[sassysocks]

Originally Posted by Jezzy

From the Mirror today:

"Madeleine McCann: Lawyer says 'Kate and Gerry McCann guilty of neglect for leaving her - and they weren't charged'

Gareth Morgan made the shocking claim while acting for a drink-driving mum who left her five-year-old son, who has Asperger syndrome, home alone at night

Yesterday a friend of Kate and Gerry McCann, both 45, blasted the comparison as “insensitive and plain wrong”.

The mum, 44, was caught after she crashed into a car at traffic lights. When the police went to her home they found the “extremely vulnerable” boy there.

The woman, who cannot be named, admitted neglect and was spared jail. But Mr Morgan pleaded for her freedom on the basis that Kate and Gerry McCann were never prosecuted for leaving daughter Madeleine alone in their holiday flat.

He told magistrates in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales: “The parents of Madeleine McCann were guilty of child neglect for leaving their little girl much longer than my client. They were never prosecuted.

"The mother in this case is ashamed and remorseful at putting her young child at risk in the way she did.”

The McCanns left three-year-old Madeleine in their apartment in Portugal’s Praia da Luz while they dined with friends at a nearby tapas bar in May 2007.

What on earth would be the point of charging a couple who had already paid the ultimate price for their 'mistake'? It would be inhuman. The two cases are not comparable as the other woman mentioned did not lose her child. The McCanns have been punished enough and will pay for the rest of their lives. Baying for blood won't make it any worse for them.

[Me. I Am Salman]

Originally Posted by sassysocks

What on earth would be the point of charging a couple who had already paid the ultimate price for their 'mistake'? It would be inhuman. The two cases are not comparable as the other woman mentioned did not lose her child. The McCanns have been punished enough and will pay for the rest of their lives. Baying for blood won't make it any worse for them.

I can't take you seriously when your username is sassysocks

[sassysocks]

Originally Posted by Salman!

I can't take you seriously when your username is sassysocks

What bit don't you like, the sass or the socks?

[Brother Leon]

Originally Posted by sassysocks

What on earth would be the point of charging a couple who had already paid the ultimate price for their 'mistake'? It would be inhuman. The two cases are not comparable as the other woman mentioned did not lose her child. The McCanns have been punished enough and will pay for the rest of their lives. Baying for blood won't make it any worse for them.

I guarantee you if this was Tracey from Peckham estate that done the exact same thing they did in Peckham then she loses her other kids/kid for being "unfit mother". People lose their kids over much less.

[sassysocks]

Originally Posted by Brother Leon

I guarantee you if this was Tracey from Peckham estate that done the exact same thing they did in Peckham then she loses her other kids/kid for being "unfit mother". People lose their kids over much less.

That is another part of the problem - some have turned it into a class issue.

Just because they have money and possibly connections does not been they shouldn't use that advantage to find their daughter. Anyone would. All they can think about in that situation is their daughter and finding her, it is perfectly natural, it doesn't mean they don't care about other children. They are not going to abandon their search, with all the publicity, because others say it isn't fair.

One thing I think we can be sure of is they won't leave their children alone again. I wonder if the other woman mentioned as a comparison will drink and drive again whilst leaving her young child at home alone. She certainly didn't pay the same price.

[the truth]

Originally Posted by sassysocks

That is another part of the problem - some have turned it into a class issue.

Just because they have money and possibly connections does not been they shouldn't use that advantage to find their daughter. Anyone would. All they can think about in that situation is their daughter and finding her, it is perfectly natural, it doesn't mean they don't care about other children. They are not going to abandon their search, with all the publicity, because others say it isn't fair.

One thing I think we can be sure of is they won't leave their children alone again. I wonder if the other woman mentioned as a comparison will drink and drive again whilst leaving her young child at home alone. She certainly didn't pay the same price.

leaving 3 very young kids on their own in an unlocked apartment abroad is mental