Techno Dragon Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 Over a thousand people are blocking the relay in downtown Toronto. It has stalled the torch at Yonge and Bloor. Protesters are around Yonge and College from what I last heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memorabilia Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 (edited) Over a thousand people are blocking the relay in downtown Toronto. It has stalled the torch at Yonge and Bloor. Protesters are around Yonge and College from what I last heard. Livecam here : http://www.ctvolympics.ca/torch/follow-torch/index.html Edited December 18, 2009 by memorabilia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cormiermax Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Did it get to Nathan Philips?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 God...not this again... *sets every stinky hippie on fire* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techno Dragon Posted December 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Did it get to Nathan Philips?? Yes... it got there via a van. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 what's with these low lives?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.x Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 A few hundred were protesting, certainly not a thousand. Estimates were at 200. It's unfortunate police didn't take action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 What action can they take, freedom of public assembly is guaranteed under the constitution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cormiermax Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 They should have been treated like rioters and arrested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 You cannot make up a crime to suit your agenda. They had a right to protest. The police acted responsible and everything worked out fine. It hasn't been reported in the international media and life will go on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobase2010 Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Here is a nice video of the other torch bearers who weren't able to run. They were given an oppurtunity to light up their torch at the children hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobase2010 Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 It was the same size in Victory or even smaller. Not thousand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobase2010 Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 I meant Victoria. It was the same size in Victory or even smaller. Not thousand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 The answer is to give them absolutely no media coverage, just like the streaker at football games, turn the cameras away. These yahoos thrive on attention ... don't give them any. Ignore them. They are continuing to do an excellent job of discrediting themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatsnotmypuppy Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Maybe so - but the constitution is the constitution. You cant amend it because some protesters disagree with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.x Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Well, they were blocking the road and i don't think the constitution quite includes that. If they were off to the side and doing their thing, sure go ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memorabilia Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Maybe so - but the constitution is the constitution. You cant amend it because some protesters disagree with you. The constitution generally allow you to protest... but under conditions... you are free to protest but you should not disturb the others. In philosophy, we call that Civil Freedrom : "our freedom depends entirely on the freedom of others, and that their freedom depends on ours". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 The constitution generally allow you to protest... but under conditions... you are free to protest but you should not disturb the others.In philosophy, we call that Civil Freedrom : "our freedom depends entirely on the freedom of others, and that their freedom depends on ours". There is a say, your rights end when they reach someone's nose. They were peaceful, non-violent, whoa-fully misguided and ignorant. It is a case of white folks trying to over-compensate for what they see is wrong. I didn't notice (if any) aboriginal people within the protest. There will be more protests, there will likely be a very nasty one on the 21st and again on the 27th, and I am sure when it passes through London and between the 22 and 24 there will be a lot of protests. They are just trying to latch every social ill in this country to the occurrence of the Olympics. Complaining that they are commercialized while complaining that they are expensive, I mean what is so hard with making the connection of higher sponsorship = more money = less money from government sources. But I digress, many of you seem completely blinded by the Olympic glamour and the protests are blinded by their own feelings of guilt over things they had nothing to do with. Honestly thinking we should honour a treaty we weren't party to, over 200 years before we became a nation. Insanity on all parts. Thankfully the police in Toronto, Montreal and Victoria have been commendable in their handling of these issues and hopefully the police in Brantford, Waterloo Region and London show the same level headedness and don't overreact and create a media circus that will make international news. Buddha say, 'extreme leads you away from the path of enlightenment, only the path between two points makes ones journey to freedom truly enlightened' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Buddha say, 'extreme leads you away from the path of enlightenment, only the path between two points makes ones journey to freedom truly enlightened' I like that very much. I'll have to remember that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawnbc Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 As long as they don't destroy any property or threaten (or commit) violence against others, they've the right to protest. The eejits who tossed the marbles under the horses' hooves in Victoria should've been arrested though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 I jut hope they dont make a big fuzz like some people did on Beijing 2008 relay (specially at London and San Francisco). Which scares me is that the worst part will be when the torch arrives to Vancouver, where i expect there's going to be even worst protests than the ones in Toronto or Victoria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cormiermax Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 There will be more riots in Vancouver than Protests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 You cannot make up a crime to suit your agenda. They had a right to protest. The police acted responsible and everything worked out fine. It hasn't been reported in the international media and life will go on. Interesting to see that Xinhua reported it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.x Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 I jut hope they dont make a big fuzz like some people did on Beijing 2008 relay (specially at London and San Francisco). Which scares me is that the worst part will be when the torch arrives to Vancouver, where i expect there's going to be even worst protests than the ones in Toronto or Victoria. I'm pretty sure the UBC portion of the torch relay in Vancouver will be APEC riot-like....the student activists and hippies are absolutely crazy here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taichi Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 I wish they stop protesting the torch relay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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