin.all the way through.

Okeydokey wrote:Well, fair dos, she has at least thrown a pebble of scepticism into the pool of nonsense - the ripples will spread out nicely. It's definitely NOT what the McCanns want to read at the breakfast table, even with the standard anti-carter-rucking genuflection to them at the end.

Let's hope Carole Malone has the guts to make a few similar comments in the future. It would be nice if for instance she asked about the fund - why we never see any detailed accounts about who gets the money.

Cristobell wrote:Oh, for heaven's sake, all the disappointments the McCanns have had don't add up to a can of beans when compared to the massive disappointment of all the other families of  missing children who have had no help at all!  

Cristobell wrote:Oh, for heaven's sake, all the disappointments the McCanns have had don't add up to a can of beans when compared to the massive disappointment of all the other families of  missing children who have had no help at all!  

Bellisa wrote:Carole Malone has written a VERY clever article here imo.

sami wrote:

Bellisa wrote:Carole Malone has written a VERY clever article here imo.

I'm not so sure.   The poor souls who donate to the fund will believe every word as written.

diatribe wrote:

Cristobell wrote:Oh, for heaven's sake, all the disappointments the McCanns have had don't add up to a can of beans when compared to the massive disappointment of all the other families of  missing children who have had no help at all!  

The disappointments to other families of missing children would be miniscule if compared to the disappointments of the millions who want to see the McCanns busted, Cristobell. 

Bellisa wrote:Sami I think that the people who donate to the fund these days are few and far between,I would hate to think that anyone reading the article would decide to donate though.
I agree she hasn't got a lot of clout there but seen her on press review last week and she just would not let newsreader move on until she questioned new mccann info.
I didn't like her before but find she is trying to leak things out a bit..

sami wrote:

In a discussion with an acquaintance recently, I mentioned I did not believe in the burglar story. This caused a heated debate by the other party which resulted in them losing the plot and telling me I was jealous of Kate McCann. I'm still trying to figure that argument out

sami wrote:

Bellisa wrote:Sami I think that the people who donate to the fund these days are few and far between,I would hate to think that anyone reading the article would decide to donate though.
I agree she hasn't got a lot of clout there but seen her on press review last week and she just would not let newsreader move on until she questioned new mccann info.
I didn't like her before but find she is trying to leak things out a bit..

They are indeed few and far between, but I use them as an example of people who steadfastly believe the story.

Irony, innuendo, reading between the lines, whatever we want to call it, is lost on those who sat with their breakfasts reading the article. There are many people who believe what is written in the press quite simply because it is there.

It's not an attack or a criticism of the writer.  I simply think journalists should have the balls to tell it like it is or not bother reporting at all.  

In a discussion with an acquaintance recently, I mentioned I did not believe in the burglar story.  This caused a heated debate by the other party which resulted in them losing the plot and telling me I was jealous of Kate McCann.  I'm still trying to figure that argument out