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Originally Posted by Jesus.

That just highlights how twisted this case is. Constantly bitching about her parents is equally as useful as remaining silent. It really doesn't serve any purpose other than making some people whom are not related to the investigation in any way, feel as though they're the ones who have the truth, and everyone else is wrong.

I'm sure they beat themselves up everyday about leaving their children alone that night, and if anyone thinks they can compete with their consciences, then they are sadly mistaken.

I can only assume you didn't read the post? It's not about "the real truth" - it applies even if what they're saying is 100% true. It's not about them beating themselves up or punishing themselves either. It's not about them AT ALL.

It's about not shying away from the fact that what they did was reckless, selfish and borderline neglectful. It's about refusing to further the myth that its not partially their fault due to a parental failure. It's about not letting selfish parenting become "normal" - not sitting silently while people pretend that what they did is in any way within the bounds of bare-minimum responsible parenting, not saying "what they did was fine, they just got unlucky" because it's bull****. They failed their child and SHE paid the ultimate price, not them. If saying that out loud as often and as loudly as you can means there's even SLIGHTLY less chance of other parents failing their children in similar ways, then it's worth saying. And if the McCanns happen to stumble across these sorts comments and "feel bad", then I'm afraid that's a price more than worth paying. Because its not about them or their feelings. In the context of what potentially happened to that girl - things that are unspeakably worse than her dying a covered up accident - their feelings are utterly irrelevant.

It's just an extreme example of the same **** I've been encountering for years. You can't criticise a parent, a grown adult, for ANYTHING that might "make them feel bad", even if that criticism being public might help countless children. Oh no. We must preserve "peoples feelings" at all costs. It's bull****.