I don't love them, I feel sorry for them and don't think they deserve nearly two decades of hate.
I mean Gerry is a consultant cardiologist, he is a professor, very well educated and extremely bright, he works at one of the best heart hospitals in England. He treats vulnerable people (including children) daily, people who (like Madeleine) require care from a sensible, responsible adult.
What would you think if he left a patient for 3/4 hours to go for dinner and drinks with his friends? Do we really think that having the attitude of "it's perfectly fine to leave my toddlers and 3 yr old alone at night in an unlocked apartment in a foreign country," is the attitude a GP or consultant doctor should have?
Sorry to say but I wouldn't be happy for him to be in charge of mine or anyone's care.
I think they are well connected and that is why they have suffered no legal consequences for their terrible behaviour. If she hadn't disappeared that night, she would have come to harm another because her parents quite simply didn't give a damn about her or her siblings' safety. And we can sit and say we feel sorry for them and they already "suffered enough" but as far as I'm concerned the person we should feel sorry for and who definitely suffered a hell of a lot more than those two is Maddie. No excuses should be made and I have no sympathy for them two at all, they should be ashamed of themselves and carry that shame for the rest of their lives. My sympathy lies with their innocent children, two of whom will be forever known as the one whose sister disappeared and the other who will forever be known as the one who disappeared because her parents put their stomachs and social lives before her. Their actions caused irreparable damage it can't just be swept under the rug.