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Five-year-old April Jones kidnapped in Machynlleth, Mid-Wales
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This is grim. Surely there can be very little hope of her being found alive now, if any at all tbh 
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
she's brown bread by now. that's for sure, these things never end well.
temper_tantrum
The beauty of the ride
This is grim. Surely there can be very little hope of her being found alive now, if any at all tbh
Well it is certainly true that the vast and hyperbolic media coverage has made it pretty much impossible for any possible kidnapper to have an incentive to release her unharmed.
Well done, national media, applause.
That thought had crossed my mind too
But in case it may very well be too late ...
Iguana
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Latest rumour on the interwebs is that Mark Bridger had been having an affair of some sort with Coral Jones (and may or may not be April's father) and he's taken April to get her back for breaking up with him. This is why Paul Jones wasn't at the family press conference.
I get that people are probably clinging to this as it would mean April's more likely to be alive but ffs. Coral Jones looked terrified, heartbroken and desperate for her child at that press conference, not like someone who's so concerned with herself that she's keeping a big secret that might help the police find her child.
I get that people are probably clinging to this as it would mean April's more likely to be alive but ffs. Coral Jones looked terrified, heartbroken and desperate for her child at that press conference, not like someone who's so concerned with herself that she's keeping a big secret that might help the police find her child.
Vintage Paw
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I'm not entirely sure you can second guess how someone who is probably already rather unstable will react in any given situation.
temper_tantrum
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Amateur detectives are the worst in this situation. Vile rubbernecking glee.
It would be far better if the national media did not cover it, in my opinion.
It would be far better if the national media did not cover it, in my opinion.
Maurice Picarda
Actually, might as well flounce.
Blanket coverage isn't just driven by cynical hacks on national dailies. Often, it's the police who decide which nicked tot is worth twanging the nation's heartstrings with, and it's because they are desperate for leads.
It worked with Stammers, notably.
It worked with Stammers, notably.
Vintage Paw
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There's plenty of evidence (she says, not providing any) that sensational coverage following mass killings can encourage others to commit similar acts. I'm not sure they've made the same link here, and I doubt they will, because I'd expect mindsets and motivations are strikingly different. But that being said, it is hard to see how there can be anything positive come out of such a grotesque media circus.
Vintage Paw
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That's interesting.
So counter to what I said in my last post, then, there might be evidence that the right type of coverage is useful. I suppose that makes sense. That being said, is there a line to be drawn between the details and coverage the police want to encourage, and the sensationalism the likes of Sky are peddling, and might the latter end up being counter-productive, not just in individual cases, but also more generally? (i.e. it's not exactly healthy to have a society encouraging blind accusation and frothing rage that can end up harming innocent people.)
Interesting, I was thinking anyway about the Police's involvement in it all, but what you say seems to make sense.
temper_tantrum
The beauty of the ride
The obvious example is putting the parents/relatives in front of a press conference and seeing how they behave. Pretty much standard practice now, and very useful to the police. Unfortunately it also massively feeds the media appetite for crass, sensational material. It's disgusting. Kay bloody Burley and her moronic questions.
Iguana
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It appears that in this case the police released the photo of Bridger and his landrover in order to get as much information as they could about his whereabouts between Monday night and Tuesday afternoon, as they had very little to go on and had nowhere but the river to focus their search. The information they have since gotten has given them 20 locations to search. Whether this will prove useful or not remains to be seen but they obviously did it for a reason and wanted it to be reported to anyone who might have seen him/his car.
On the other hand the likes of interviews with grief tourists (wannabee volunteers), sweetshop owners and most especially Bridger's mostly estranged son are pointless and fucked up.
On the other hand the likes of interviews with grief tourists (wannabee volunteers), sweetshop owners and most especially Bridger's mostly estranged son are pointless and fucked up.
Pickman's model
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i don't recall any mass killings following hard on the heels of the manson family's little extravaganza at 10050 cielo drive, round at hinman's gaff and at the labiancas.
@iguana, where the fuck does all that mad rumour / speculation shit come from??
(fwiw I generally avoid twitter, fb, sky)
(fwiw I generally avoid twitter, fb, sky)
Vintage Paw
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Vintage Paw
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If one thing is certain about these kind of horrible events, it's that people everywhere will use them to feel better about themselves.
Vintage Paw
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Fucking hell.
weltweit
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I hope they find her alive.
I'm glad I missed that. That person sounds like a total idiot. Has that person, or others like him/her, had a proper think about why the Police don't want people like them getting in the way any more? (Clearly not!) Framed's post rings all too true to me I fear ...
this was just posted on the guardian. one of the volunteer leaders who've been asked to stay away by the police..
'we have to hope that the police are on a wrong lead, so we can find the little girl'
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