Luan Pra bang

It was a kid gently pedalling a bicycle it hardly had the makings of a terror threat and to be honest 1 guy stood in the crowd detonating a claymore type device could easy take out the torch bearer the security team and a load else besides. I don't have a chip on my shoulder I just despise the corporate Olympics, I despise the fact that terrorism ,that was largely caused by our politicians, is being used as an excuse to icreate a Police state.

jods

So - It's a clear message to the Voters / Taxpayers in the UK.
Do as you are told or get battered.

Fair enough.

Now please kick the living **** out of people who are here with the sole purpose of causing harm - and, if appropriate, stick them on the first transport out of the country.

Geezer

Unbelievable, if that had been the Queen or Prime Minister, you would all have been singing his praises, but because you don't support the Olympics suddenly it's way over the top and they are thugs!

His job is to protect whoever is carrying the torch (from commoner to 'big wig') and all he would have seen was someone on a bike enter from his rear left. He doesn't have to time to ascertain whether it's a young boy who is probably excited or a terrorist with C4 strapped to him.

He acted in the absolute correct manner. It's not as if they kicked the **** out of him afterwards, it's obvious once he has been tackled they realise it's just a young lad.

Geezer

Miniman

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And you do realise that it's never been anything less than substantial since they set it up? In fact they downgraded it from Critical (30 June 2007) to Severe, then Substantial (4 July), 3 days before the London bombings. It nothing else that shows us if the experts cannot predict a terrorist attack.

And I am sure a bomb in a watchers backpack 10 foot away on the pavement will cause just as much carnage as one kid 6 foot away on a bike. Do they clear the pavement?

tony de wonderful

I was pretty shocked. Just a kid on a BMX cycling on a road and he gets manhandled and dumped on the floor by a police man.

I think I'll establish a 6 foot security bubble around myself today. Anyone entering will be punched in the face.

Bristol98

Gotta watch those terrorists on bikes..........

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejDK3lYntAw

urban

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Of course he has.
Plus, if if was a terrorist with C4 strapped to him, then they'd only need to be standing at the side of the road
Do a better job that way too.

ALi-B

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I don't think this has anything to do with it being a bomber.

I think its more to do with preventing protesters from disrupting the event, seems people have short memories:

Geezer

Eh? No he hasn't, what utter rubbish.

Absolutely, but history shows plenty of people breaking from the crowd to assassinate when they would have stood a better chance not doing so.

Geezer

JTaylor

Saxo Boy

Terrorism is the new Global Warming. Essentially, it hardly exists at all

Trawl my posts, I made the same claim about GW in like 2002 and some 10-years later there is a growing belief/slowly becoming accepted that mans influence on GW is made up for control and money making purposes.

I'm making the same call now. In 5-10 years time "Terrorism" will be used to control and tax you to death.

urban

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I'm not so sure about that - it was clear to see that it was only a kid.
Yes, the lad shouldn't have done what he done, but still - bit out of order.

Plus - why would a terrorist want to attack some bloke carrying a flame?

Leslie

All you can do then is to write to that Coe chap and tell him about it!

I do agree however that the enormous sums of money spent on opening and closing ceremonies in an effort to outdo other countries is a shameful waste.

Les

Chip

(b) have been taken in by all the hype

(c) Are just a complete and utter tit

Chip

Luan Pra bang

So the fear of protesters means everyone gets treated like a criminal unless you are some kind of Fat-cat at which point your company gets a bucket load of preferential laws made up to protect you and your brand ?

addi monster

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I can only see the security doing their job, the guy fell over the bike with the kid it was not an imense rugby tackle or a drop kick or owt was it....

urban

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And what about this?
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/lo...0077#embed9889

Miniman

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Terrorists clearly. They were given far too much of a chance to get close to the flame and detonate a bomb and if that had happened we'd all be screaming it could have been predicted. They even touched the flame! I assume they were finger printed and put on the DNA register for life.

I say they should have been taken down with extreme prejudice. And really the officer who ushered them away should be sacked for the way he dealt with it. Scratch that, all children entering the bubble should be shot by anonymous snipers in balaclava's.

Leslie

In recent times it certainly appears that the police are inclined to over react to an incident. Common sense seems to be out of the window now.

At some incidents where the armed police have been called out it almost looks as though they are looking for a chance to kill someone. Its a bit of a worry I think.

Les

DYK

Well he isn't carrying any explosives,that's for sure.

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct...c5fDRLUn5KG0wQ

Mungo

Do you seriously believe that all the torchbearers are "corporate fat-cats"? Most of them are unsung community heroes. There are 8,000 altogether and whilst some of them are celebs and sports stars, for most of them it's a once in a lifetime opportunity and they don't want it ruined by a teenager on a BMX, a streaker, an Olympics-hating protester or an actual terrorist.

...seamus...

So you just have nothing mature to say about it so resort to insults instead?

Grow up and lay off insulting people

Luan Pra bang

Not all but far too many, when a young athlete is denied his chance so a director of some company linked with the games gets to carry the Torch it is another example of what this is really about. It is indicative of the way our population has let itself become ruled by fat cats and bankers who operate outside and above the law.

Martin2005

Do you have any evidence that this is actually happening, or is this just anti-Olympics wishful thinking?

f1_fan

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It's an over budget joke and let's just hope it's a complete failure on every level

ReallyReallyGoodMeat

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012...mpics-sponsors

Wurzel

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or even "know" the rules

Martin2005

Sums you up, and is a very sad reflection on the way this country is heading

I dare say that back in ancient Greece there were moaners like you!

Bonehead

F'king hell Leslie that's a ridiculous thing to say.
Normally your posts are measured in their content but that's OTT

Typical armchair warrior comment, I'd have expected something like that from the Police hating trolls that populate Scoobynet but not you.

Do you not realise exactly how much scrutiny is on Police these days.

f1_fan

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And blinkered do gooders like you... which is probably partly why Greece is fcuked now and has been for centuries