TWATkins wrote:Cannydc wrote:And there's the (typical) exaggeration.
It was one night.
They were in sight of the accommodation.
They checked on the kids regularly.
I am not saying they were right to do what they did - but I repeat - no-one is perfect.
(ps you didn't answer whether you would keep your kids under surveillance 24 / 7)
And there's the typical revisionist version of events.
It wasn't one night, it was every night. It's been well documented, and even repeated by Kate herself, that Madeleine said to her on the morning she disappeared "mummy why didn't you come last night when we were crying".
The resident in apartment above has also confirmed she heard the children crying on different nights.
And while they might have been "in sight" of the accomodation, it was still a near five minute walk to leave the bar and head out to the road to walk back up the hill to get to the flight of stairs that led up to the door.
They also couldn't see their apartment from where they were sitting as well.
I agree you can't keep an eye on children 24/7 but in that scenario they could have.
If you go on holiday with kids, you make allowances. You don't put your social life above their well being.
So, you're making judgements about their parenting and have decided they don't deserve any support because they were beyond careless?
Maybe, but they're obviously devastated at their error in judgement and trying everything to get her back.
Often being on holiday means you let your normal guard down, get into a false sense of security because you're more relaxed. They don't deserve this harsh judgement from the likes of you for that error.