Missing child in Portugal - Madeleine McCann - Page 4

Tinkerbelle · 05-05-2007, 12:08

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Originally Posted by lancsdave

questionable decision about taxpayers money.

Absolutely not! Send even more over at the expense of the tax payer if it means that little girl can be brought home safely. Hell, I'd pay for it out of my own pocket if I had the money!

accymel · 05-05-2007, 12:08

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Originally Posted by lancsdave

Do we assume all other children in Leicestershire are safe and sound ?

Ask martyn or V hehehehehehehehehehhe

Dont know what the usual amount of liason officers that handle one case of missing child

accymel · 05-05-2007, 12:14

As much as i have sympathy with the family at this really bad time, yes im no perfect parent myself but some peoples brains go out of the window when on holiday even worse abroad!! This family is paying the consequences enough without my input on it, just hope this child is found safe & unharmed without anything sinister untoward as i get the feeling

lancsdave · 05-05-2007, 12:14

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Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle

Absolutely not! Send even more over at the expense of the tax payer if it means that little girl can be brought home safely. Hell, I'd pay for it out of my own pocket if I had the money!

It's not their job to find her though !!

Tinkerbelle · 05-05-2007, 12:17

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Originally Posted by lancsdave

It's not their job to find her though !!

Yes it is, it's their job to make sure the Portugese police are doing their job properly and report back to the family on developments.

Would you have the same opinion if you knew there had been 6 family liason officers working with the Soham families?

lancsdave · 05-05-2007, 12:21

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Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle

Yes it is, it's their job to make sure the Portugese police are doing their job properly and report back to the family on developments.

Would you have the same opinion if you knew there had been 6 family liason officers working with the Soham families?

I'm questioning how many it needs, not the actual need for one at all. And yes I would question why Soham needed 6 if thats what happened.

Tinkerbelle · 05-05-2007, 12:26

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Originally Posted by lancsdave

I'm questioning how many it needs, not the actual need for one at all. And yes I would question why Soham needed 6 if thats what happened.

LOL! Your just sore 'cus they're getting all that sunshine

Seriously Dave, if you read the book Holly Well's dad wrote you would see how invaluable family liaison officers are to these families.

lancsdave · 05-05-2007, 12:34

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Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle

LOL! Your just sore 'cus they're getting all that sunshine

Far from it, have you been outside today ?

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SPUGGIE J · 05-05-2007, 12:41

Forty hours since the sad episode started and it dosnt seem to be getting far but I hope the little lassie is found soon and is non the worse for this ordeal.

WillowTheWhisp · 05-05-2007, 14:10

"It was hours before the local police turned up and we're talking two bobbies that totally downplayed the incident and said that Maddie had maybe just wandered off."

Maybe they said that in order to try to reassure the parents that she probably hadn't come to any harm. They are hardly likely to say "OMG she's probably being raped and murdered!" are they? I think it's unfair of the relatives to be criticising the police.

panther · 05-05-2007, 14:17

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

Maybe they said that in order to try to reassure the parents that she probably hadn't come to any harm. They are hardly likely to say "OMG she's probably being raped and murdered!" are they? I think it's unfair of the relatives to be criticising the police.

thats just it willow, the parents are probably fearing the worst, i know if it was me i would be, its every parents nightmare!

WillowTheWhisp · 05-05-2007, 14:37

Which is probably why the police try to play it down in the hope that it will all turn out OK.

panther · 05-05-2007, 14:41

i really hope it does, hope its good news. fingers crossed!!

garinda · 05-05-2007, 14:41

Responding to criticism that the police had been slow to respond, Mr Encarnacao said officers arrived at the scene 10 minutes after being alerted to the disappearance.

An investigation unit began work within 30 minutes, he added.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6627605.stm

Lilly · 05-05-2007, 16:39

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Originally Posted by grego

There were also 2yr old twin boys in the room, what surprised me was the couple are both doctors, I must admit when I first saw the news I immediately thought the parents would be chavs.

That was my first thought too.When a friend mentioned it to me I thought they must be dobbers.Just goes to show doesn't it,that we shouldn't jump to conclusions.