meredith
You state in your question that you don't wish to get into a debate over blame. Then in your last post you completely exonerate the McCanns. I cannot let that pass. For a start where is the evidence that she was abducted, I have not seen any apart from the fact she is missing.
Possible outcome from leaving your kids alone and going to a restaurant 100 yards away and out of sight.
Child has nightmare and screams for parents, wanders out of unlocked patio door searching for them.
Child vomits and chokes,
Child awakes, plays with small object, gets it stuck in throat.
Fire starts, child trapped.
Child falls out of bed, bangs head, knocked unconcious.
The list is endless. Criminal negligence, made worse by the training and experience they would have from their profession.
I'm also getting very cynical about the publicity being generated on their behalf by this ex government spin merchant.