PM: To Kate McCaan

[Batcher]

"Don't leave your kids alone in your home because some opportunist kidnapper might walk in and nab one" is an absurd scenario. That is not the reason one shouldn't leave their young children unattended, any more than you should use an example of a cyclist being killed by a psycho dropping a brick off a bridge as a reason why wearing a helmet when cycling is important.

I don't think that was the reason given for not leaving your kids alone although it obviously is something that can happen. Various other things could happen such as electrical appliances catching fire due to power surges. The kids waking up in an unfamiliar room is another

I can't believe the parents on here that are defending the McCanns for doing what they did.

[TykeMerc]

Where are the bugles and the uniformed brigades to give your ceremonious posturing the pomp and circumstance they deserve?

We all defer to the sanctity of your child rearing skills. I take it if the rest of us dont follow your rules we deserve to have our children taken away from us?

More obfuscation and noise where you try to ignore the actual issue.

The McCanns acted in a way that many would call neglect, you wouldn't, but going by the posts on here you're in the minority by a fairly big margin.

If they had acted differently (taken it in turns to go, taken the kids along or stayed in) it's appreciably less likely that the child would have gone missing.

[BrilloPad]

You're reacting like a petulant teenager. Just how old are you?

Teenager! He must leave immediately. General is only for 7 years and below.

[Batcher]

Just as true as Alan henning would have been alive today had he not gone to Syria. I mean after all those Mcanns should have known that British kids are being abducted all the time. It was inevitable that it was going to happen.

It wasn't enevitable but the risk was higher by leaving them unattended.

[DodgyAgent]

More obfuscation and noise where you try to ignore the actual issue.

The McCanns acted in a way that many would call neglect, you wouldn't, but going by the posts on here you're in the minority by a fairly big margin.

If they had acted differently (taken it in turns to go, taken the kids along or stayed in) it's appreciably less likely that the child would have gone missing.

I would not have left my children as the Mcanns did but I refuse to allow myself to judge them and make them responsible for what happened "as if they deserved it". As for your comment about supporting views I have yet to see any journalist commentator support your cruel opinions on this (the Mcanns are already paying for their mistake so what are you adding to the debate?).

The actual issue is that the parents had a child abducted by a person/persons. They may have been negligent in keeping an eye on their children but they do not deserved to be judged and punished by people like you for making their error

[Churchill]

I am at least explaining my points within contexts instead of posting "last word" statements that offer liittle in the way of logical explanation. The message you give is that people should rear their children as you do or suffer the consequences.

No it isn't, I'm making the point that what they did in my opinion was wrong. I was then questioned about my philosophy with regards to leaving young children unattended.

At no point have I said that anyone deserved what happened.

[DodgyAgent]

I don't think that was the reason given for not leaving your kids alone although it obviously is something that can happen. Various other things could happen such as electrical appliances catching fire due to power surges. The kids waking up in an unfamiliar room is another

I can't believe the parents on here that are defending the McCanns for doing what they did.

They are not. They are simply not judging the Mcanns by saying or implying they deserved what happened as you and the rest of you sanctimonious lot are doing

[Batcher]

They are not. They are simply not judging the Mcanns by saying or implying they deserved what happened as you and the rest of you sanctimonious lot are doing

No-one has said they deserved it. I'm willing to bet that at some point after the story broke that you judged the McCanns too and thought of them as bad parents for leaving the kids alone while they went off on a jolly.

[Churchill]

They are not. They are simply not judging the Mcanns by saying or implying they deserved what happened as you and the rest of you sanctimonious lot are doing

Aww, are you going to start crying?

[DodgyAgent]

No it isn't, I'm making the point that what they did in my opinion was wrong. I was then questioned about my philosophy with regards to leaving young children unattended.

At no point have I said that anyone deserved what happened.

So please explain your policy on leaving children "unattended". We know the price that failure to conform carries but we do not what they are.