April  UTC   and igff the bearers simply let it go thered be no violence   That sounds almost like the Tibetan governmentinexiles claim that violence to a Tibetan is killing someone if you dont kill them and only beat them up and they run away its not violence Im paraphrasing but the exact quote is in  Tibetan unrest  but youd probably resent that comparison  Lets try an almost exact analogy The robbery victim should have just divvied up all the cash to the robber If shed just let go there wouldnt have been any violence Or Britain should have just surrendered If they had just let go of their country there wouldnt have been a war Whats wrong is wrong is wrong A person has the right to defend their person and legally obtained possession and you cant 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 thered be no violence