Madeleline's parents: Whats going on? A healthy debate or a witch hunt?

Question

Get this please...NO ONE supports Madeleine's parents in leaving their babies alone.
Its not even debatable. What they did was inexcusable & i'm aghast to think how they chose to do it.
So whats the blah blah blah about???
People truly concerned about Madeleine should support them in whatever way they believe is best to get THEIR baby back
and channel their minds positively towards creating awareneness for other missing children.
The McCanns will be charged with child neglect for sure & are facing (worse for them their Madeleine is facing)
the worst possible punishment of not even knowing whether their baby is alive & if she is,
the horrors she is facing. You want to hound them for leaving the babies, do it...if it makes you
feel better & proves a point to other irresponsible parents. But passing slick comments on what they do/don't & how/why & when they met the Pope &
analysing their every single gesture, expresssion & twisting their comments does not make for an objective
debate but just a cruel witchhunt. I fail to understand how such comments will help Madeleine.
As much as their actions baffle me, i will not judge them, as am certain they are being advised by experts
who know more about such situations than any of our wiseguys on YA.

Statements about "standing up for Madeleine & not her parents" are so pointless.
We all stand up for Madeleine & other missing children. Who wouldn't???
Our hearts ache for her & for all the other little ones lost.
As clever (& entertaining) as some of the observations of the guilty parents may seem, have any of our wiseguys
on YA even stopped to think about the damage they may be causing??? Such comments suggest that
Madeleine's parents are heartless & frivoulous & don't deserve her. Is that what we want the abductor / potential abductors
to hear??? C'mon guys, pause awhile & think about the hurt you can cause before hitting that submit button...

Answer 1

I have got my own opinions on this matter, and they are not very nice either. So more is said on your question.

Answer 2

Actually Faith...people do support them because I have seen on this board alone so many people that are just calling it a mistake. They clearly dont think it was a big deal if they think it was just a mere mistake. It was much more then that. I think it isnt even about that anymore but about the lieing that went on in the beginning and how they kept changing their story. For me Mom looks a mess and dad is controlling her every move. The publicity has just gotten ridiculous and well how come Harry Potter books cant have several different children pulicized in them. How about a different missing child on every book mark? How about at every football game or sporting event out there forever place photos of missing and missing children be mentioned? How come simple minds is allowing their song to be played for Madeleine but this is a first (maybe) why not make a video with that song showing several different missing children. Why doesnt the pope invite every catholic family of a missing child to see him and pray with them? I think we are all going to get a shock when and if this case is ever solved. I believe if the parents are involved mom is going to be the first one to crack.

Answer 3

I agree with much, though not quite all, of what you say.

As I have repeated a number of times, of course her parents were wrong to leave her alone. The proof of that is that she was abducted. Many of us make decisions that, with hindsight, turn out to be wrong. I do not accept that this makes them negligent parents nor do I think they should, or will, be charged with anything - they have been punished more than enough for any wrongdoing.

That apart, I agree with you and appreciate your compassion - a rare oasis in a desert of sanctimonious, self-righteous cr*p.

Answer 4

I have not been following this very cosely, as I live in the Middle East and am more concerned about the volatility of this part of the world and the potential to tip us all into World War III. However, I thought your question was beautifully written and it attempts to bring the debate (I didn't know there was one..) back to a level of compassion and support. You write well and I appreciated very much your thoughts on this heartbreaking situation. Thank you.