[Newsbot]

Title: Activists to use Olympics to get media attention
Category: Misc CDN
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2010-01-12 23:14:12
Canadian

[Strutz]

I'm a little suprised that a list of planned protests has been published. I'm sure there will be more than this list shows though.

I completely expected that protests would take place, there's been so much opposition to us hosting the Olympics right from the start of the bidding process. I've always thought that there would be a lot less to fear from a terrorist attack then from a protest by locals getting out of hand which could unfortunately happen.

[Zipperfish]

Strutz Strutz:

I'm a little suprised that a list of planned protests has been published. I'm sure there will be more than this list shows though.

I completely expected that protests would take place, there's been so much opposition to us hosting the Olympics right from the start of the bidding process. I've always thought that there would be a lot less to fear from a terrorist attack then from a protest by locals getting out of hand which could unfortunately happen.

Oh, I highly doubt that protestors will get out of hand, considering the presence the various security forces will have.

[Choban]

I'm surprised they think the rest of the world gives a shit about issues in Canada, they all have their problems, including poverty and drug use, alot of countries represented at the olympics have alot more issues that we do.

[Strutz]

Choban Choban:

I'm surprised they think the rest of the world gives a shit about issues in Canada, they all have their problems, including poverty and drug use, alot of countries represented at the olympics have alot more issues that we do.

Very true Choban. That's why I thought it was such a joke when initially they said they would force homeless people off the streets so that here wouldn't be a "negative" image of the city. Please. Vancouver is not unlike any other big city, of course there are social problems like drug users and homeless people. It's a sad but true fact. Sweeping these things under the carpet, even temporarily, doesn't change anything.

[Regina]

If they had jobs to go to they wouldn't be protesting.

[N_Fiddledog]

Regina Regina:

If they had jobs to go to they wouldn't be protesting.

I thought protesting was their job.

[Regina]

N_Fiddledog N_Fiddledog:

Regina Regina:

If they had jobs to go to they wouldn't be protesting.

I thought protesting was their job.

It is as long as someone else is feeding them.

[2Cdo]

N_Fiddledog N_Fiddledog:

Regina Regina:

If they had jobs to go to they wouldn't be protesting.

I thought protesting was their job.

It seems that in most of these protests you see the same faces, it's only the placards that change!