Of course, but the Portuguese legal system should be pulling out all the stops to find the child, regardless of what her parents should have done to prevent the abduction. It’s not little Madeleine’s fault that her parents made an irresponsible decision. Criticizing the parents at this stage is pointless — they KNOW they shouldn’t have left her, and so does every other parent who has read the story anywhere. But coming down hard on the Portuguese authorities could still have an impact on whether Madeleine is ever found alive, and on how long she has endure unspeakable brutality before she is found.