Olympic Torch Protests

I am going to make what I say perfectly clear, even though I know the message will never reach anyone it should. LEAVE THE TORCH ALONE!

What China is doing in Tibet is vile and deserves to be punished. However, the Olympics do not deserve to be punished for the actions of the host country. The Olympics are not responsible for those actions. When someone tries to interrupt an Olympic event, in this case the running of the torch, they are not impacting the host country, but rather the participants.

These participants have earned the honor of carrying the torch, or in the athletes case, have spent their entire lives training for something that happens once every four years. It is wrong to take from them the enjoyment of their moment. Specifically, what I am referring to are the events that happened in London. Here's the story on MSNBC.com. It is unfortunate that some people are so focused on something, that they cannot see the bigger picture of the consequences of their actions.