Minute's silence too much

[NikkiB]

Sorry, but much as I'd love Maddy to be reunited with her family, and I support all the publicity generated to find her, the minutes silence that took place today for her was TOO MUCH.
What will that minute achieve? It isn't constructive. It won't find her or comfort her. It really does reek of bandwagon jumping now. And as minutes silences are generally reserved for those who've passed away, it's very morbid and negative.

[Billy Reid S]

Hammer Head / the Gopher.. Bloody well said..
When my kids were young we either took them with us or stopped in with them wether it be on holiday or at home. Madelein McCannes parents were out wining and dining
when she was abducted i'm amazed the other two children were still in the apartment when they returned.
I hope it preys on their minds for a long time for what they did.

[TheGopher]

Tennybon: Like Kathyan, once again I agree with you.

[whiffey]

sp1814 - what a gorgeous expression - "clamouring to care"

It just about sums it up. What earthly difference can it make to the search if I pause Cosi Fan Tutte for a minute while gardening ? This reminds me of the nauseating displays of hysteria that followed Diana's death. Poor little Maddy was mentioned on the radio this morning, and the newsreader then added the names of a couple of other longterm missing children, but almost as an aside and unpleasant to hear.

I'm beginning to think the poor little mite will never be found.

[jim_lauchlan]

I had this letter printed in my local paper:

How will ribbons help find Maddy


I AM bemused that someone inquired about a yellow ribbon for Madeleine McCann.
I must admit I wondered whether feeling like this rendered me heartless, but I think you can feel the compassion and want her returned without buying into the whole media hoo-ha, which is becoming less of a drive to find a little girl and more a mechanism for certain groups and individuals to get a load of good PR.

The thing that annoys me about it is that the �Find Madeleine� initiatives seem to bear little relation to what�s actually happening in the search.

How does wearing a yellow ribbon or playing a montage at the Cup Final give the Portuguese or other police forces more ability to be able to find her?

My overriding feeling, though, is that this has become a bandwagon that a flood of people are jumping on, to make themselves feel or look good under the mask of compassion.

What about a yellow ribbon for journalist Alan Johnston held by a terror group in Gaza? � Mass Hysteria.

*sits back and waits for backlash from readers*

[TheGopher]

Obviously just agreement from me Jim. When I see any media coverage showing the the Madeleine's parents now I actually feel quite annoyed. Seeing them visiting shrines etc. is just not 'news'. Although they have not commited a crime, in my opinion they should be investigated as negligent parents - but instead they are getting favourable publicity which is not helping Madeleine is any way whatsoever.

[arwenant]

im sorry but why is every one acting like maddy is dead, it's hardly helpful to her parents!

[tiggerwoo]

Todays papers report the Macanns as apparentley having a hot line to the PM in waiting, Gordon Brown, a message from Buck House from Charles and Camilla, and an invitation to an audience with the Pope, no less. What next.... a meeting with God himself????? Those Macanns just annoy me I'm sorry..the whole affair has turned into a circus and if it carries on they will eventually alienate us all. They should go quietly about looking for their little girl and not publicity seeking...none of what they are doing at the moment is helping to find her...rather the opposite I think.