"doubtless just as frantic to have their children back, but unwilling to push themselves into the public spotlight as the McCanns have "
Thats up to them.I personally think the McCanns and their family and friends doing a a great job using PR to publisise Maddy's abduction. Her parents and family are bright, educated people and willing to use any means, any strategy and any opportunity they can to get her back. A child abducted here always makes the headlines for weeks until the child and usually the murderer is found. This one is different in that the family were on holiday in a foreign country with little or no language skills. What alternative did the parents have? Go home and wait for news? I'm quite happy to be cynical about the whole 'tragedy sells' thing but if it goes any way to getting her back or at least finding her then who cares.
"trying to communicate with a national police force that has better things than to hunt down lost children"
I can't think of a single one thats more important.
Sometimes abducted children get into national consiousness in this case international consiousness. When Jamie Bulger a two year old was abducted and murdered by two ten year olds some years ago I remember hearing a pshycologist who said that in these cases the child comes to feel like your own child, and for most people they would do anything and everything in their power to get them back. without the use of the media Maddy's abduction would be old news and forgotten within a couple of weeks.
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Date: 2007-06-11 07:34 am (UTC)Thats up to them.I personally think the McCanns and their family and friends doing a a great job using PR to publisise Maddy's abduction. Her parents and family are bright, educated people and willing to use any means, any strategy and any opportunity they can to get her back. A child abducted here always makes the headlines for weeks until the child and usually the murderer is found. This one is different in that the family were on holiday in a foreign country with little or no language skills. What alternative did the parents have? Go home and wait for news? I'm quite happy to be cynical about the whole 'tragedy sells' thing but if it goes any way to getting her back or at least finding her then who cares.
"trying to communicate with a national police force that has better things than to hunt down lost children"
I can't think of a single one thats more important.
Sometimes abducted children get into national consiousness in this case international consiousness. When Jamie Bulger a two year old was abducted and murdered by two ten year olds some years ago I remember hearing a pshycologist who said that in these cases the child comes to feel like your own child, and for most people they would do anything and everything in their power to get them back. without the use of the media Maddy's abduction would be old news and forgotten within a couple of weeks.