£500,000 private jet fund

[hotchic]

So the McCanns used the newspapers to their advantage to publicise the fact their daughter is missing ......then sue them when a couple of them said what we were all thinking.

At least they don't have to slum it again now if they go back to Portugal.

[farsideofthemoon]

For whatever criticism there is off them personally, those headlines repeatedly printed in the newspapers were just sick. The newspapers deserved to be punished.

[hotchic]

farsideofthemoon said:

For whatever criticism there is off them personally, those headlines repeatedly printed in the newspapers were just sick. The newspapers deserved to be punished.

I get the point about the newspapers, and I agree the media are dispicable. If only they could have printed the apology without the money. Then I would have a little more compassion.

The media is a tool and they used it too. I know they are grieving over losing a child, however I still lay most of the blame at their door.

Just call me bitter of Essex

[shmumph]

Not wanting to get into the whole did they didnt they arguement but I agree with Jane if they hadn't been given more money I wouldn't have minded so much. The media is awful but they have both used each other for their own gains

[farsideofthemoon]

Money is the only way the press feels any pain though.

I personally don't believe more money will help them find their daughter, but at the end of the day they have lost a daughter and they must live with that forever.

I agree, we don't want another Madeline thread on here, leave that to Sky News and Daily Mirror forums

[hotchic]

Fair point

[Mr. Jon Donnis]

The money should have been given to an official missing children charity and NOT the McCanns

[shmumph]

yep I agree with that

[theminx]

thinking back to when ben needham went missing in greece did they get money for a fund to help find him ?