[spacebandit]

Originally posted by J.C.

Medieval philosophy may go a long way but not imo when peoples livelihoods are at stake. When did you decide it was homicide, as not even the Portuguese police have put that idea forward as yet ?

My original post states quite clearly why I think it is a murder case, the simplest answer, and in cases like this, sadly, the simplest answer means one thing.

All I am seeing now, on the surface. from the McCanns and a litany of dubious tabloid sources are theories and multiple sightings and mixed with straighfoward accusations against third parties.

I notice you did not comment on the livelihood of the third parties currently being maligned and flat out accused in the british press, the same press giving the McCanns a disgracefully easy ride.

I believe the child is dead. As horrific as that is.
and I believe the statistics of familial relationships with child murder victims would once again prove correct.

Although I am beginning to doubt it will happen, as the family have been exonerated by the british press with the same maligning tone you took when you asked "When did you decide it was homicide, as not even the Portuguese police have put that idea forward as yet ? "

I did not "decide", I looked at the story from multiple sides as we have seen lately on TV here, although the reporting exists only within a very narrow spectrum, from the pretence of serious reportage that still avoids the difficult questions to the disgusting backslapping one sided affairs we see in the papers and on some tv stations, and I see it as full of holes along with a host of other factors and information I have discussed on this forum before, and then I......

Formed an opinion

Sadly on a balance of probabilities - the child is dead.
and on the same balance of probabilities the child knew the killer.

I would love to be wrong - if I was I'd celebrate big style.

But lets be blunt, any open minded person knows the way this is going.