Olympic Protestors Gone Wild.

For many in Vancouver, the Olympics have become a love/hate relationship. I certainly have my part in it as one of the cogs of entertainment with several of the sponsors.

As many have seen on TV, we have a high number of Olympic protestors. I love seeing people stand up for what they believe, but only within responsible and rational limits. Normally I would try to show some understanding, after all, there are 2 sides to most issues, and they have certainly made some valid points in regard to excessive spending and out of control and abusive security measures. And should you not agree with their views, one must at least respect their right to protest.

This would certainly be reasonable if all they were doing was protesting; but these groups have reached the point of a mob mentality, where they seem more driven to smash windows, vandalize and take manipulative measures to hurt the general hard working Olympic volunteers and employees. I was trudging a large bag back from a long day at a gig, and I came across one of these "terrorist mobs", their faces wrapped in scarves, not much different from the sharia law pushing mobs found around the world chanting for violence. Spray painting private businesses and heckling anybody that seemed to be part of the games is not going to help the situation. Having to be contained by very expensive to equip police units is, if anything, is making the issue worse and costing tax payers more. This is not standing up for your rights; this is the desperate ramblings of controlling, spoiled, bullies. Only Canadians have the right to complain; we’re the citizens covering the costs and working around the havoc. Many of these protestors come from other nations and have no right to say what we can and can’t do in ours. There was a vote held for the Olympics, this would have been the time to present your message in a clear and honest manner, and if people were unconvinced, then you need to except that and move on, you are welcome to keep your view and pass it onto the next Olympic protestors.

I'm completely disgusted with the ideology that this is a global responsibility we can shrug off because a very small and noisy minority is bent on using other city issues. If they wanted to see the Olympics run on a more efficient system, go to school for accounting and sign the %$#! up to HELP, because the Olympics are not going away. Don’t blame those that are trying to make the best of it and have a little fun.