Would it be crass to suggest the McCanns taking a lie detector test?

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Originally posted by corkman:
Would it be crass to suggest the McCanns taking a lie detector test?

I asked this question and I have been told it is against the law, except in America, to insist an individual take a lie detector test.

Does anyone know if this is true?

All my prayers to Maddie.

I think that is true. I think that here, someone can offer to take a test to help clear them, but even then I am not sure if the tests are admisable as evidence in this country as yet.

Philomena and Nick Ferarri - now that would be a meeting of um er um er minds!!

You've got to move on Rothgar, Philomena is taken!

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Originally posted by corkman:
Would it be crass to suggest the McCanns taking a lie detector test?

Even though it can't be used as evidence in a court of law, it would at least give everyone a peace of mind and give the public the answers they are wanting.

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Originally posted by P0PPY: Even though it can't be used as evidence in a court of law, it would at least give everyone a peace of mind and give the public the answers they are wanting.

Yes, but "the public" are not, or shouldn't be, the judge and jury in this case. Although we all have our opinions, naturally.

I was just reading something in the Yorkshire Post by a forensic scientist who was pointing out the difficulties of interpreting the evidence. You have to remember that in all the talk of DNA "samples" found in the flat and the hire car (the latter hired by the McCanns 25 days after Madeleine's disappearance) that this isn't an exact science. It has to be taken into account whether the "DNA" was blood, or hair or saliva or other substances. Anything that Madeleine might have touched or cuddled in the days before she disappeared will likely have left their trace and this has to be taken into consideration. We all leave DNA in one form or another, all over the place.

And the extra difficulty in this case, is that the whole McCann family, including Gerry and Kate and of course their two other children, all share very similar DNA profiles with Madeleine, which further muddies the water. Anything less than a perfect match could easily be from another family member.

The other important issue is cross-contamination when the samples of whatever it is were taken. From what I've read, the whole situation in the hours following her disappearance, was extremely chaotic - and this makes it very likely that contamination occurred.

There just aren't easy answers and I don't see how a lie detector test would give any answers. They're stressed out of their heads as it is.

Very good points Sweet Marie!

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Originally posted by diggettydawg:
The reporting is so poor. Take the hired car angle: has any journalist yet confirmed that the police have noted and discounted any other users of the car prior to the McCanns? Presumably someone did hire it at some point during the previous three weeks??? Basic details you expect to be clarified from the off.

Agree the uk press are very very poor.

The rest of their party for two others and I am sure that many have done similar, but it is not helpful to keep going back to that, things are moving ahead.

Where did you hear this? Their representative read out a statement yesterday stressing that no money from the fund would be used for legal matters.

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Originally posted by Mongeywifey:
Is it true? Are the McCann's really going to use the Find Madeleine fund for their legal representation?

I find it hard to believe.......

Gerry's sister quoted on BBC Breakfast yesterday that if legal action was to be taken it would be funded privately, the fund would not be used for this purpose.

Meet Bozo, a Daily Star reader.

Remember its sister paper, the Sunday Sport?
"My son was abducted by aliens and returned as a fish finger" ?

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Originally posted by rothgar:
Meet Bozo, a Daily Star reader.

Certainly not. It's a 'newspaper?' I would normally avoid like the plague although, amazingly, on this occasion, it shows rather more impartiality and sense than the majority of the British media is regarding this case.

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Originally posted by rothgar:
Meet Bozo, a Daily Star reader.

Remember its sister paper, the Sunday Sport?
"My son was abducted by aliens and returned as a fish finger" ?

I love you Rothgar! Bozo by name.....

I've just been watching the news and there is a meeting of the Madeleine fund trustees to decide if the fund can be used to pay legal costs!

How can this be allowed? It's inbelievable to me. What is going on?

This whole saga is very sad indeed.

This "fund" shouldn't have been set up in the first place.
Remember the shambolic administration and misappropriation of the Louise Woodward Fund?

This sort of thing always ends in acrimony......

You couldn't make this story up if you tried!

I posted a perfectly reasonable post, repeating today's "Telegraph" editorial.
It has been deleted.
I am sick and tired of adults being treated in this way.

Thought this might be an interest you. I hope they will turn it down make me think if they do know whats going on as the fund was set up for finding Madeleine.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1283762,00.html?f=dta

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Originally posted by Mongeywifey:
I've just been watching the news and there is a meeting of the Madeleine fund trustees to decide if the fund can be used to pay legal costs!

How can this be allowed? It's inbelievable to me. What is going on?


This whole saga is very sad indeed.

It is very very sad. I did not contribute to the fund but if I had I would not mind the money being used to fund legal costs.

Perhaps since obviously their stance is of complete innocence it is thought that the fund needs to be used to keep them free to lead the hunt for their daughter. If they both go to prison and they are innocent, where would that leave the search?

Hi Amanda,

Aren't the Portugese searching for Madeleine's body?

I am sorry to disagree with you but I think it is appalling the "Find Madeleine Fund" may be used in this way. The general public donated in good faith and this has turned into a farce. The McCann's already have a damaged public image and this will certainly not help them.

I pray and hope they find her soon to put some sort of closure on this sorry tale.

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Originally posted by Mongeywifey:
Hi Amanda,

I am sorry to disagree with you but I think it is appalling the "Find Madeleine Fund" may be used in this way. The general public donated in good faith and this has turned into a farce. The McCann's already have a damaged public image and this will certainly not help them.

Absolutely right! Donors gave money to look for the girl, not pay huge legal bills for, at the very least, serial child neglectors and, possibly, much worse.

As an aside, I don't understand why the mods are deleting virtually all posts that are in any way critical of the McCanns. It's a shame, because the channel 4 7pm news has consistently given the most impartial TV coverage of the story.

It's obvious they're going along with the R&J party line that the McCanns are completely innocent in all of this.
Richard's pro-McCann views were aired loudly enough. We wouldn't want to go against Richard's opinions, now wouldn't we?

It has been announced again (on BBC luchtime news) that the Mccanns have said they will not use the fund for their legal fight, will we ever know, I would like to know who has control of this fund