Olympic Torch Ceremony Marred By Horrendous Police Cordoning

Events leading up to the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics establish that the games are unequivocally destined for a good time. First there were overzealous fans tattooing tributes to the Olympics all over their, um, faces. Then, we had Westerners calling foul on all the squat style toilets China resorted to for pooping. Now, protesters are exploiting Olympic police cordons for the swiss cheese that they are.

…Just before the torch-lighting ceremony inside the archaeological site that played host to the Olympics in ancient Greece, three demonstrators managed to break a tight police cordon.
One of them, carrying a black banner with five interlocked handcuffs in the pattern of the Olympics rings, approached Beijing Games chief Liu Qi during his speech in front of hundreds of officials but was quickly led away by police before unfolding it.
Liu failed to get distracted by the commotion and continued his speech, while television footage immediately cut away from the incident.
“The Olympic flame will radiate light and happiness, peace and friendship, and hope and dreams to the people of China and the whole world,” Liu told the assembled crowd.
Police said that three men had so far been arrested and would be charged with breaching the peace.

Well, now we know exactly how the Tibetan fiasco started. Next up: dopers find way to out smart steroid tests. These games are going to be fantastic.
Free Tibet demonstrators hijack Olympic torch ceremony [Daily Mail]
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