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**fotochicaes** · 04-07-2008, 04:24 PM

I feel bad for the people carrying the torch. While I do not agree with China and what they are doing, some of these people really need to step back and STOP TRYING TO DISRUPT AN ESSENTIALLY SYMBOLIC ACT THAT HAS LITTLE, IF ANYTHING, TO DO WITH CHINA AND ITS POLICIES.

If people would spend half the effort actually pressuring their elected officials to do something, the effect would be much greater than running out and grabbing a stupid industrial cigarette lighter and getting tackled by cops on rollerblades.

No, I do not agree with China, many of its policies, and the way it is handling the Olympic development in Bejing. But I am not going to run out and tackle a previous olympian because of it.

The cops probably ARE getting heavy handed, but at the same time some of these protesters are not helping things.

04-07-2008, 04:24 PM	#7
fotochicaes Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 423 Senior Member	I feel bad for the people carrying the torch. While I do not agree with China and what they are doing, some of these people really need to step back and STOP TRYING TO DISRUPT AN ESSENTIALLY SYMBOLIC ACT THAT HAS LITTLE, IF ANYTHING, TO DO WITH CHINA AND ITS POLICIES. If people would spend half the effort actually pressuring their elected officials to do something, the effect would be much greater than running out and grabbing a stupid industrial cigarette lighter and getting tackled by cops on rollerblades. No, I do not agree with China, many of its policies, and the way it is handling the Olympic development in Bejing. But I am not going to run out and tackle a previous olympian because of it. The cops probably ARE getting heavy handed, but at the same time some of these protesters are not helping things.
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