11 April 2008 UTC and igff the bearers simply let it go there d be no violence That sounds almost like the Tibetan government in exile s claim that violence to a Tibetan is killing someone if you don t kill them and only beat them up and they run away it s not violence I m paraphrasing but the exact quote is in 2008 Tibetan unrest but you d probably resent that comparison Let s try an almost exact analogy The robbery victim should have just divvied up all the cash to the robber If she d just let go there wouldn t have been any violence Or Britain should have just surrendered If they had just let go of their country there wouldn t have been a war What s wrong is wrong is wrong A person has the right to defend their person and legally obtained possession and you can t justify crime not including political crimes or violence against a civilian by a political cause Yes the flame attendants themselves are idiots too and they are thugs when they are pushing the British olympic chief But they are within their rights as far as violent criminals are concerned What do you expect them to do simply let it go so there d be no violence Talk 02 33