[Josy]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

All 3 couples Inc the McCann's thought it was safe to leave there kids in the apartment and check on them every half hour. People may not like that but it's not illegal. If they owners had told them there had been 2 incidents of intrusion in the last month they would not have done this.

Yes it is.

And if it was Betty the single mum from the scheme that done the same thing she would have been charged with neglect.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Josy

Yes it is.

And if it was Betty the single mum from the scheme that done the same thing she would have been charged with neglect.

Conjecture. As James pointed out

There has been unprecedented hste for Kate for being middle class thin attractive and not hysterical and mawkish

[Josy]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Conjecture. As James pointed out

There has been unprecedented hste for Kate for being middle class thin attractive and not hysterical and mawkish

I've seen plenty of well thought out explained opinions on why people aren't so keen on Kate McCann, none of it relating to her looks, weight or class.

No reply to the fact that is indeed illegal to leave children of that age unsupervised then?

[user104658]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Conjecture. As James pointed out

There has been unprecedented hste for Kate for being middle class thin attractive and not hysterical and mawkish

It's not really "conjecture" at all, the press is full of "chav parents" being lambasted for relatively minor parenting errors. There is plenty of evidence to draw on. Frankly I call bull**** on the suggestion that they get MORE flak because they're middle class doctors. If that's true at all, it's simply because they've had the status and resources to draw more attention overall to themselves and their case, and thus more heat. If we're talking percentages, far more people willing to buy into the "not at fault at all" narrative because of who they are and where they're from.

Let's not abandon stating the bloody obvious because of a lack of statistics and hard evidence... It's a discussion forum, not a court room.