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The Olympic Flame
First thing that happened was a man came from the crowd and tried to grab the torch out of the hands of its bearer. There was a tussle and the man ended up on the floor with policemen all over him. A little further down the road someone tried to dowse the torch with a fire extinguisher.
After that the authorities weren't taking any chances. The police guard grew and grew. Every time the torch was handed from runner to runner it happened within a triple wall of bodies- Chinese heavies on the inside, then two rings of British police. There continued to be attempts to reach the torch or to wave a Tibetan flag at it, but they were easily swatted aside or squashed.
I felt proud of my countrymen and women who wouldn't let this thing happen without a shout and a little ashamed of those who collaborated. It's a pity the torch didn't end up in the Thames, but never mind; the images have been beamed all round the world and the point made- the only way you get to celebrate your filthy regime in our free city is if you surround its travelling advertisement with orcs.
After that the authorities weren't taking any chances. The police guard grew and grew. Every time the torch was handed from runner to runner it happened within a triple wall of bodies- Chinese heavies on the inside, then two rings of British police. There continued to be attempts to reach the torch or to wave a Tibetan flag at it, but they were easily swatted aside or squashed.
I felt proud of my countrymen and women who wouldn't let this thing happen without a shout and a little ashamed of those who collaborated. It's a pity the torch didn't end up in the Thames, but never mind; the images have been beamed all round the world and the point made- the only way you get to celebrate your filthy regime in our free city is if you surround its travelling advertisement with orcs.
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Trouble is, I don't think the Chinese regime would see this as in any way shameful or problematic. Rather, I suspect their view would be, 'The only way we can celebrate our glorious regime in your corrupt city is by surrounding its travelling advertisement with necessary protection.'
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