Olympic torch don't get to close.

[Oscar]

I like the way the official response is basically that he should "not have entered the security bubble" as if that's just a general every day term.

I might start creating my own bubbles: "Oi, mate, move your car you're in my parking bubble."

 

[albion534]

Guy should be in team GB doing the hammer throw

 

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MoD unveils surface-to-air cockneys


COCKNEYS will be launched from the top of a tower block if someone attacks the Olympics, it has been confirmed.





The Ministry of Defence said the rocket-propelled geezers will have a range of five miles and be told that any rogue planes entering Olympic airspace have insulted their lovely old mum.

A spokesman said: “We understand residents will be concerned about having a live cockney on the roof but the weapons will be controlled by a handler armed with tranquiliser-laced mashed potato.

“We will only unleash the cockneys as a last resort, unless of course we grow sick of them and just fire them directly into the ground.”

The MoD has been testing market stall traders on Dartmoor, where local people have reported a loud ‘CAAAHHHNNNT!’, whenever a cockney is launched from a catapult.

Early prototypes were unstable and often kicked off for no discernible reason, forcing engineers to try and hypnotise them with a live eel.

Bow resident Roy Hobbs said: “I bought this flat in the hope the area would become a gentrified haven of antique fairs and artisan bakeries, so I am peeved at the notion of a battery of tattooed cockneys on my roof.

“Surely it’s better that the Olympics are attacked and everyone dies?”

lol

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

The idiot grabbed hold of the kid and dragged him in front of the car - why? He only had to usher him to the pavement on his side! The prat then fell over skinned his knees causing the car to do an emergency stop and almost crush the kids bike. Over reaction by a self important jobsworth in my opinion.

 

[NickBHAFC18]

Difficult. We train people to react quickly in order to prevent incidents and they really do only have a split second to both analyse what is happening and react to it. Little wonder that with "harmless" incidents they are seen to over-react while if something more serious were to occur they would be heroes.

Of course it was over the top but it is one of those situations where you have to choose whether you want security at all or if you would rather just allow that what will be will be...................

Spot on.

Hindsight! Are you telling me of all the things that could happen they hadn't legislated for a kid maybe on a bike to cycle nearby? If they didn't then they are incompetent or worse still they had planned for this level of force! Its only a bloody torch, should a child be wrestled to the ground like that over a torch? It wasn't a member of Al qaeda cycling with a rocket launcher on shoulder saying "death to the infidels!"

Severnside gull sums it up perfectly. It may be over the top, but I'd rather be assured that security is tight rather than not. Imagine if it was a small man, or a kid with a bomb strapped around him. It sounds crazy, but it could happen so no chances are taken. Rather it be tight than not, plus the kid should have known a little better.

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

Spot on.

Severnside gull sums it up perfectly. It may be over the top, but I'd rather be assured that security is tight rather than not. Imagine if it was a small man, or a kid with a bomb strapped around him. It sounds crazy, but it could happen so no chances are taken. Rather it be tight than not, plus the kid should have known a little better.

Agreed, also agree with what [MENTION=6678]severnside gull[/MENTION] put too. Rather OTT security than no security.

 

[Doc Lynam]

"Its only a bloody torch" ? Its the Olympic Torch, of course its going to be bloody well protected, they are hardly going to let anyone nick it are they !?!?!?!

No the kid shouldnt of been wrested to the ground, but they were too close - do you actually read anything thats posted ?

You keep bashing on about the child being to close what are you a robot, where does personal judgement come in to the situation? I dont care what the torch is made out of, or what it symbolises if its valued more important to wrestle innocent children to floor they can stick their symbol up their arse.

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

You keep bashing on about the child being to close what are you a robot, where does personal judgement come in to the situation? I dont care what the torch is made out of, or what it symbolises if its valued more important to wrestle innocent children to floor they can stick their symbol up their arse.

Ah thats it, your against the Olympics. That explains everything. Its obvious you dont get close to it, hence why there is a ring of police officers around it !!

The kid is hardly innocent, they were too close.

 

[Doc Lynam]

Ah thats it, your against the Olympics. That explains everything. Its obvious you dont get close to it, hence why there is a ring of police officers around it !!

The kid is hardly innocent, they were too close.

The kid was hardly innocent!!!!!!
So what are you saying he was guilty of?

 

[rool]

I like the way the official response is basically that he should "not have entered the security bubble" as if that's just a general every day term.

I might start creating my own bubbles: "Oi, mate, move your car you're in my parking bubble."

You forgot this bit though "The Torch Relay is a moving convoy including vehicles."

Funny how this guy tried his best to actually throw him under one, lol

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

The kid was hardly innocent!!!!!!
So what are you saying he was guilty of?

Getting to close to the torch, isnt it obvious ? Looks as if they were going to go straight through the "bubble" (could they have called it something more scary ?). Not as if the Police knew what they were going to do.

Funny how this guy tried his best to actually throw him under one, lol

Yes, the police officer deliberately tried to throw them under a car

 

[rool]

Getting to close to the torch, isnt it obvious ? Looks as if they were going to go straight through the "bubble" (could they have called it something more scary ?). Not as if the Police knew what they were going to do.



Yes, the police officer deliberately tried to throw them under a car

Yes but he was supposed to be protecting from the moving vehicles

 

[Randsta]

was lucky not to be shot

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

Yes but he was supposed to be protecting from the moving vehicles

Dont think thats their priority at the time, think the gap between the kid and the car is bigger than it looks myself, would have only been travelling at about 5mph anyway so there was plenty of time to stop.

Found this article on the BBC News website about the Security Team, quite a good piece with a video interviewing a few of the officers, bit from 2 minutes onwards explains their role a bit - BBC News - Olympic torch: Security team gains fame

 

[Doc Lynam]

Getting to close to the torch, isnt it obvious ? Looks as if they were going to go straight through the "bubble" (could they have called it something more scary ?). Not as if the Police knew what they were going to do.

I didn't realise you could be found guilty of something like that, let alone a child. But you are right they didn't know what he might have done. The mind boggles really, a skid, a wheelie maybe even god forbid no handed! Luckily for everyone's safety as you pointed out he entered the bubble and was dealt with accordingly!

 

[Gangsta]

The idiot grabbed hold of the kid and dragged him in front of the car - why? He only had to usher him to the pavement on his side! The prat then fell over skinned his knees causing the car to do an emergency stop and almost crush the kids bike. Over reaction by a self important jobsworth in my opinion.

It would have been far simpler to have tazered the little shit

 

[Doc Lynam]

Yes but he was supposed to be protecting from the moving vehicles

Nah the torch seems more important throw the kid in front of it. Madness isn't it!

 

[leigull]

You do wonder why he dragged him to the other side of the road in front of the vehicles, instead of keeping him the side he was on. I do have sympathy for them though, got to make split second decisions that could either make them a hero or a villain, which are then micro analysised by folk like us at our leisure.

 

[Mellotron]

The kid is hardly innocent, they were too close.

You are not from this planet. What on earth are you on about? The officer could've figured out after about 1.3 seconds that it was just a kid that ACCIDENTALLY strayed too close. Bloke's an utter tosser.

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

You are not from this planet. What on earth are you on about? The officer could've figured out after about 1.3 seconds that it was just a kid that ACCIDENTALLY strayed too close. Bloke's an utter tosser.

Or he saw it was a kid who potentially wanted to cause trouble (like 99% of all teenagers today if you believe everything in the Daily Mail).