Was Olympic security an issue in Beijing?

[scrummyyummy]

I know there were bad press issues with the Beijing Olympics, eg villagers being forced to move out of their homes so that the Bird's Nest could be built, the fake footprints fireworks, the lipsynching of the little girl singing, etc, but I don't remember anything mentioned about terrorist threats. Do you think the UK Olympics will have more bad press coverage than the last olympic games?

I have tickets for the hockey but all this talk of lack of security is giving me slight jitters.

[andy-hughes]

In my experience, anyone using the phrase "... are you saying ..." or starting a post with the world "So ..." is an indication that what follows is going to be an exact daimetrically opposed statement to the one being answered - or answering a point that was not actually made at all - and sometimes both!

Evidence to be found on my non-existent reference to Nazism inferred by AOG.

[jake-the-peg]

There is no absolute solution but there are things we can do to help

A big starter would be to stop selling weapons and military hardware to oppressive regiemes.

There are 9 arms export licenses to Syria still valid for goodness sake!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/.../uk-politics-18822860

[DrFilth]

> EDDIE51
jno , In this country we have a democratic right to peaceful protest , we DO NOT have to ask permission .
It is sencible to inform the Police before hand so that they can provide protection to allow the protest to go ahead. As long as we do not advocate violence or unlawful action the police will protect us and allow the protest to go on. The police / government may disagree very strongly with the protest but they still have to give us protection to make the protest.
I could for example organise a protest saying that police have too much power and they should have their wages cut and be made to work longer hours . As long as it is peaceful the police still have to protect me and allow the protest to go on. That is not the situation in China .
23:08 Fri 13th Jul 2012 <<

i wonder if some people will disappear while the olympics are on

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UscFYYCKOxg