Angry mothers over Madeleine advert - are they right to be angry or not?

[davo69]

Originally Posted by blazey

The police seem to think she has been taken by a group of people and seem to think she's in the hands of a paedophile network. I didnt see women arent guilty of kidnappings and sex offences, i said the majority of male and the motives behind women taking children are different, just as women tend to commit petty crimes such as shoplifting where as men commit robberies/burglaries more. Its not an amateur guess, its shown in statistics.

If you wanted MY theory, i think the family are actually involved in the entire situation but the topic isnt about that anyway, so we can thank lovely less for another thread having to go off topic instead of just giving an opinion like everyone else.

you have lost the plot on this one what the hell gives you the right to acuse this family.yes they are guilty of leaving the children on there own .a lesson iam sure they didnt want to learn and i like less sorry LESS dont have much pittey for the parents.were are you getting your facts from .

[WillowTheWhisp]

Originally Posted by blazey

I think perhaps it said that she got taken from her bed whilst she was sleeping or something along those lines and thats why people got angry.

If it actually did say that and I had taken a small child to see the film I would have been blazing mad too. No wonder people have said it would give children nightmares. They could be imagining that someone would come and snatch them from their bed whilst they are asleep. They'd probably be afraid to go to sleep that night in case that happened. A very irresponsible thing to say to a small child.

Originally Posted by blazey

The police seem to think she has been taken by a group of people and seem to think she's in the hands of a paedophile network. I didnt see women arent guilty of kidnappings and sex offences, i said the majority of male and the motives behind women taking children are different, just as women tend to commit petty crimes such as shoplifting where as men commit robberies/burglaries more. Its not an amateur guess, its shown in statistics.

Isn't it also shown in statistics that when women steal a child to keep as their own then it's usually a baby which they think they can pass if as having given birth to. Any woman would be pretty hard pressed to convince anyone that she suddenly had a toddler or older child when no-one had ever seen her with a baby or child before.

The fact that the police seem to think that she has been taken by a group of people and seem to think she is in the hands of a paedophile network (again we have only the evidence of the press reports to back this up) does not mean that the one who snatched her could not have been a woman. Sick as it may sound to you or anyone else women do actually assist the men they 'love' in some incredibly vile and deprived acts - and when you think about it a woman carrying a sleepy or even a crying child in her nightie is far less likely to attract attention than a man would. People would just assume it's the mother and the child had woken from a bad dream or something.

Could you elaborate on your theory of how the parents could be involved? That's a suggestion I haven't heard before.

[davo69]

i think perhaps blazey needs to get the full storey before making sugestions

[grego]

I voted that they are wrong to complain, though I haven't seen the advert. I think that children of that age should have already been told, my 4 year old found out about it from the news though I were careful how I explained it to her, surely most parents will have told their children about it by now.

[panther]

i would have to see the clip first to really decide.

[grego]

Yeah, I agree, I also dont think they should go into detail, at this stage just a picture and the date she went should be enough really.

[Lilly]

Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

Could you elaborate on your theory of how the parents could be involved? That's a suggestion I haven't heard before.

If you look on the internet there's all sorts of ridiculous speculation that the parents involved in Madeleine's abduction.This is what led to that journalist asking the parents at a press conference what they thought of these comments being made against them.There are all sorts of stories flying around.One is that Gerry McCann went to check on Madeleine,found that she'd got up and had a fall of some sort and was dead so he's got rid of her body in a panic because he thought it would look better if it was thought she'd been abducted.Another story is that the McCanns are in financial difficulty and have sold Madeleine for money.They are saying that Gerry is involved because he was the last to see her.I think these theories are absolutely ludicrous and wouldn't believe them for a moment and I expect most sane people would feel the same but it must be very distressing for the parents to have to read such outlandish allegations against them.As Kate McCann said when the journalist asked them how they were feeling,they have been thoroughly questioned and the Portugese police do not think they are involved in Madeleine's abduction.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Back to the advert......I would have to see it before commenting/voting on it.

[WillowTheWhisp]

Oh Lilly how absolutely awful that people could be thinking things like that. It must be terrible enough for the poor parents as it is. I know people have said she should never have been left alone but someone speaking from that particular complex who works/worked there said it was quite common for people to do that and to be told it would be OK.

I think it depends on the age and maturity level of the child whether their parents will have told them much about Madeleine's disappearance. A lot of small children don't watch the news so could be quite oblivious to it. Just the idea of scaring them that someone could come in and take them from the safety of their own bed, if that point had been stated, would bother me.

I remember when the Pope died there were several irate people on here objecting to his funeral being shown on TV with an open coffin as their children had had to be subjected to the image of a dead person and they didn't want their children to see dead people.

I suppose if the cinema had given a prior warning then parents who hadn't wanted their children to see the ad could have remained outside whilst it was on and then gone in to see the film.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

Oh Lilly how absolutely awful that people could be thinking things like that.

Don't forget that there are also nutters out there who think world leaders, including the Queen and President Bush, are actually lizards from outer space.

Such wild speculation shouldn't be given any credence. Facts should.

[WillowTheWhisp]

Originally Posted by garinda

Don't forget that there are also nutters out there who think world leaders, including the Queen and President Bush, are actually lizards from outer space.

You mean they aren't ???? David Icke told me they were. He looked so sincere too in his blue shell suit.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

You mean they aren't ???? David Icke told me they were. He looked so sincere too in his blue shell suit.

It was turquoise.

[WillowTheWhisp]

Turquoise is a kind of blue isn't it?

[panther]

my favourite colour willow!!

[MargaretR]

After raising money for the search and publicity I dont think they can complain at all if some publicity is not quite to their taste. After all the time that has elapsed they should be thankful that there is still some publicity even if it has proved to be contraversial.