Maddie Macaan

[pansypotter]

Ive just read that Maddies parents have yet again asked for more money to search for her and the home office is considering it!! Havent they had enough money? What are your views?

[jno]

quite so, ummmm. Very few holidaymakers watch their children literally 24/7. You keep an eye on them to see they're not going out of their depth or wandering too near the lions' cage, but nobody spends their holiday looking out for kidnappers.

I'm with Deskdiary here. At least the tragedy has allowed everyone to explain over and over how much better parents they are than the McCanns, which is good.

[ummmm]

It's so rare it's something that most people wouldn't consider.

[Ellipsis]

> nearly 12 years on she will be unrecognisable now and I think further investigation is fruitless

She does have one very obvious identifying feature that will not change with age ...

[ummmm]

Yep...her eyes. And you say she'd be unrecognisable but I was recognised in a takeaway by someone I hadn't seen since I was 7.

[gness]

I’m amazed at how many folk are or would be much better at looking after their children, Jno.

[Cloverjo]

Sorry to go back to a previous day’s post, but I want to comment on one by andres

//James Bulger --his mother let go of his hand in a supermarket
Ben Needhams grandparents took their eyes off him for a few moments. Jessica and Holly, the ten years old friends wanted to go to the shop for sweets. Their parents let them go//

My response:
James and his mum were in a butcher’s shop, not a supermarket. She let go of his hand to get her purse out of her bag.

Ben was just outside of his grandparents’ house.

Holly and Jessica were 10 years old. About the age you want to start letting kids have independence.

By the way, I also do not blame the McCanns for what happened.