In the light of the abduction of Madeleine McCann, I've noticed some people beginning to quietly ask questions like
- If the parents had been ordinary, working class city dwellers, would we be seeing the same degree of media attention?
- What were the parents doing leaving their kids alone when there was a baby sitting service provided by the hotel? People who leave their kids alone in this country and where the kids subsequently come to harm, invariably become the subject of police and social services investigations.
Lets all hope this case comes to a positive conclusion and Madeleine is returned safely. I guess though that some of these questions will openly surface afterwards.
- If the parents had been ordinary, working class city dwellers, would we be seeing the same degree of media attention?
- What were the parents doing leaving their kids alone when there was a baby sitting service provided by the hotel? People who leave their kids alone in this country and where the kids subsequently come to harm, invariably become the subject of police and social services investigations.
Lets all hope this case comes to a positive conclusion and Madeleine is returned safely. I guess though that some of these questions will openly surface afterwards.
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